US sailors who blundered into Iranian waters in January divulged sensitive information to their captors while held by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, a US Navy report said on Thursday.
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Iran's parliament speaker warned that US attempts to use non-nuclear issues as a pretext to retain sanctions that ought to be removed as stipulated in last July's nuclear deal, could force Iran to…
Iran's Foreign Ministry welcomed the decision by Ankara and Moscow to normalize ties seven months after a Russian military jet was shot down by Turkey in Syria.
Foreign Ministry spokesman…
Iranians turned out in large numbers under the blazing summer heat in anti-Israel rallies in the capital Tehran and other cities on Friday, in a display of solidarity with the oppressed…
The Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the primary objective of the judicial branch should be to promote an apparatus truly driven by justice and one that satisfies…
Despite the "mythical" Iranian nuclear threat becoming a thing of the past, the US-sponsored ballistic missile defense system is still being built in Eastern Europe, Russian President Vladimir…
The Association of Combatant Clerics issued a statement on Friday denying reports that in a recent meeting of the pro-reform group, the members had discussed alternatives to Hassan Rouhani for the…
A lawmaker says the recurring anti-Iran accusations by Saudi officials are borne out of a sense of “frustration”.
Principlist Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, spokesman of the Majlis National…
Iran’s air defense base will put the Russian-made S-300 air defense missile system into operation by the end of the current Iranian year that ends in March 2017, announced a senior commander.
The Foreign Ministry condemned the recent terror attacks in Lebanon that killed and injured a number of people.
The ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Tuesday expressed condolences to the…
Ali Akbar Velayati says Syria would have disintegrated if Tehran had not taken action to support the Arab country’s fight against militant groups.
Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Tehran could resume large-scale uranium enrichment if the major powers that signed the Joint…
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps forces have smashed an 11-member outfit of terrorists tied to an anti-Iran Kurdish terror group. Fars News Agency reported the development on Tuesday, citing…
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday deemed Iran's presence in Iraq to be "helpful" to American attempts to beat back the threat of the so-called Islamic State militant group.
The newly appointed Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari held talks with the secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, Seyyed Hassan…
President Hassan Rouhani reiterated that Iran opposes aggressive and interventionist policies and has been trying to help establish close, tension-free relations with neighboring countries.
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A lawmaker said Turkey's systematic setbacks in the region, originating from its misguided policies, have compelled Ankara to mend ties with Israel.
Principlist Mojtaba Zolnouri made the…
Washington's demand that Iran cease supporting the Lebanese Hezbollah in return for full access to the benefits of last year's nuclear deal is part of its policy of using constant pressure against…
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi says collective efforts on behalf of the international community are crucial to containing extremist violence.
He made the remark in a statement…
A senior security official met Russian authorities in Moscow to discuss developments in Syria and the wider Middle East as well as bilateral cooperation.
Slovenian Parliament Speaker Milan Brglez in a message to his Iranian counterpart, Ali Larijani, underlined Ljubljana's enthusiasm to build cordial relations, Fars News Agency reported on Monday.…
Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari underscored strategic and ties between Tehran and Islamabad, and called for increased cooperation between the…
President of the French National Assembly Claude Bartolone will visit Iran next month to discuss ways to bolster bilateral cooperation, months after the implementation of the nuclear deal between…
Deputy Chairman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Massoud Jazayeri warned of Washington’s continued hostilities toward some Middle East states, saying the US is trying to…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says "hegemonic powers" are repeating mistakes of the past by arming terrorist groups with chemical weapons, stressing that lack of effective international…
