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Members of the Combatant Clergy Association held a meeting on Tuesday night after the passing of Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, secretary general of the principlist group, who died in…

The White House has dismissed reports that President Barack Obama might be seeking to avoid the US congress vote on lifting anti-Iran sanctions.

White House spokesman Eric Schultz…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran "strongly supports" the new Iraqi government to help Baghdad overcome security problems and defeat terrorists.

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The deputy foreign minister has expressed doubt about the motives behind the US campaign against terrorism in the region, saying Iran deems it “beneath its dignity” to join a “failed coalition,”…

The deputy parliament speaker has said if some countries in the region do not stop supporting terrorists, the “fire they ignite in the region” will engulf them and the crisis will spread to their…

The foreign ministry has strongly condemned the deadly bombings against pilgrims in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala and expressed sympathy with the families of the victims. Foreign Ministry…

Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari visited a naval base in Shanghai on Monday and held talks with senior Chinese naval officials.  

In his meeting with the commander of the…

Iran is taking further action to comply with an interim nuclear agreement with the six major powers, a monthly UN nuclear agency report showed.

Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, chairman of the Assembly of Experts, died in hospital on Tuesday at the age of 83.

The senior cleric was hospitalized in June 4 due to heart problems…

The secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation says it is the "absolute" and "unconditional" right of Iran to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Nikolai Patrushev…

The head of Iran-Hungary parliamentary friendship group held a meeting with Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Janos Latorcai in Tehran on Monday.

China hopes the parties involved in Iran's nuclear talks will be able to exert more political will and meet an upcoming deadline to reach an agreement to end the dispute over Tehran's nuclear…

First Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi says Tehran and Bangkok are determined to upgrade bilateral ties, enumerating economy, culture, and tourism as potential areas for expansion of…

Parliamentarians issued a statement on Tuesday denouncing the death sentence for prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The MPs said the execution of the cleric will have widespread…

Former diplomat Seyyed Hossein Mousavian has urged the Arab League and the Persian Gulf Arab states to change their policies toward Iran and accept the realities of the ground when it comes to…

President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday one of the priorities of his government is to support the vulnerable and underprivileged strata of society.

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Monday that the contract between Iran and Russia for the construction of two 1,000-megawatt nuclear power plants in the southern…

The commander of the Qods Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said both the actions of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria and the US measures against IS are doomed to…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran stands by the Palestinian nation in its resistance against Israel.

An American political scientist says the only way to overcome the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria (also known as ISIS) is to work with Tehran and Damascus.   

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that ignoring the threat of armed terrorist groups in Syria was a "great strategic mistake."

He made the remarks in a meeting with…

The United States softened its demand that Iran significantly reduce the number of its working centrifuge machines under a final nuclear deal in the most recent round of nuclear talks with the…

The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council said on Monday Iran is prepared to cooperate with the United Nations in the battle against terrorism.

Ali Shamkhani made the remarks…

President Hassan Rouhani has called for increased cooperation between Iran and Armenia and urged the relevant authorities to take measures to remove obstacles to such relations.  

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will continue leading nuclear negotiations with Iran until a deal is reached, even if a November deadline is missed, Reuters quoted her as…