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Projects that can yield "maximum economic benefit" should be given priority by members of the Economic Cooperation Organization to help improve the welfare of their peoples, Foreign Minister…

President Hassan Rouhani described last week’s  US strikes against Syria as “aggressive”, adding that the move further reveals Washington has direct ties with terrorists.

Iran has denied accusations of interference in the affairs of regional countries made in an Arab League summit, calling them baseless, lies and the product of Saudi pressure.  

The European Union considers it vital to preserve the Iran nuclear deal in the face of the US aggressive stance, EU's top diplomat said, describing the landmark agreement as "a strategic…

Turkey on Monday made a point of distinguishing between its own policies in the Middle East and those of Iran and Russia. Turkey, said Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag, does not stand with or…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran for Tajik capital Dushanbe on Monday to take part in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) meeting on Tuesday.

He will attend the…

Iran said on Monday the Israel’s deadly attack on an airbase in Syria, where seven Iranian military advisors were killed, would soon be responded. Speaking at the weekly press briefing on Monday…

Vietnam and Iran officials have agreed to take practical measures to pave the way for trade expansion that would help spur economic development in both countries. 

Francesco Rocca, the president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the president of Italian Red Cross, is in Iran on an official visit. 

A lawmaker has denied allegations by the beleaguered US administration and its junior partners in the Middle East that Iran's intervention in the conflicts around the region and beyond is part…

The country is self-sufficient in producing defensive weapons and can also undertake exports, according to Defense Minister General Amir Hatami. 

Iran will stand by its declared position in rejecting excessive US demands on the nuclear deal and is weighing several options in response to a possible US withdrawal from the landmark agreement…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday called the US-led attacks on Syria an "act of savagery" and a "charade", which will only reinforce the determination of the Arab nation to fight the…

Lawmakers on Sunday ratified a bill calling for an extradition treaty between the Iran and Sri Lanka governments.

The treaty that includes 21 articles will allow the two sides to…

Lebanon and Iraq supported Iran in the preparatory and ministerial meetings of the 29th Arab League on Saturday.

Representatives from the two countries opposed an anti-Iran provision in…

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made a phone call to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday to discuss British involvement in the Saturday missile strike on Syria. During the…

An “informed source” in Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff has denied reports that Tehran has allowed Russian strategic bombers to use its military airfields.

ISNA news agency quoted the…

Europe is making headway toward an agreement to meet Washington's demands concerning the Iran nuclear deal, European diplomats say, raising optimism among American allies that US President…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that the recent admission by designated CIA boss, Mike Pompeo, about the nature of Iran's nuclear program demonstrated Washington's "moral…

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said on Friday that Israel’s targeting of a Syrian air base on Sunday that killed seven Iranian military advisors was a “historic mistake”. “This is the…

 President Hassan Rouhani condemned the Friday night missile strikes by the US, UK and France on Syria, warning that the military intervention in the war-ravaged country will only inflict…

Iran dismissed as groundless the charges of destabilizing the region, recently made by a hostile group of pro-US Arab states.

The allegations came in a joint statement at the end of a…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday condemned the US-led missile attacks on Syria, saying the "criminal act” would yield no results. 

Inaction by Arab leaders against the ongoing Israeli campaign of death and destruction in Gaza has left the Palestinians aggravated leading them to look for support from international…

An Iranian diplomat said the US is using allegations of a chemical attack by the Syrian government against the opposition-held positions as a tool to justify a military strike, noting that any…