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US Republican lawmakers hope to impose new penalties on Iran over a series of charges, including its alleged destabilizing actions in neighboring Middle East nations, within the next few months.…

Tehran’s prosecutor said as many as 70 convicts are serving time over spying activities in the province’s prisons for compromising sensitive national intelligence. “These people betrayed the…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman denied rumors that Iranians will be again barred from making hajj pilgrimage in the next summer, saying the final decision will be made after a possible…

Commander of the Police Unit for the Protection of VIPs Lieutenant General Hedayat Alborzi announced the launch of a plan to use women bodyguards to protect foreign female diplomatic guests…

Iran's Supreme Court on Saturday will review an appeal by a Lebanese citizen with US permanent residency, Nizar Zakka, who received a 10-year jail sentence in September on espionage charges, a…

Members of the Interior Ministry's Election Headquarters convened for the first time to discuss preparations for the three upcoming votes scheduled concurrently on May 19.

Interior Ministry…

A lawmaker expressed pessimism that the new UN chief, Antonio Guterres, can change the biased approach of the world body and resist the pressure of the US and other wealthy countries from…

A world-renowned US political activist and philosopher warned that should US president-elect Donald Trump implement a promise to scrap the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, it would further…

A senior official said Iraqi voluntary forces, known as Popular Mobilization Units or Hashd Shaabi, are a strategic asset capable of protecting Iraq's future security.

A lawmaker described the approach of the International Atomic Energy Agency in monitoring Iran's commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal as "almost fair".

The top Interior Ministry official said efforts should be made to bolster electoral enthusiasm among the Iranian people and prepare the ground for a fair competition in the three upcoming votes.…

Dozens of top scientists wrote to US president-elect, Donald Trump, on Monday to urge him not to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal, calling it a strong guarantee that Tehran's nuclear program will…

Iran strongly condemned a terrorist car bomb attack in the north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, urging collective measures to firmly fight terrorism across the world.

Head of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that Tehran will never withdraw support for the anti-Israeli resistance front nations, including…

A top European diplomat said the European Union is determined to help uphold the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and major powers, which was the result of an effective diplomatic approach.

A senior diplomat said the recent UN Security Council resolution in support of the nationwide ceasefire in Syria can greatly help step up the anti-terror drive and political efforts to take the…

Iran's defense chief on Monday inaugurated a production line for small caliber ammunition. In the launching ceremony, Defense Minister Lieutenant General Hossein Dehqan said it will double the…

Ali Akbar Velayati, a foreign policy advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution, underlined the importance of talks between the Syrian government and its allies before the start of the planned…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said not only Iran's scientific progress should not be slowed or stopped, but its contribution to global scientific advances should also…

President Hassan Rouhani said terrorism is on the verge of suffering an ultimate defeat in the Middle East, stressing the complementary role of diplomacy and resistance in defeating terrorists.…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman rejected as “worthless” and “false” a recent Reuters report claiming that Tehran, Moscow and Ankara eye “dicing Syria into zones of influence.” Bahram Qasemi made…

An Iranian parliamentarian denounced the reported assault on two Iranian refugees on Manus Island by police and immigration officials on New Year's Eve and called for a firm response by the…

Syria's top diplomat said the Arab government, by engaging in a Russia-Turkey brokered ceasefire, wants the liberation of Aleppo to help open the door to intra-Syrian negotiations aimed at the…

Iran's Guardians Council Spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodaei hailed a United Nations Security Council resolution on a nationwide ceasefire in Syria, saying it proves the influential role of "the…

Police chief Lieutenant General Hossein Ashtari stressed Iran’s high capabilities to defend itself using advanced indigenous weapons and missiles, and assured the nation that the Iranian borders…