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  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Tuesday the committee has decided to take action in response to a recent incident in which Turkmen police opened fire…

  • The UAE called on Iran to join international conventions and treaties on nuclear safety, after the nuclear chief said Tehran was ready to sign nuclear safety pacts with states in the region. Ali…

  • A French lawmaker says the United States is keen to see a final deal be quickly struck between Iran and the major powers on Tehran's nuclear program.

    "The Americans, for several reasons,…

  • Affirming their support for efforts to seek a comprehensive and long-term solution to the Iranian nuclear issue through political and diplomatic means, India, China and Russia on Monday welcomed…

  • A senior foreign ministry official said on Tuesday Tehran's defense capabilities will not be part of future nuclear talks with the major powers, reaffirming that the country's missile capability…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said Tehran is waiting for the new Saudi king's response to its overtures.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the common challenges facing Iran and Uganda necessitate closer cooperation between the two countries.

  • The Navy's 33rd fleet repelled pirate attacks on two Iranian oil tankers in the high seas.

    The 33rd fleet, comprised of a destroyer, a logistic-combat warship and a submarine, rescued the…

  • In a statement issued on Monday, foreign ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham pointed to the Bahraini government’s decision to revoke the nationality of many citizens for allegedly damaging…

  • The spokesperson for the principlist Front of the Followers of Imam and the Leader underlined the necessity of backing the nuclear negotiators who are involved in the intensive talks with the…

  • A foreign ministry official said on Monday Tehran will host a Non-Aligned Movement meeting at the level of foreign ministers in June.

  • Iran successfully launched another domestically manufactured satellite into space on the second day of the national celebrations marking the 36th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

  • The deputy foreign minister for parliamentary affairs said the foreign ministry and the Majlis have “close interaction” on foreign policy issues, including the talks with the major powers on…

  • The latest developments in Saudi Arabia and Yemen and the recent visit of a German parliamentary delegation were discussed in a meeting of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy meeting…

  • A senior Hamas official says the Palestinian resistance movement is ready to cooperate with Iran to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the Zionist regime. In an interview with…

  • In an article published on Monday, AFP commented that hurdles to a nuclear agreement between Iran and the major powers are stacking up as uncertainty persists over talks aimed at ending the 12-…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian conferred with some African heads of state on the fringes of the African Union summit, which was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Friday and…

  • Border Police Commander General Qassem Rezaei said an agreement was signed in Basra between Iran and Iraq in the fourth round of meetings between border officials of the two countries. …

  • In a message to his Iranian counterpart, Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov backed Iran's right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

    Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Askar…

  • The chairman of the Majlis Nuclear Committee announced on Monday that over 220 parliamentarians have signed a bill that would require the government to step up its nuclear activities if new…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday "closer interaction" with African nations is high on the foreign policy agenda.

    Zarif, who has travelled to Kenya on the first leg of…

  • The speaker of the lower house of the Malaysian parliament, Pandikar Amin Mulia, is scheduled to visit the Iranian parliament today, ICANA reported.  He will hold a meeting with Majlis…

  • The spokesperson for the interior ministry told IRNA on Monday that the political party bill drafted by the ministry was submitted to the cabinet for approval.

  • Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian conferred with Egyptian president.  

    He held a brief conversation with Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the 24th African Union…

  • The former ambassador to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said it is necessary that Iran and Saudi Arabia hold negotiations on the basis of their similarities.

    “Despite the…