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  • The top Iranian lawmaker urged Middle East parliaments to join hands to improve convergence among regional countries as a prerequisite for establishing a regional alliance against threats…

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  • Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi dismissed the recent “rude and cheap” remarks by the Bahraini foreign minister, saying he is in no position to comment on Iran. “You are too petty and…

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  • The deputy army commander for coordination highlighted Iran’s growing military power and vowed to boost the army’s presence on borders to protect the country from any foreign threats.

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  • Several legislators say they approve of direct talks between reformists and principlists, as the idea floated in political circles after the May reelection of President Hassan Rouhani is gaining…

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  • A French senator called on President Emmanuel Macron to take a realistic approach to the Islamic Republic's role in regional developments, describing Macron's upcoming visit to Iran as "decisive…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif extended Christmas greetings to Christians in Iran and across the world.

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  • Human activity is most likely the cause of the recent fire in Meiqan Wetland, Markazi Province, the head of the provincial Crisis Management Center said. Speaking to IRNA, Saeid Farrokhi added…

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  • Kazakh national company Kazatomprom plans to supply uranium to Iran after obtaining the permission of six major powers involved in the Iran nuclear deal, the company’s chairman announced.

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  • US missile allegations against the Islamic Republic are aimed at deflecting international attention from Washington's aggressive role in the Middle East and beyond, a lawmaker said.

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  • Regional and non-regional threats facing the Islamic Republic underscore the need for boosting defense spending, which has been recognized in the draft annual budget bill currently under…

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  • A lawmaker said the latest US National Security Strategy released on Monday indicates Washington aims to improve its relationship with Middle East governments to forge an anti-Iran regional…

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  • Iran, Russia and Turkey agreed to bring to the negotiating table the Syrian government and opposition groups late next month, accelerating the peace process for ending the worst manmade calamity…

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  • A lawmaker said the strong condemnation of the US recognition of Beit-ul-Moqaddas as the Israeli capital by the United Nations General Assembly is indicative of the declining US hegemony in the…

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  • India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj hailed the progress made in the development of bilateral trade with Iran. "Iran and India have a very good relationship. [Their] friendly ties are…

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  • Iran urged a more resolute and outspoken stance on the part of Europe against attempts aimed at undermining the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action…

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  • A senior official said Saudi Arabia’s failure in the war on Yemen resembles that of the US in Vietnam in 1970s, rejecting US claims of Tehran’s arms transfer to Houthi forces as an attempt to…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said demarcation and seabed resources were excluded from recent negotiations between the Caspian Sea littoral states and are subject to separate future…

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  • High-ranking diplomats from Iran, Russia and Turkey on Thursday began the eighth round of Syria peace talks brokered by the three countries in the Kazakh capital of Astana.

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  • Palestine's freedom from the clutches of Israeli occupation remains the Islamic world's highest priority, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

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  • A senior judiciary official did not confirm reports that Iranian-British Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe jailed over security charges could be discharged soon, saying the dual national is yet to face…

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  • Iran keeps the right to strike back if the United States does not continue to suspend the sanctions against Iran, the spokesman for Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said in an interview with…

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  • A senior lawmaker said the recently outlined US national security strategy demonizing Iran as a "rogue regime" was a continuation of US efforts at spreading Iranophobia to reap economic benefits…

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  • A lawmaker said the renewed call by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a regional dialogue forum could help promote peace and cooperation in the international community.

    "The…

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  • A lawmaker said the plan announced by Oman to waive visa with Iran is indicative of Tehran's interest in improving relations with neighboring countries. Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, the spokesman of…

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  • Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said Iran’s nuclear capacities have not diminished since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran’s…

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