A senior diplomat was in Kabul on Tuesday to partake in the first meeting of a new peace initiative known as the “Kabul Process”.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs…
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The US Central Intelligence Agency has established an organization focused exclusively on gathering and analyzing intelligence about Iran.
The Iran Mission Center will bring together…
China supports Iran's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, jointly led by China and Russia, and the subject will be discussed at the group's summit this week, a senior Chinese…
The vice president for parliamentary affairs said the government will send a proposal to parliament to split three of its oversized ministries.
President Hassan Rouhani’s government intends…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized a move by some regional countries on Monday to cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and said dialogue is needed among the countries involved in the…
The temporary shut-down of the Arak heavy water production plant for maintenance marks the start of the redesigning of its heavy water reactor, a lawmaker said.
Under the 2015 nuclear deal…
Iranians on Sunday commemorated the anniversary of the demise of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini. Born in 1902, Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini grew to become the iconic leader of the…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged President Hassan Rouhani to honor the pledges he made during the election campaign season last month, and build a resilient…
Iran has called Persian Gulf Arab states to resolve their current disputes through dialogue.
Ali Larijani clinched an overwhelming majority of ballots to secure his tenth consecutive speakership victory in the annual vote for the Majlis Presiding Board on Wednesday.
The influential…
The Guardians Council, a 12-member body in charge of supervising national elections and vetting those seeking public office, certified in a letter the returns of the May 19 presidential poll that…
Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri voiced Tehran's readiness to hold a fresh round of high-level talks with Algeria within the framework of a joint commission.
A meeting of the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council on Tuesday discussed a UN education plan that has subjected President Hassan Rouhani, whose government signed it during his first term, to…
A political analyst said the new sanctions bill passed by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee does not contravene the nuclear pact, albeit it is against the spirit of the historic agreement…
A parliamentarian has called for an amendment to the election law that would tighten requirements for registration in presidential elections.
“The main problem with the presidential…
Jurors in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday settled in for a weeks-long trial to decide the fate of a Manhattan office tower built for the former shah of Iran, which the US government is trying…
A Russian lecturer has censured the US for its double standards on terrorism, falsely accusing Iran of sponsoring terror while there are reports that US arms routinely fall into the hands of…
The head of Reformist Policymaking Council cautioned the newly-elected members of the reformist-studded Tehran City Council against provoking controversy over the appointment of the new Tehran…
Iran has warned about the serious threat posed by famine and starvation, as a prelude to a humanitarian disaster, in Yemen, urging the international community to help prevent a new catastrophe.
A presidential hopeful who withdrew to support Hassan Rouhani's reelection bid earlier this month, recommended the president's opponents to accept defeat and help the government in addressing…
The Azeri head of state described the first four-year tenure of his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, which was renewed in the May 19 vote, as the golden era of Baku-Tehran relations.
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President Hassan Rouhani and his Cabinet members will host a joint meeting with lawmakers next week in a bid to promote cooperation between the two branches of government, IRNA reported, citing…
The inauguration ceremony for newly reelected President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled for August 6, lawmaker Ahmad Amirabadi told reporters on the sidelines of a parliamentary session on Tuesday.…
The head of the Intifada (Palestinian uprising) and Quds Center at Iran’s Islamic Propagation Coordination Council said resolving the Palestinian issue is crucial in promoting unity among Muslim…
US President Donald Trump, who has never made a secret of his hostility toward Iran, called recently for a grand regional strategy among Sunni nations to isolate the country.
