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Iran said the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council needs to stop leveling groundless allegations against Tehran, saying such claims would not change the reality about the Islamic Republic's…

A senior lawmaker said the recent comments by British Prime Minister Theresa May against the Islamic Republic prove that London is pursuing a divisive agenda.

In a decree issued on Wednesday, Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Lieutenant General Gholamhossein Gheibparvar as the new commander of Basij volunteer forces.…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat down for talks with Japan’s Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Speaking in the meeting, Zarif called on the East Asian country to play an active…

Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced that security forces have dismantled a terrorist cell that planned to carry out sabotage acts inside…

Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed Saudi Arabia's recent "politically-motivated and unfounded" espionage allegations against Iran, warning that such moves will not benefit any country in the region…

US President Barack Obama said various Mideast conflicts are resolvable through diplomatic efforts, pointing to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers as a feat of diplomacy.

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran and Indonesia must boost their consultations and cooperation to combat terrorism and settle current issues in the Muslim world.

Iran's mission to the UN, in a letter to the world body's outgoing chief, Ban Ki-moon, on Tuesday, complained about a US Congress bill that is expected to win presidential approval to extend the…

Iran has shipped 11 tons of heavy water abroad to bring its stock back under a limit set by its landmark nuclear deal with major powers, according to a diplomat citing a confidential UN nuclear…

Members of the Central Oversight Committee were selected for the May 19 presidential elections. Abbasali Kadkhodaei, the spokesman for Guardians Council tasked with supervising elections and…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there is a need to wage a cultural war on terror instead of merely taking a military approach.

Speaking at the Peking University in the Chinese…

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said outgoing President Barack Obama has approached his successor Donald Trump to stress the importance of upholding the Iran nuclear deal. Trump, who won the…

The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin's point man on Syria has delivered a "confidential" letter penned by the Russian head of state to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

President Hassan Rouhani said the committee tasked with monitoring the commitments of other side to the 2015 nuclear agreement is to convene on Wednesday to decide how to respond to the US…

A veteran reformist politician praised President Hassan Rouhani's administration for "successful governance", saying extension of his tenure is the only way for continuation of this trend.

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Russian Foreign Ministry’s Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Mikhail Ulyanov said Moscow expects last year’s Iran nuclear deal to be duly implemented by all parties…

A top Iranian Navy commander said the Islamic Republic will soon launch a new domestically-manufactured submarine.

"The Fateh [Conqueror] submarine with a 100% domestically-sourced…

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said conflicts that have turned some regional countries into hotbeds of terrorism need to be solved through political solutions, as they benefit no one, except the…

Spokesman for Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said Russia has delivered all parts of the S-300 air defense system to Iran, as both countries have…

Iran's nuclear chief used a meeting with his US counterpart, Ernest Moniz, on Sunday to reiterate Tehran's grievances about a US Congress bill that needs a presidential approval to reauthorize a…

Iran is ready for closer alignment with China, as the two sides have many common interests and a shared view on international developments.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the…

The first vice president said a recent bill passed by the US Senate to extend the Iran Sanctions Act shows Americans are not committed to international dialogue. 

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari met his Russian counterpart, Mikhail Bogdanov, in Tehran on Monday as part of regular consultations between the…

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi traveled to Austria on Sunday to participate in the Second International Conference on Nuclear Security, which is to be convened by…