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  • UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson during his speech at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue defended the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers.

    He…

  • A senior military official warned the US government against any act of aggression against Iran and said the enemy is completely within the reach of Iranian armed forces.

  • It would be pointless to file a complaint with the Joint Commission over the US Congress bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act, because all members of the panel wield the veto power.

  • Iran's envoy to the United Nations denounced a Canadian-drafted resolution on Syria passed by the UN General Assembly on Friday, saying it is unilateral and out of touch with reality.

  • The incoming UN chief, Antonio Guterres, stressed the prominent role played by Iran, a country with a strategic location and rich history, in the international arena, especially West Asia.

  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a recent Israeli bill to legalize about 4,000 settler units in the occupied West Bank, saying the Israeli settlements are a “mass and blatant violation”…

  • A lawmaker denounced as unfounded the Wednesday statements by British Prime Minister Theresa May that accused Iran of "aggressive regional actions", as they are meant to encourage the Persian Gulf…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said it is in the interest of the United States to uphold the Iran nuclear agreement.

    During his electoral campaign, US president-elect, Donald Trump,…

  • The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross highlighted the great influence Iran holds in the region and called for closer cooperation between his organization and the Islamic…

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed bilateral ties and issue of mutual interest with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday.

    In the meeting on Zarif’s second day…

  • Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi and CEO of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Daniel Verwaerde discussed mutual cooperation. During the…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed mutual cooperation and problems of Muslims.

  • Iran said the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council needs to stop leveling groundless allegations against Tehran, saying such claims would not change the reality about the Islamic Republic's…

  • A senior lawmaker said the recent comments by British Prime Minister Theresa May against the Islamic Republic prove that London is pursuing a divisive agenda.

  • In a decree issued on Wednesday, Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Lieutenant General Gholamhossein Gheibparvar as the new commander of Basij volunteer forces.…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat down for talks with Japan’s Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Wednesday.

    Speaking in the meeting, Zarif called on the East Asian country to play an active…

  • Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced that security forces have dismantled a terrorist cell that planned to carry out sabotage acts inside…

  • Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed Saudi Arabia's recent "politically-motivated and unfounded" espionage allegations against Iran, warning that such moves will not benefit any country in the region…

  • US President Barack Obama said various Mideast conflicts are resolvable through diplomatic efforts, pointing to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers as a feat of diplomacy.

  • President Hassan Rouhani said Iran and Indonesia must boost their consultations and cooperation to combat terrorism and settle current issues in the Muslim world.

  • Iran's mission to the UN, in a letter to the world body's outgoing chief, Ban Ki-moon, on Tuesday, complained about a US Congress bill that is expected to win presidential approval to extend the…

  • Iran has shipped 11 tons of heavy water abroad to bring its stock back under a limit set by its landmark nuclear deal with major powers, according to a diplomat citing a confidential UN nuclear…

  • Members of the Central Oversight Committee were selected for the May 19 presidential elections. Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for Guardians Council tasked with supervising elections and…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there is a need to wage a cultural war on terror instead of merely taking a military approach.

    Speaking at the Peking University in the Chinese…

  • US Secretary of State John Kerry has said outgoing President Barack Obama has approached his successor Donald Trump to stress the importance of upholding the Iran nuclear deal. Trump, who won the…