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  • 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.

  • The closing session of the outgoing parliament was held on Tuesday, starting the countdown to the opening of the next parliament on Saturday.

  • If Russia fulfills all its obligations to supply the S-300 air defense systems to Iran, Tehran will see no reason to sue Moscow over the contract, a member of the Majlis National Security and…

  • Iran welcomes any move that helps promote peace and stability in neighboring Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

    Hossein Jaberi Ansari made the statement in a regular press…

  • Security forces have captured two terrorists linked to the self-styled Islamic State militant group in the western province of Hamedan, according to an unnamed intelligence official.  The…

  • The Iranian Army on Monday unveiled a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle that can be used for reconnaissance and combat operations.

    The drone named Siraf has a flying range of 100 km and was…

  • A senior security official said the discriminatory approach adopted by some international players in the campaign against terrorism is the biggest challenge to the eradication of the scourge.

  • Iran commemorated the 34th anniversary of the liberation of the strategic port city of Khorramshahr from Iraqi forces under the former dictator Saddam Hussein.

    Iranian forces recaptured the…

  • The 14th Regional Meeting of National Authorities of State Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention in Asia opened in Tehran on May 23 and will run through Wednesday.

    On behalf of Iran,…

  • A senior diplomat said the Riyadh move to cut diplomatic relations with Tehran in January resulted from a miscalculation.

    Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi made the statement in a…

  • The possible resumption of Russia's massive air campaign in the Syria war would prove to be a game changer, a lawmaker predicted after Moscow threatened to do so unilaterally if the US still…