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US State Department spokesperson Marie Harf has said the United States is focused on the November 24 target date which has been set by Iran and the major powers to reach a final deal to resolve…

Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the United States says Baku has made it clear that its territory will not be used by any entity, including Israel, for any military interference in neighboring countries…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has criticized Turkey’s proposal for the establishment of a protected buffer zone inside Syrian territory for refugees.  

Larijani said, “It is not that…

Parliament speaker Ali Larijani will attend the 131st IPU Assembly to be held from October 12 to 16 in Geneva.

Hossein Sheikholeslam, an advisor to the parliament speaker, said this year a…

Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel is scheduled to travel to Iran on October 17 to hold talks with defense officials on the military aid Tehran has recently offered to the Lebanese army to…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a decree on Saturday granting amnesty to some prisoners and reducing the sentences of others. Earlier, Judiciary Chief…

In a meeting of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, the ambassador to the UN highlighted Iran’s efforts to achieve the goals set by the program of action of the International Conference on…

The US State Department spokeswoman has said there is still “adequate time” for Iran and the major powers to strike a final deal on Tehran’s nuclear program.  

“Our focus... is…

Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour says extremism, violence, and cruel economic sanctions against nations hinder political development and establishment of democracy.

Rahimpour made…

Russia has urged Iran and the six major powers to agree on a venue and date for the next round of their talks on Tehran's nuclear program.

The ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has described the talks between Iran and the UN nuclear agency in Tehran on Tuesday and Wednesday as "substantial", saying…

Senior judicial official Mohammad Javad Larijani has said the recent UN human rights rapporteur's report on Iran is "biased" and "full of inconsistencies."

Larijani said, "The report is…

Police chief Brigadier General Esmaeil Ahmadi Moqaddam has criticized neighboring Pakistan for not doing enough to prevent terrorist groups from using its soil as an operation base against Iran.…

The deputy foreign minister says Tehran is ready to help Kurdish fighters in Kobane, who are defending their town against Islamic State (IS) militants, as part of its policy to back the Syrian…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei went hiking on Friday in mountains in northern Tehran for the first time after undergoing surgery in early September. Ayatollah…

Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Fathali held talks with Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Moqbel about a military grant Tehran has offered to the Lebanese army to help it in its fight against…

The former French prime minister says Iran's potential should be used to help contain regional crises.

Dominique de Villepin made the remarks in a meeting with the head of the Majlis…

Iran and its negotiating partners are set to resume nuclear talks next week in Vienna.

"Arrangements are being made so that the talks resume… we will have bilateral and multilateral talks…

The head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said Iran and some Latin American countries share similar views on various issues.

Iran has informed the Lebanese government of the nature of the pledged military aid, the ambassador to Lebanon said on Tuesday after Tehran announced it would donate military equipment to the…

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham has criticized the recent UN human rights rapporteur's report on Iran as "one-sided" and "far from the reality."

Afkham said, "This report has…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said the mood among the public is that of "optimism" thanks to the reasonable policies implemented by the administration of President Hassan Rouhani "in…

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has used the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee to voice its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism. As the movement’s current chair, Iran represented…

The Majlis Councils Affairs Committee has approved a motion which would increase the number of parliamentarians from 290 to 310, the Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. The motion should now…

The spokesperson for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told IRNA that Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended a meeting of the committee on Tuesday and gave a report…