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  • The spokesman for the government denounced comments by the top Saudi diplomat against the Islamic Republic following the deadly Hajj stampede as “hollow and cheap”.  In a press briefing in…

  • Two US Republican lawmakers want the head of an international agency monitoring Iran's nuclear facilities to clarify Tehran's role in its inspections.

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned Saudi Arabia about the consequences of failing to meet its obligations regarding the transfer of the bodies of the Iranian…

  • US Republicans said Tuesday they were introducing legislation that would use frozen Iranian assets to pay American victims of alleged Iranian terrorism before billions of dollars are returned to…

  • Terrorism is not a regional concern any longer as its scope has broadened internationally which explains why the global community ought to be much more serious about the campaign against the…

  • A groupe of lawmakers have drafted a bill requiring the government to “safeguard national interests” in the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the July 14 nuclear deal…

  • The Foreign Ministry in an "official note" to the Saudi Embassy has announced that all families of the victims of the Sept. 24 crush disaster near Mecca have demanded that the bodies of their…

  • Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani told Fars News Agency on Wednesday that the Sept.

  • Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says his country is ready to host a meeting between Iran and Persian Gulf Arab states to discuss ways to settle differences, ISNA reported. …

  • President Hassan Rouhani cut short his trip to New York for the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and returned to Tehran on Tuesday to attend a ceremony to pay tribute to the…

  • The British leader says his country has reached out to Iran to demonstrate goodwill.   

  • A senior official says recent developments in the Middle East demand much closer cooperation between Iran and Russia.

    Head of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Ali…

  • President Hassan Rouhani argues that the most important issue regarding Syria is destroying the so-called Islamic State militant group.

    "Perhaps political reform is needed. However, is…

  • European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who co-chaired a meeting of ministers from parties to the Iran nuclear deal on Monday in New York, said the participants hope to complete…

  • UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the July 14 Iran nuclear agreement, expressing hope that world powers could use the “solidarity” they demonstrated during the nuclear talks to resolve…

  • An informed source close to the Iranian delegation said the brief encounter between Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US President Barack Obama on Monday on the sidelines of the United…

  • The international community should consider making the anti-terror campaign a "binding document" so no country can use terrorism as an excuse to further interventionist policies, President Hassan…

  • President Hassan Rouhani was to cut short his visit to New York and return home to attend the funeral of the Iranian victims of the recent crush disaster in Saudi Arabia.

  • In a message to his Muslim counterparts on Monday, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani extended condolences over the recent crush tragedy in Mecca during the Hajj rituals and stressed that the…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in New York on Sunday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the latest regional…

  • President Hassan Rouhani says backing Syria's "central government" is the only way to defeat the so-called Islamic State militant group operating in Syria and Iraq.

  • Cooperation between the United States and Iran on fighting terrorism in the region could be possible if the US fulfills its commitments in the Iran nuclear deal to lift sanctions, President Hassan…

  • President Hassan Rouhani called for the quick formulation of a "roadmap" for collaboration between Iran and France, stressing that Tehran is ready to cooperate with Paris in a wide range of areas…

  • Ministers from Iran and the six powers and European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini were to hold a meeting on Monday in New York to discuss the mechanism for lifting sanctions after…

  • Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday engagement in nuclear talks with major powers leading to the July 14 landmark deal and adoption of the policy of promoting…