A senior Foreign Ministry official said even if the recent legislation passed in the US House of Representatives aimed at blocking US purchases of heavy water from Iran gets through the Senate and…
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A senior government official said it has always been among the top priorities of Iran's foreign policy to develop friendly and cooperative ties with Africa.
Debates on who will be the speaker of the incoming parliament have become a hot subject as the new house gets ready to meet today.
Iran has stayed within the limits of a nuclear deal it reached with world powers last year on its stockpiles of uranium and heavy water, the UN nuclear agency said on Friday.
In exchange…
The officials of US President Barack Obama's administration told US lawmakers on Wednesday they would oppose new sanctions on Iran if they interfere with last year's international nuclear…
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underscored the role of the Assembly of Experts in helping uphold the objectives of the Islamic Revolution.
In a message on Thursday, Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri congratulated Binali Yildirim who has recently taken over as Turkish prime minister.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Sweden on June 1 as part a tour of Scandinavia and the Baltic region, which will also take the top diplomat to Finland, Latvia and Denmark.
Iran on Tuesday started producing military fuses for its missiles and aerial weapons at a new plant. Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan inaugurated the production line of the fuses, Tasnim News…
The outgoing parliament speaker, who was reelected in the recent elections of the new Majlis that will officially convene on Saturday, said the Islamic Republic's policies should be driven by…
A reelected lawmaker said the message of the recent parliamentary elections in the capital Tehran should be heard by the principlist camp that suffered a heavy defeat.
An Indian Navy flotilla has called at the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, as the two countries ramp up friendly maritime relations.
The fleet, comprising INS Trikand (F51) and…
A lawmaker commented that the government should take adequate precautions when it enters into deals with Russia in view of Moscow's poor record in fulfilling its commitments under previous…
Reformists, who are in the majority with allied moderates in the incoming parliament, will throw their weight behind the government of moderate President Hassan Rouhani and his plans to revive the…
Yves Rossier, secretary of state at the Swiss Foreign Ministry, said his country is prepared to help Iran reclaim its previous economic position at the international level following the removal of…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will make an official visit to Finland next week to hold talks with senior officials of the European country.
Zarif is scheduled to hold talks with…
The new Turkish Cabinet is planning to step up cooperation with Iran in various economic sectors, according to a program document introduced by Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday in the…
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati was elected chairman of the new Assembly of Experts in the Tuesday meeting of the clerical body, in charge of appointing or dismissing the Leader of the Islamic Revolution…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov planned to raise the issue of Iran's possible accession to Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the Tuesday session of SCO's Council of Foreign Ministers in…
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Qods Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani said Islamic State terrorists would have overrun Syria if it had not been for Iran’s assistance.
The Defense Ministry on Monday opened a new industrial plant that produces advanced personal weapons, air defense arms and munitions.
A Canadian-Iranian dual citizen was sentenced in the US to three years in prison for violating sanctions against Iran, the US Justice Department said on Monday. Ali Reza Parsa, 45, a resident of…
The Leader of Islamic Revolution on Monday held separate meetings with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Premier Narendra Modi, who were on a visit to Tehran to sign a deal on development…
Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and his Polish counterpart, Mariusz Blaszczak, signed a nine-article agreement to cooperate in the fight against organized crime.
President Hassan Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a joint statement on Tuesday, stressing the need for eliminating all forms of terrorism.
