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Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani recommended Saudi Arabia to stop wasting  its oil revenue on provoking insecurity in the region, at a time when the…

US President Donald Trump's warm support for Saudi Arabia and Israel and his harsh words against Tehran should be seen as signs that the United States and its allies are heading toward war with…

Deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey in a meeting in Tehran discussed the latest developments in the region and weighed plans for settling a crisis that has beset Syria for more than six…

Iran welcomes cooperation at all levels to bring stability to the Middle East, President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart on Monday, hours after US President Donald Trump lambasted…

The Foreign Ministry condemned a deadly suicide bomb attack in a concert hall in Manchester, calling for joint action against violence and terrorism originating from extremist ideologies. Foreign…

Lawmakers have urged President Hassan Rouhani, whose mandate was renewed for a second four-year term in the Friday election, to appoint a more efficient Cabinet preferably with young ministers.

President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday reaffirmed a pledge to carry out campaign promises he had made in 2013 as well as those before the Friday vote that handed him a landslide for a second term.…

Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi called on hawkish US President Donald Trump to abandon the destructive West Asia policies of his predecessors instead of leveling baseless allegations that…

The spokesman of the Guardian Council says it will respond to appeals filed by presidential contenders against irregularities and offences before and during the Friday vote.

“We have…

A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Sunday the re-election of moderate President Hassan Rouhani could be a chance for Tehran to reset "its troubled relations" with its neighbors.

A Tehran city councilor and member of the pro-reform National Trust Party is optimistic that President Hassan Rouhani's reelection earlier this week will usher in four years of stability, robust…

South Korea on Monday extended congratulations to President Hassan Rouhani on his reelection last week, expressing hope for a boost in bilateral relations. Rouhani secured 57% of the vote in the…

President Hassan Rouhani says the only way to stimulate the underperforming economy is to promote investment, which in turn requires engagement with the outside world.  

The president…

Turkey’s deputy foreign minister congratulated Iran on holding a successful and democratic presidential election, describing the high turnout as a testimony of the significance that Iranians…

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani was to arrive in Moscow today to attend an international security conference and hold talks with senior officials. Shamkhani was…

With a decisive victory, all candidates of a reformist moderate alliance swept the seats of Tehran City Council, undoing the principlists' narrow majority in the 21-member…

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he will talk with his Iranian counterpart "at the right time" after elections in Iran saw moderate President Hassan Rouhani return to power.

"I've…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated Iran's commitment to upholding peace and stability in the region, despite the bellicose approach of Saudi Arabia and some other countries.

Majlis speaker's special advisor on international affairs condemned a heavy sentence issued by a Bahraini court against a spiritual leader of the kingdom's majority Shia population on Sunday,…

Iran is a supporter of international peace through respectful and honorable relations between nations and warmongering and intimidation cannot and will not solve global problems, said conservative…

A lawmaker said the extension of US sanctions relief for Iran by US President Donald Trump indicates that conflict and confrontation with Iran is not on his priority list “for now”, although new…

Tehran has censured an airstrike by US military aircraft on a convoy of Syrian government forces, saying the move was carried out with the goal of changing the existing balance in the battlefield…

Leader of Iraq’s National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim has called for a regional summit with the participation of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt.

In a statement on Saturday, Hakim…

Hassan Rouhani will serve a second term as a solid majority of voters delivered the pragmatist incumbent a strong mandate in the Friday presidential vote that saw a turnout unseen in recent…

The United States said on Friday it believes forces in a convoy targeted by US military aircraft in southern Syria on Thursday were Iranian-directed, in a possible sign of increased tensions…