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  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei warned about attempts to undermine revolutionary thinking and values in theological schools.

    Theological schools played a…

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  • A senior diplomat criticized as “impulsive and provocative” the Saudi-led move by blocs of Arab states to brand Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, a terrorist organization. “Saudi Arabia’s…

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  • Iran strongly condemned the recent chemical attack by the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, which left hundreds of people wounded in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk.

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  • A member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Iran’s defense capability can never be subject to any negotiation with the West or others.

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  • Iran’s recent ballistic missile tests are not in violation of its nuclear deal and the European Union is not considering sanctions at this stage, EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said…

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  • Russia’s move to begin withdrawing from Syria should be seen as a positive sign for the ceasefire, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday.

    Speaking in Canberra after meeting…

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  • EU's high representative for foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, said on Monday she will visit Iran next month to build on a deal she helped negotiate to end nuclear sanctions against Tehran.…

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  • A senior military official said the armed forces will not hesitate to employ whatever capacities available in the world to defend the country, except the weapons of mass destruction whose…

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  • A senior diplomat lashed out at the Saudi government for mounting an unfair campaign against Lebanon to whitewash its failure to topple Syria’s government.

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  • Major General Qasem Soleimani, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, says Iran defends all Muslims against the threat posed by the self-styled Islamic State militant group.…

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  • Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday she will challenge her Iranian counterpart when they meet this week over reported missile tests during a military exercise that drew the…

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  • Iran will welcome its citizens returning from Australia, but will not force them to come or help pay their expenses, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on the eve of a trip to Australia.…

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  • A senior lawmaker said Iran is concerned about the critical situation arising from the latest terrorist attack in Turkey, since its security is intertwined with that of Turkey.

    Vice…

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  • The recent ruling issued by a US court requiring Iran to pay damages for the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, is “ridiculous” and has dealt another blow to the credibility of the US judiciary…

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  • The European Union could impose sanctions on Iran over its recent ballistic missile tests, France's foreign minister said on Sunday.

    The United States, France and other countries have…

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  • New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the removal of nuclear sanctions on Iran has paved the way for refreshing relations between Tehran and Wellington.

    McCully made the…

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  • Head of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said the words of the West against terrorism contradict its actions, complicating the fight against terrorism.

    "What the…

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  • The United States will raise during UN Security Council consultations today the issue of Iran's recent ballistic missile launches and is urging countries to cooperate on undermining Tehran's…

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  • A leading reformist who topped Tehran's list of winners in the first round of the parliamentary vote last month said his camp's performance in the runoff is deemed crucial, as it will decide the…

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  • Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights has dismissed the recent report by the United Nations special rapporteur about human rights situation in the Islamic Republic.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani underscored the primary objectives of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which he believes are being undermined by conservative opponents strongly opposed to his plans to…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani congratulated his Ugandan counterpart on his reelection for a fifth term, hoping for stronger relations between the two countries. In a message to Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…

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  • Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, announced on Saturday that six Iranian nationals imprisoned in neighboring Azerbaijan have been transferred to Iran and four Azeri prisoners have…

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  • A senior official said hegemonic powers and reactionary countries in the Middle East are behind the branding of Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, as a terrorist organization by some Arab…

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  • Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev called for closer cooperation between Azeri and Iranian border security forces against the common threats facing the two neighbors.

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