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  • The Foreign Ministry's spokesman hoped the Iranian nation will help raise Iran's international status and add to its power in the global arena through maximum participation in the Feb. 26 Majlis…

  • Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday he would travel to Tehran in April, his first trip to Iran. Renzi made the announcement in Rome during a news conference with foreign media to…

  • South Africa's President Jacob Zuma will visit Iran on Feb. 28-29 to "strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries", the presidency said on Monday without elaborating. Pretoria is…

  • Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel announced that Beirut can accept Tehran's offer of arms and military equipment now that Riyadh has canceled its plan for arms supplies to Lebanon.

  • A prominent cleric appealed to the people to assume their role in addressing the problems of the country by helping elect the most competent candidates to the parliament, cautioning against…

  • Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said he is not worried about the western propaganda ploy to portray Feb. 26 elections of Majlis and Assembly of Experts as unfair and unclean, because the…

  • Tehran is ready to welcome Omani businesses and investors by offering special incentives, said President Hassan Rouhani, as part of continued effort to reach out to the world business community in…

  • A senior lawmaker said principlist parliamentarians in the next Majlis will be willing to help the government promote economic self-reliance.

  • There are no longer any direct restrictions on cooperation with Iran in the military-technical sphere, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said on Saturday.

  • Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev is to arrive in Tehran tomorrow at the head of a high-level delegation at the invitation of President Hassan Rouhani. The Azeri leader is scheduled to meet…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the visiting Estonian Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Political Affairs Paul Teesalu exchanged views on…

  • Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi lashed out at recent moves by foreign parties to influence the upcoming elections due to be held in Iran…

  • President Hassan Rouhani renewed a call on the people to vote in next week’s elections in favor of candidates who will help pave the way for national development.

  • A senior lawmaker said Turkey has been playing with fire in the Middle East, warning that the continuation of policies benefiting Israel will backfire on Ankara.

  • A week before the February 26 elections in Iran, Deputy Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Masoud Jazayeri announced that necessary measures have been…

  • A senior diplomat criticized Germany-backed Turkish initiative for a no-fly zone in Syria, saying such a measure would mark the continuation of previous mistakes.

    "Undoubtedly, rehashing…

  • In the framework of the first round of political consultations between the Iranian Foreign Ministry and Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, senior diplomats of the two countries…

  • The forthcoming votes could mark the next step toward the promotion of national development after clinching the nuclear deal with world powers last year, Chairman of the Expediency Council…

  • Iran and his reliable partner Oman enjoy close relations that have set an example for other Mideast states, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.

    Zarif made the statement during a…

  • A high-ranking Hungarian official appreciated Iranian efforts to help promote stability in the Middle East and fight against the scourge of terrorism.

  • Saudi Arabia announced on Friday it is halting deals worth $4 billion aimed at equipping and supporting Lebanese security forces in retaliation for the tiny country's siding with Iran amid the…

  • A member of Majlis Planning, Budget and Audits Commission announced that the legislative body is "continuously monitoring" the country's contracts with foreign companies after the nuclear deal…

  • Iran condemned a deadly explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara, which claimed the lives of 28 people and wounded over 60. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, expressed sympathy…

  • The US State Department claimed on Thursday a reported sale of Russian combat aircraft to Iran would violate a UN arms embargo if it occurred without advance UN Security Council approval.

  • The principlist campaign for the parliamentary elections revolves around Resistance Economy, which they describe as the only avenue to address economic problems.

    In an electoral meeting at…