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  • Japan is keen to help boost bilateral trade after the July 14 nuclear deal goes into force in the coming months, the Japanese prime minister said.

    In a meeting with Ali Akbar Salehi, the…

  • Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tehran-Ankara cooperation can prove beneficial for solving the Middle East puzzles.

    In a phone conversation with First Vice President Es'haq…

  • The Foreign Ministry's director general for Africa says expansion of relations with the continent has a "special place" in Tehran's foreign policy, stressing that African states are also keen to…

  • Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham felicitated neighboring Azerbaijan on "successfully" holding the recent parliamentary elections. In a message on Thursday, Afkham hoped that during the…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says last week's Vienna talks on Syria were a positive step toward the resolution of the lingering crisis gripping the war-ravaged Arab country through…

  • President Hassan Rouhani sent a message of congratulation to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the victory of his party in the recent parliamentary elections.

  • Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz invited Tehran to participate in future Afghanistan peace talks and underlined that Islamabad supports Iran’s role in the region. “Pakistan has…

  • Iran has recently arrested a Lebanese-American citizen on suspicion of espionage. IRIB News quoted informed sources on Tuesday as saying Nazar Zaka had “deep ties” with US military and…

  • The military buildup in Syria would not improve the situation and only makes it more complex, a senior official said.

    Ali Akbar Velayati, who is also a senior advisor to the Leader of…

  • A senior diplomat called for resumption of talks between Yemeni groups and said Iran is ready to help Yemenis go through the political process and engage in inclusive dialogue to settle the…

  • Large-scale rallies were held across the country on Wednesday to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran.

    Each year on the same day, people in Iranian…

  • No centrifuges have been decommissioned at nuclear facilities, the spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said.

    Behrouz Kamalvandi made the statement on Tuesday to allay…

  • Two other officers of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps were killed in northern Syria on Tuesday after earlier reports on the martyrdom of an Iranian colonel in the region.

  • Russia has been supplying Iran with air defense systems and radio electronic devices, while continuing negotiations on military-technical cooperation, director general of Russia's state arms…

  • Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani says increasing regional cooperation and using all political and economic potentials can help "promote stability and long-term interests"…

  • Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Naval Force Commander Ali Fadavi announced that his forces that are tasked with protecting the security of the Persian Gulf will hold a major exercise in the next…

  • Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to meet Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-…

  • Iran is keen to develop bilateral and multilateral cooperation with countries that have access to advanced nuclear technology, the spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said in a…

  • Iran congratulated the Turkish government and nation on the recent successful parliamentary elections with the large participation of people.

    Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham…

  • A colonel of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps was killed in Aleppo in northern Syria.

    Mostafa Ezzatollah Soleimani was killed in the northern province of Aleppo while serving as military…

  • Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani criticized the West’s human rights campaign against the Islamic Republic as “biased”, “spiteful” and “politically-motivated”.

  • China wants to step up cooperation with Iran’s air force, the head of the Chinese air force told his Iranian counterpart on Monday, the latest in a series of high-level military contacts. Ma…

  • A political analyst said the nuclear deal reached between Iran and world powers last July will directly impact Iran's domestic and foreign politics.

  • South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will visit Iran this week, as the two countries seek to bolster ties in the wake of Iran’s nuclear deal, the East Asian country’s Foreign Ministry said…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the Islamic Republic's struggle against the hegemonic system, embodied by the United States, is driven by logic and lessons from…