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  • A special parliamentary commission to examine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the recent nuclear deal with major powers is formally known, will be set up this week, Deputy Majlis…

  • US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he hoped Congress could override a veto of a resolution that disapproves of President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with the Iranians, but he…

  • US presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina said Monday it is time to be realistic about the pending deal with Iran over its nuclear program, stressing that current parameters are likely to be put into…

  • The head of the body trying to secure ratification of a global ban on nuclear testing urged world leaders on Monday to use the momentum of an atomic deal with Iran to prevent a slide toward a…

  • Talks between Iran and the six Persian Gulf Arab states expected to go ahead by September 22 could promote security in the region by helping improve relations between the parties involved, a…

  • A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on international affairs voiced support of the Islamic Republic for unity among different Iraqi ethnic groups with a view to helping boost…

  • The defense chief presented highlights of plans to enhance defense capabilities in a press conference on Tuesday, ahead of National Defense Industry Day annually celebrated on August 22. …

  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission underlined the significance of enhanced Tehran-Moscow relations in helping promote regional security and stability and said…

  • Moderate principlist politician Hassan Ghafourifard was elected as head of the House of Parties for a one-year term in a vote held during the first meeting of new members of the central council of…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian started a European tour on Monday at the invitation of his German and Swiss counterparts, ISNA reported. He was to…

  • The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between US President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet even if lawmakers reject the agreement, it is not game-over for the…

  • President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to Raimonds Vejonis on Sunday congratulating him on his recent election as president of Latvia, IRNA reported.  Rouhani pointed to the two countries'…

  • An Interior Ministry official said efforts should be made to convince the people that the government has done everything possible to hold "satisfactory" and "sound" elections.  Deputy…

  • The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon has welcomed an initiative by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that stresses regional cooperation to resolve the crises in the Middle East…

  • The military chief says Tehran’s missile program will not hit a snag as it proceeds. “As planned , the missile activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran will face no obstacles,” Chairman of the…

  • US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said it would be hard to “rip up” the agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, but that if he was elected president he would “police” the…

  • Russian Ambassador in Tehran called for enhanced bilateral ties, stressing improved political and economic relations between Iran and Russia could help promote peace and stability in the Middle…

  • The Majlis speaker backed the nuclear deal clinched with major powers last month as the outcome of the establishment's "timely" and "considered" decision to engage in negotiations.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Syrian people should decide their own fate and described as "unacceptable" foreign efforts to undermine sovereignty of regional countries, especially…

  • A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on international affairs said the peoples of the region will never let "the enemies" make their "evil dreams and conspiracies" about the…

  • The US plot to gain a political, economic and cultural foothold in Iran following last month's nuclear deal has been thwarted, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei…

  • A spokesperson for the Combatant Clergy Association said the principlist group seeks to attract and support educated and experienced candidates for the upcoming Assembly of Experts and…

  • US Senator Jeff Flake announced his opposition on Saturday to the Iran nuclear deal despite White House lobbying to try to convince the Arizona Republican to break from others in his party and…

  • Constraints on the nuclear program accepted under the July 14 nuclear accord in return for sanctions relief will not impede the development of the program, the spokesperson for the Atomic Energy…

  • A senior member of the House of Lords said last month's nuclear deal between Iran and major powers has paved the way for the resumption of Tehran-London diplomatic relations and reopening of their…