President Hassan Rouhani has defended the missile strikes by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on the positions of the self-styled Islamic States militants in Syria as a "right" and "necessary"…
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Tehran on Tuesday at the head of a high-ranking delegation to discuss mutual relations and regional developments.
A lawmaker said Qatar and Saudi Arabia should be encouraged to end their disputes through negotiations, noting that a conflict between the two sides would be against Iran's "doctrine of promoting…
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani criticized Saudi Arabia for its covert relations with Israel, saying Riyadh’s actions in the region serve the Tel Aviv’s interests to the detriment of Muslim…
In a letter to the UN on Sunday, Iran criticized as violation of UN Charter the regime change policy that Washington is pursing against Iran, as recently admitted by US Secretary of State Rex…
An Interior Ministry official rejected a claim Monday by Saudi Arabia that last Friday it arrested three members of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps from a boat wanting to carry out a “…
In a meeting with his Tunisian counterpart, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif raised the idea of Tehran and Tunis holding regular political negotiations. On the final leg of his three-nation…
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Thani said Monday the editorial policy of Al Jazeera television channel and relations between Doha and regional countries, including Iran,…
The guarantors of the Syrian ceasefire, namely Russia, Turkey and Iran, will participate in the next international Astana meeting on resolving the Syrian crisis, Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Foreign…
President Hassan Rouhani, who won a landslide in last month's election, called on his conservative opponents to put aside their acrimonious rivalry and join hands with his government in addressing…
“Terrorists must know that the Islamic Republic, as a powerful country in the region and the world, will not tolerate their destabilizing acts,” Boroujerdi said. The attack was carried out…
In a recent interview with Sputnik, Iranian political commentator and expert on nuclear issues Hassan Beheshtipour shared his thoughts on the consequences of the new sanctions.
If finally…
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the US regime change policy regarding Iran is doomed to failure, saying successive US administrations have sought to overthrow the…
Officials from Iran and Afghanistan held the first round of talks on "strategic partnership" as part of efforts to boost relations between the two neighbors in diverse areas. The negotiations were…
The Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Saudi coast guard’s move to shoot and kill an Iranian fisherman was illegal and devoid of any justification.
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has managed to kill all members of a terrorist outfit and dismantle it in a southeastern Iranian town, a senior IRGC commander said.
The Navy and a visiting flotilla of warships from China conducted a joint naval exercise near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday.
A former nuclear negotiator has cautioned against any rash reaction to a new sanctions measure passed by the US Senate last week, citing uncertain prospects for its ultimate passage into law.
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A top-level committee in charge of monitoring the 2015 nuclear pact, in a "recent" meeting, reached a decision over how to respond to the new sanctions legislation passed by the US Senate, a…
The Foreign Ministry has begun an investigation into the killing of an Iranian fisherman by the Saudi coastguard in the Persian Gulf. In comments on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram…
Lawmakers have called on the government to provide additional funds for development and security in the border regions, arguing that beefed-up troops and economic progress along frontiers is…
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said his government would by no means break its deep bonds of friendship with Iran, and his country would not be a staging post for any confrontation with…
A lawmaker affiliated to the reformist-moderate bloc that swept all seats of Tehran City Council in last month's elections, has named candidates for the post of Tehran mayor.
In a short visit to Doha on Saturday, Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari submitted President Hassan Rouhani's "message of amity" to the neighboring Persian…
A newly passed senate bill that would impose additional US sanctions on Iran faces uncertain prospects for passage in the House, whose members are expressing differing views about its efficacy.
