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  • Iran said on Wednesday it did not let a UN nuclear agency official into the country as part of a team investigating its nuclear activities because of the person’s nationality.

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  • The International Atomic Energy Agency has corrected its previous estimate of the size of Iran’s uranium stockpile.

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  • Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and the six major powers are unlikely to meet a November 24 deadline to reach a final deal to lift sanctions on Tehran in exchange for temporary…

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  • Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam believes a deal settling Iran's nuclear dispute could help pave the way toward ending the political deadlock that has left his country without a president…

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  • The presidential chief of staff says maintaining an economic blockade on Iran is impossible, emphasizing that the government's economic plans are not tied to the lifting of sanctions.

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  • A French diplomat has called Iran a major stakeholder in the region.

    In a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran, Jean-Francois Girault, the French foreign…

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  • Parliament will hold a confirmation vote on President Hassan Rouhani's nominee for the post of science, research and technology minister on Tuesday, IRNA reported on Friday.  Rouhani on…

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  • A senior cleric says the development of the Iranian version of a US-made drone has dealt a “major blow” to the prestige of the United States. “The manufacture of Iranian drone based on the US RQ-…

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  • A US paper says a recent nuclear agreement between Iran and Russia on the construction of new nuclear power plant units in Bushehr and "the possibility of Iranian fuel production" could push the…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani is in Azerbaijan to discuss promotion of bilateral ties as well as regional developments with Azeri officials.  

    The president met with his Azeri counterpart…

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  • Iran has conducted a successful test of its long-range Sepehr (Sky) radar system, which can cover a radius of 2,500 kilometers (1,553 miles). On Tuesday, the first phase of the system was tested…

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  • US Senator Lindsey Graham said in an interview with the Washington Post on Monday that he planned to move forward with the Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act of 2014, which he co-authored with other…

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  • In an opinion piece published by Reuters on Tuesday, Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, has commented that plummeting oil prices will not shift Iran’s posture in nuclear negotiations.

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  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday called for "decisive measures" against Israel's aggressive actions.

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  • The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said on Wednesday that the wrong policies of the West have destroyed economic and human resources in the region.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani says the domestic challenges of the major powers involved in nuclear negotiations are none of Iran’s concern, suggesting that the outcome of the US midterms elections…

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  • The foreign ministry spokesperson has dismissed the issue raised over Iran's feeding of uranium gas into an advanced centrifuge as "media hype", which is not of high importance.  

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  • Germany’s foreign minister is pushing for an agreement in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program by a November 24 deadline, saying it is a “make-or-break moment” and another opportunity is…

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  • A senior principlist politician says the role the reformists played in the 2009 presidential election indicated that the competition in the political arena is no longer only between rival…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday proposed Fakhreddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani to the Majlis as his fourth pick for minister of higher education nearly two weeks after parliament rejected another…

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  • Iran and Russia signed an agreement on the construction of two new nuclear power plant units in Bushehr during a visit by Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Director Ali Akbar Salehi to Moscow on…

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  • The director of the Majlis Research Center has called on the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States (PUIC) to adopt a “firm stance” against terrorist groups…

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  • The commander of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has built Syria’ missile factories.

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  • The continuation of some Arab countries’ silence on Israel’s actions against the Palestinians will embolden Tel Aviv, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African Affairs told IRNA in an…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is keen to enhance relations with ASEAN member states.

    In a meeting with the new Laotian accredited ambassador to Tehran on Tuesday, the president said, "…

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