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  • The recent nuclear accord with the major powers has delighted the nation, the chairman of the Expediency Council said, adding that the jubilation is a great asset for the Islamic system, officials…

  • The first deputy foreign minister described Saudi Arabia's intervention in Yemen as "a strategic mistake" and called for a halt to the "aggression".

    "Saudi Arabia and its allies have made a…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said a boost to Tehran-Ankara ties could help promote a relations among Muslim countries.

    He made the remarks in a meeting…

  • Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the outline nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the major powers last week has created a "new opportunity" for the region, citing the Saudi…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed  Ali Khamenei on Tuesday said the major developments “emanating from the general Islamic awakening” is the real cause of anxiety of hostile…
  • Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Tuesday for Iran to get involved in a debate on security in Yemen as parliament resumed debate on whether Pakistan should join a Saudi-led campaign…

  • A National Interest article said on Tuesday the United States should face the reality that it "needs Iran", despite President Barak Obama's pledges that the understanding reached with Iran in the…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said those encroaching on Yemen will one day regret their "unacceptable" bombing and killing of innocent women and…

  • The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps voiced strong support for the negotiating team who achieved a framework agreement in the talks with the major powers in Lausanne on Thursday…

  • Iran plans to release a fact sheet to alley domestic "concerns" regarding the controversial provisions of the joint statement issued in Lausanne on Thursday to announce an understanding reached…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said a civil rights charter, whose formulation is in process, can act as a good basis for empathy and rapport in the country.  

  • The United States said on Monday sanctions on Iran would have to be phased out gradually under a nuclear pact and President Barack Obama poured cold water on an Israeli demand that a deal be…

  • Senator Charles Schumer, the next in line to become Senate Democratic leader, is demanding that the US Congress review and approve any nuclear deal struck with Iran.

  • Eight border guards were killed by terrorists in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan near the border with Pakistan, a provincial official said.  The eight were killed in a…

  • The foreign ministry summoned the Saudi chargé d’affaires in Tehran to protest about the reported sexual harassment of two teenage Iranian pilgrims by Jeddah airport officials.

  • US President Barack Obama called Oman’s Sultan Qaboos on Monday to share details of the agreement reached with Iran last week over its nuclear program, the White House said.

  • The interior ministry hosted a meeting between 40 political parties at the ministry building in Tehran on Monday evening held to exchange views about current affairs, IRNA reported.  Deputy…

  • The perpetrators of a recent terrorist attack in the southwestern Province of Khuzestan were arrested on Monday, a provincial deputy police chief told IRNA on Tuesday.  Colonel Rahman Mousavi…

  • US President Barack Obama strongly defended last week's preliminary nuclear agreement with Iran as a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to resolve a major issue in a dangerous region.

  • Saudi Arabia's cabinet said on Monday it welcomed an interim deal between Iran and world powers over Iran's nuclear program.

  • US Senator Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the nuclear framework deal with Iran was better than she had anticipated, and she criticized Israeli Prime…

  • The White House said it does not intend to convince Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the merits of a nuclear deal with Iran and that the Israeli leader has been opposed to the…

  • A foreign ministry official said the Islamic Republic is actively taking action to stop Saudi Arabia’s military assault against Yemen by focusing on political solutions and dispatching…

  • Senate Republicans on Sunday pressed their demand that the US Congress be allowed to vote on a nuclear agreement with Iran, but signaled they are willing to wait for last week's interim agreement…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended a meeting of the Majlis Foreign Policy and National Security Committee on Sunday to brief the lawmakers on the contents of the joint statement read…