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Iran national news, Read the latest political headlines from Iran, including news on the Majlis, parliament affairs, international diplomacy, foreign ministry and government ministries.
January 12, 2021 21:13
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October 04,2020Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Kuwait on Sunday to meet the Arab country’s new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and his counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammed... -
October 03,2020Those who disrupt peace in Afghanistan are the United States and its allies in the region while Iran’s policy is focused on promoting peace in the war-torn country, a lawmaker said. -
October 03,2020Lockdown disciplines returned to the province of Tehran for a one-week period to tackle the spread of the coronavirus infection in the epicenter of the outbreak in Iran. -
October 02,2020Russian representative to the United Nations said the issue of reviving global sanctions against Iran, which have been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, will not be discussed at the UN Security... -
October 02,2020President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called on committees within the National Coronavirus Taskforce to put forward their proposals on stricter supervision of Covid-19 regulations and imposition of... -
September 30,2020The International Atomic Energy Agency has inspected the second of two suspected sites in Iran, as agreed with Tehran last month in a deal that ended a standoff over access, the agency said on... -
September 30,2020The number of Covid-19 fatalities in Iran jumped by over 1,000 in less than a week to reach 26,000 on Wednesday, health officials announced. -
September 29,2020An official with Iran’s Health Ministry has called for serious intervention by authorities to curb coronavirus transmissions, as the country’s large cities reported a third wave of infections. -
September 29,2020President Hassan Rouhani called for promotion of economic relations with European states, stressing that bilateral trade should not be affected by the “illegal” and “unilateral” US sanctions. -
September 28,2020No negotiations are underway between Iran and the United States, and there will be no such dialogue in the future, a senior Iranian diplomat said in response to a report about secret talks between... -
September 28,2020Monday’s tally of coronavirus cases pushed Iran’s total near the 450,000 mark, as a third wave of infections is challenging the country’s healthcare system. Some 3,500 newly identified patients... -
September 27,2020Iran’s Health Ministry said 30 of the country’s 31 provinces are either in red zone or in an alarming state, with the number of red counties climbing by 54% in the past week alone. -
September 27,2020President Hassan Rouhani warned of the adverse consequences of the United States’ military presence in the region, saying all regional countries are obligated to expel American troops. -
September 27,2020Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations said the United States’ return to the 2015 nuclear deal would only be accepted with preconditions. -
September 26,2020Tehran dismissed an American envoy’s accusation of Iran’s destructive role in Afghan peace efforts, describing it as “irresponsible” and a sign of the United States’ lack of adequate understanding... -
September 26,2020Iraq’s top diplomat is in Tehran to discuss bilateral relations and latest developments in the Middle East with Iranian officials. -
September 26,2020In the face of an ongoing third wave of Covid-19 infections, President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday delegated authority to provinces to reimpose lockdown measures and announced that violators of... -
September 25,2020Russia’s foreign minister said Moscow roundly rejects an ongoing effort by Washington to permanently extend a UN arms embargo on Tehran, which is to expire next month. -
September 23,2020President Hassan Rouhani said any administration after the November elections in the United States will have no choice but to surrender to the resilience of the Iranian nation. -
September 23,2020The United States’ maximum pressure campaign on Iran has so far failed, France’s president said on Tuesday. -
September 23,2020An official with the Health Ministry called for remote working and asked authorities to penalize anyone who takes non-essential trips in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, as a third wave is... -
September 22,2020In his centerpiece address to the historic and unprecedented 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appealed for global solidarity to overcome the... -
September 22,2020Iran’s overnight Covid-19 cases hit a record high of over 3,700 on Tuesday, as a third wave of infections continued its relentless spread across the country. -
September 22,2020The United States’ decision to restore new sanctions on Iran has no practical effect and only proves its desperation, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday. -
September 21,2020The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency expressed hope about the improvement of cooperation with Tehran while reporting on Iran’s latest nuclear activities at the regular...
