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Iran inaugurated the Imam Khomeini Space Center in Semnan Province on Thursday, the first base in Southwest Asia for sending satellites into orbit, which has been described a "turning point" in…

A top parliamentary commission is to convene an extraordinary meeting on Saturday to consider an anti-American bill in response to a new sanctions measure passed by the US Congress, the panel's…

Derek Harvey, a top advisor to US President Donald Trump on the Middle East and Iran, has been fired by National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, according to media reports on Thursday.

Lawmakers vigorously rejected a push by US President Donald Trump for inspections of Iran's military sites under the pretext of ensuring the full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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A lawmaker said Kuwait’s decision to reduce Iran’s diplomatic staff in the Arab kingdom would damage its own interests.

Mohammad Javad Jamali, a member of Majlis National Security and…

In a congratulatory message to his new Indian counterpart, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani stressed the need for enhancement of relations between the two countries, given their history of cordial…

US President Donald Trump should only withdraw from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal after the Islamic Republic violates the deal amid heavy enforcement.

Despite repeated verifications by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran is meeting its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, US President Donald Trump issued a…

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said it has frustrated a provocative move by a US Navy ship in the Persian Gulf after it reportedly fired warning shots at an Iranian vessel.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif praised the recent victories achieved by the Lebanese Army and Hezbollah against militants near the border town of Arsal.

A deputy defense minister said enemies are conducting reconnaissance flights over the country's southern waters to probe into Iran's military activities and defense capabilities.

President Hassan Rouhani played down a contentious sanctions bill advancing in the US Congress, saying the nuclear deal has weakened the US hand in pushing its policy of sanctions and pressure…

Lawmakers said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's renewed efforts to mediate in the Arab rift did not bring about any result, noting that Ankara's steps reveal it does not have a clear…

A string of defeats in elections has prompted the outgoing principlist Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf to float the idea of a need for a fundamental change in the workings of the conservative…

The recent agreement signed by Iraq and Iran on military cooperation should serve as a lesson to the US that its hostile policy on Iran does not pay, said Foad Izadi, assistant professor with the…

A bill is under consideration by the parliament as a "proportionate" response to the US Congress' push for a new set of sanctions against Iran, the Majlis speaker said.

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Border guards in northwestern Iran have seized 30 mules and horses that were being used to smuggle arms and explosives into the country.

Clashes with Kurdish militant groups based in Iraq…

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, an adviser to the parliament speaker for international affairs, underlined the common stances of Iran and Russia on regional issues and said this is an opportunity for…

Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces said his forces are using various types of aerial vehicles, including drones, to ensure security along the borders.

Iran is vigilant enough not to play into the US hands in its game to push Tehran to withdraw from its commitments under the nuclear pact, a lawmaker said.

The current US administration has…

A lawmaker said the recent US decision to halt CIA's covert program to equip and train certain Syrian rebel groups is indicative of Washington's efforts to strengthen its relations with Moscow in…

A senior security official warned that the adoption of divisive approaches in Iraq would prepare the ground for the Arab country's enemies to pursue excessive demands and boost insecurity and…

The US administration will never succeed in rallying its allies to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement because unlike US President Donald Trump, they recognize the ground realities, a former US…

Iran is resisting the US administration's demand for reopening nuclear talks to avoid heightened US pressure aimed at undermining Iran's regional clout, a lawmaker said.

The pact is not a…

The director general of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s office for the Middle East and North Africa, Mohammad Irani, held talks with China’s special envoy for Syria, Xie Xiaoyan, on a range of…