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  • Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who traveled to Moscow on Sunday, was scheduled to meet Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Representative for the Middle East and…

  • The commander of the navy, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, said on Monday Iran plans to hold joint naval drills with other countries as it staged joint exercises with Russian and Chinese naval…

  • US Senator Bob Corker issued a statement after President Barack Obama signed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 into law on Friday saying the bill will ensure that the US administration…

  • Iran’s top officials will take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa on July 9-10, Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei told Russian News Agency TASS on Friday.  “…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised the nation for supporting the negotiators engaged in talks with the major powers on a final deal to resolve the long-running dispute over Tehran’s…

  • Iran will send a delegation to the 42nd meeting of foreign ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states, which is scheduled to be held in Kuwait on Tuesday and Wednesday,…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei agreed to pardon/commute prison terms for 102 prisoners found guilty by military courts, IRNA reported on Sunday.

  • President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday Iran is pursuing the path of diplomacy to liberate itself from the restrictions undermining various sectors of the economy due to the sanctions imposed by the…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputy Abbas Araqchi attended a closed session of the Majlis on Sunday to brief lawmakers and answer their questions on the latest developments in the…

  • Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said the Islamic Republic is a source of stability and security in the unstable Middle East and is striving to help find political solutions and foster…

  • A deputy parliament speaker says there is consensus and unanimity among political factions regarding the nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers, rejecting any internal discord on the…

  • US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday legislation giving lawmakers a chance to review any nuclear deal the White House seeks to hammer out with Iran, NBC News reported.

  • A foreign ministry official said the 2015 review conference of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) failed to produce a declaration due to the opposition of the US, Britain and Canada to the…

  • The foreign ministry spokesperson strongly denounced a deadly bomb attack on a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia.

  • Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday the process of drafting the text of a comprehensive deal on Tehran’s nuclear program is making slow progress, ISNA reported.  The senior…

  • Amid a bitter public fight with Israel's government, US President Barack Obama on Friday pitched his nuclear deal with Iran.

  • Two Republican US presidential contenders, Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, are teaming up to press the Pentagon to release a delayed report on Iran's military.

    Rubio and Cruz, as well as…

  • The army successfully test-fired missiles on Saturday during the second stage of a military drill codenamed Beit-ol-Moqaddas 27.

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani refuted on Friday the allegation by officials of some regional countries that Iran is after establishing "an empire" in the Middle East, stressing such a policy runs…

  • The cargo ship 'Iran Shahed' carrying 2,500 tons of humanitarian aid docked in Djibouti on Friday to have its consignment inspected by UN representatives before being sent to war-ravaged Yemen,…

  • The Leader of the Islamic Revolution expressed hope that Muslim governments will try to acquaint themselves with the practical instructions of the Holy Quran to implement them rather than…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told ICANA on Friday the negotiators “are bound to observe the establishment’s red lines” in the nuclear talks with the major powers.  “I have frequently…

  • US President Barack Obama once again defended a prospective nuclear deal with Iran as he tied his legacy to the pact which aims to resolve the long-running dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program.…

  • The army launched the first leg of a major military exercise in the western province of Kermanshah. The first phase of the week-long drill, dubbed Beit-ol-Moqaddas 27, began on Thursday and will…

  • French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday Tehran wants to be given 24 days’ notice ahead of any inspection of its nuclear facilities under a prospective deal with the major powers…