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Lawmakers have welcomed the new priorities of the incoming Foreign Ministry, including promotion of economic diplomacy, saying that for the plan to be effective, the structure of Iranian…

President Hassan Rouhani appointed two members of the Cabinet on Sunday. Isa Kalantari is appointed to lead the Department of Environment and Ali Asghar Mounesan will head Iran’s Cultural…

Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri will lead a high-level military-political delegation to Turkey at the invitation of his…

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran called US President Donald Trump "delusional" over his latest allegations that Iran has failed to uphold the spirit of the 2015 nuclear deal.…

Iranian lawmakers overwhelmingly adopted a bill in retaliation for new US sanctions, formulating a comprehensive response to American support for terrorists and human rights violators, as well…

Iranian lawmakers are preparing a motion that would oblige the president and his ministers to present "a yearly report" to the parliament for promoting transparency and accountability.

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The three factions in the Iranian Parliament, which are checking the credentials of would-be ministers, are mostly positive about President Hassan Rouhani's choices for his second administration…

One of the main objectives pursued by the enemies of the Islamic Republic is to undermine the country’s military capabilities and cripple its armed forces, Commander of the Islamic Revolution…

President Hassan Rouhani will appoint a caretaker for the only remaining Cabinet position of science minister.

Mahmoud Vaezi, the telecoms minister in Rouhani’s first Cabinet who is…

Lawmakers have expressed mixed feelings regarding the Cabinet picks proposed by the reelected President Hassan Rouhani.

Reformist-minded legislators resented the low number of ministers…

The head of Britain-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group, Richard Bacon, reiterated London’s commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal and criticized the US administration’s hawkish policy toward Iran…

A lawmaker criticized President Hassan Rouhani’s Cabinet nominees for failing to represent the moderate agenda expected of his government.

The head of Hamas International Relations Department highlighted Iran’s massive support for the Palestinian nation and said Hamas is willing to boost relations with Tehran. Speaking to an Arabic…

The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs conferred with the United Nation's special envoy to Yemen on the latest developments in the war-ravaged Arab country in a phone…

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran's top diplomat who is nominated to retain office for the next four years, said his big priority in his prospective second term is to help attract foreign investment…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif chided US President Donald Trump for seeking to scrap the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers, including the US, at Iran's expense`.

Iran denied on Thursday accusations of involvement in Tajikistan’s civil war in the 1990s, labeling the claims an attempt to damage bilateral ties.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not believe Iran is in compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. He made the comments to…

Lawmakers have called on the incoming Foreign Ministry to place "active regional diplomacy" high on its agenda to help defuse the tense situation in the Middle East.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will travel to Vienna later this month to discuss Iran's nuclear activities with UN atomic watchdog officials, a US official said on Wednesday, as…

Japan's policy toward Iran revolves around efforts to develop full-fledged mutual cooperation, the foreign minister of the East Asian country said.

Ali Akbar Salehi, in a presidential decree on Thursday, was reappointed as vice president and the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

The final draft of a parliamentary bill in retaliation for new US sanctions was released on Friday, envisaging a comprehensive response to US acts "endangering Iran's vital security interests in…

The reelected President Hassan Rouhani appointed three women to top posts in his Cabinet, keeping the share of females in his second administration at the same level as his first.

Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is nominated to serve a second term as Iran's top diplomat, said his priorities are to help reduce tensions in Tehran's relations with regional states and employ…