Iran said it will not take part in this year's hajj pilgrimage in Mecca because of "obstacles" created by Saudi Arabia.
"Performing the hajj ritual this year is virtually impossible,"…
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Based on a repatriation treaty, 47 Iranian prisoners in the Persian Gulf state of Kuwait returned home to serve the rest of their sentences in Iran. The extradition took place on the basis of a…
Algerian Premier Abdelmalek Sellal underlined the necessity of accelerating efforts to implement agreements between Tehran and Algiers. Sellal made the statement during a visit to Iran's booth at…
Head of the Civil Defense Organization Lieutenant General Gholamreza Jalali said Iran plans to stage specialized wargames in the coming months to increase its cyber defense capabilities.
Portugal is eager to encourage its companies to establish themselves in the Iranian market, the country’s deputy foreign minister said. “Portugal and Iran can cooperate in various areas and it is…
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday Moscow aims to take advantage of the favorable conditions following the conclusion of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers…
A member of the Reformist Policymaking Council said the camp considers the top vote-grabber in the Tehran constituency, who also heads the council, to be its main choice for the speakership of the…
Senior lawmaker Ali Larijani presented the general outlines of a model for national development.
Speaking in a meeting of new parliamentarians on Friday, Larijani noted that…
The new Iranian Parliament, known as the Islamic Consultative Assembly, opened on Saturday.
In the inaugural session attended by high-ranking officials, a message by the Leader of Islamic…
President Hassan Rouhani said the situation that arose after the lifting of sanctions should be tapped by both Iran and Europe to promote all aspects of bilateral ties.
Iran emerged from…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to start his six-day European tour today. On the first leg of his tour, the top diplomat is to visit Poland to discuss bilateral ties with Polish…
The deputy commander of Armed Forces warned of hegemonic powers continuing to pose threats and said Tehran needs no permission for strengthening its military capabilities to deal with such threats…
Moscow and Tehran are working on a deal to convert Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment plant into a production facility for heavy isotopes, Russia’s Rosatom nuclear energy corporation said in a…
A senior UN official underlined Iran’s role in efforts to resolve the deadly crisis in Syria, saying Tehran’s initiatives could facilitate the peace process. Ramzi Ezzedine Ramzi, deputy to UN…
Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, and Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, reviewed issues pertaining to the…
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…
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…
