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The Islamic Republic has become a regional power by making smart decisions, according to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who described the government's self-confidence and anti-hegemonic…

Russia has promised to deliver the S-300 surface-to-air defense missile system to Iran by the end of the year, Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said in an interview with state television on…

The head of the Iran-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group is hopeful that ties with Russia will improve with a view to helping promote peace and security in the Middle East.  

A military commander says air defense forces will deal firmly with any unmanned aerial vehicles violating Iranian airspace.       

Colonel Farzad Fereidouni,…

US Rep. Rick Nolan is supporting the nuclear deal reached between Iran and major powers on July 14. Confirming his position to the Star Tribune over the weekend, Nolan said he has spent “countless…

A Foreign Ministry official urged internal, regional and international sides to the Yemen conflict to assist UN special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed in his efforts to help restore…

Iran and major powers will likely meet on the sidelines of the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York at foreign minister level, an informed source told Fars News Agency.

The General…

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders expressed hope that he would visit Tehran in the near future to meet Iranian officials, Fars News Agency reported on Saturday.  The top diplomat made the…

About one hundred former ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions issued a statement announcing their support for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the recent nuclear agreement with…

President Hassan Rouhani said the sections of the defense industry that do not involve handling military secrets should be handed over to the private sector.    

Iran will make every effort to foil the US plot to fragment the region, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission told ICANA on Friday.

Vahid Ahmadi said, “In…

Russia hopes to sign an agreement with Iran next week on the delivery of the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system to the Islamic Republic, a senior government official said.

US President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran won an important endorsement Friday from Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York, who bucked opposition from fellow New York Jewish…

A key member of the Association of Combatant Clerics said reformists are currently holding consultations to increase "synergy for a coordinated and unified participation" in the Feb. 26, 2016…

Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi said after the reopening of the British Embassy in Tehran, diplomatic ties will remain at the level of charge d'…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the Hajj pilgrimage is key to "durability of Islam" and emblematic of the "unity" and "grandeur" of the Ummah.   

The majority of lawmakers believe that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the official name of the recent nuclear deal with major powers, needs to be presented to Majlis as a bill to be…

A delegation of Mauritanian lawmakers arrived in Tehran on Friday on a seven-day visit to meet Iranian officials, ICANA reported.  The lawmakers are scheduled to hold talks with Iranian…

The nuclear deal between Iran and the United States and five other world powers is picking up crucial support from swing-state US Senate Democrats despite vehement Republican opposition.

Tehran welcomed the new UN peace initiative for conflict-stricken Syria, saying the plan indicates the world body’s better understanding of the realities in the Arab country. Foreign Ministry…

A Navy commander said naval forces have successfully saved two merchant ships from pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of crisis-stricken Yemen.

The interior minister said the government will not take sides in the two upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, scheduled for Feb 26, 2016, noting that it will not support any…

The Supreme National Security Council has nearly finished reviewing the nuclear deal reached between Iran and major powers on July 14, the secretary of the council said on Thursday.  

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps plans to conduct a missile exercise featuring ballistic missiles in the near future, the commander of the IRGC aerospace division said on Friday.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is due in Tehran this weekend for the formal reopening of London's embassy on Sunday, four years after its closure when a group of protesters stormed the…