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Ahmed Shaheed will step down from his post as UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran once a successor is appointed, a report said. Shaheed has been named as new UN Special…

In a Monday message to his Mongolian counterpart, President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and his people on the occasion of the East Asian country's National Day, calling for…

Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri on Sunday underlined the need for responding to all threats, including enemies’ attempts to make…

Iran has sold a series of aerial topographic maps to a number of regional countries. Thanks to its homegrown satellites, Iran has acquired the knowhow to produce detailed topographic maps, for…

Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi was scheduled to start a tour of Romania and Greece on Sunday at the invitation of his counterparts to hold talks…

Lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh survived an assassination attempt by four gunmen in his constituency in the western province of Kermanshah on Sunday. Falahatpisheh escaped unhurt, while a…

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the Iranian government will continue to assist Iraq and Syria in their battles against terrorist groups.

Shamkhani made the…

A recent gesture of support for the anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization by a Saudi prince who addressed a gathering of the group is a move out of frustration with Riyadh's hostile…

Families of the four Iranian diplomats kidnapped in Lebanon over three decades ago have called on Beirut to fulfill its responsibility and help determine the fate of their loved ones.

Several lawmakers opposed a budget amendment bill proposed by the government that calls for slashing 5 trillion rials ($1.7 billion) of funds allocated to the defense sector in the national budget…

A senior lawmaker warned that western countries are hatching a "new plot" against Iran over its missile program, stressing that the Islamic Republic will wisely respond to such moves.

The number of advanced air defense electronic surveillance and radar stations has doubled in the past five years, a deputy commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base said on Saturday.…

Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said naval forces plan to stage large-scale drills to boost and display their military prowess.

Sayyari said on Saturday the military…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Friday roundly condemned a terrorist attack on a Shia mausoleum in Iraq’s Balad area, which killed and injured over 100 people on Thursday night. Bahram Qasemi…

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations denounced a US Supreme Court ruling that allows for the seizure of frozen Iranian assets, describing the measure as a clear example of Washington’s…

Leader's top military advisor, Major General Hassan Firouzabadi, said the self-styled Islamic State militant group further blackened its name among Muslims by conducting terror operations in the…

Iran's ambassador in Ankara highlighted the significant role Iran and Turkey can play in coordinating the fight against terrorism and extremism in the region. "The effective battle against…

A senior official warned that recent allegations made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon against Iran's missile program indicate an anti-Iran plot is probably…

Iran is ready to cooperate with the Arab countries of Persian Gulf in fighting the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group.

Interviewed by Kuwait's Al-Jarida newspaper, Alireza Enayati,…

A senior lawmaker said the United States and its allies used claims about weapons of mass destruction to gain access to Iraq's energy resources during the 2003 invasion of the Arab country.

China's delay in implementing its commitments under a cooperation agreement to redesign and rebuild the Arak heavy water reactor will fail to achieve its intended goal of securing concessions from…

President Hassan Rouhani held phone talks with seven world leaders this week on issues of mutual interest and concern and conveyed his felicitations on Eid al-Fitr.

On Tuesday and Wednesday…

The police have announced that terrorists who recently killed four border guards in the southeast have fled into neighboring Pakistan. "Taking advantage of the Pakistani government's negligence,…

A foreign ministerial meeting of Caspian Sea states will be held in Astana July 12-13. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the statement at a press briefing on Thursday. "…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the arrogant western powers seek to create some breathing space for Israel and push the issue of Palestine into oblivion.