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President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday Iran and Azerbaijan are seriously resolved to boost mutual cooperation.

A senior nuclear negotiator has said Iran and the six major powers will resume their nuclear talks in a European city in less than two weeks with "differences on major issues" still remaining.

Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad Shariatmadari made a trip to Afghanistan to attend the inauguration ceremony of new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday.  "Iran is willing to…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to attend a hearing of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee next week to answer MPs' questions, IRNA reported. MP Mansour…

President Hassan Rouhani is in Russia to attend the 4th summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states.

Rouhani wrapped up his visit to New York on Saturday where he attended the 69th…

MPs issued a statement on Sunday thanking President Hassan Rouhani for defending the nation's rights, particularly the right to access nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, at the UN General…

Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday that the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria will certainly fail.  The chairman of the Expediency Council said…

The spokesperson for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Saturday that the six major powers would continue diplomatic efforts with the aim of securing a comprehensive nuclear deal…

Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said anti-terror measures which run counter to international law are costly for the region and world.  

Talks on Iran's nuclear program are moving in the right direction while key points remain to be settled ahead of the November deadline to reach a final deal, Russia’s top diplomat said.

Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad Shariatmadari is to attend the inauguration ceremony of the next Afghan president on behalf of the Iranian government.

President Hassan…

The intelligence ministry has foiled an attempt by elements affiliated with BBC to take stolen historical and cultural documents outside the country.   

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and conferred with Russian and Chilean foreign ministers in New York on Saturday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting.

President Hassan Rouhani has said unilateralism has no room in the today's world and all countries should try to promote multilateralism and interaction.

He made the remarks in New York on…

The nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers in New York ended with no "significant progress" and the negotiating parties decided to resume discussions in the near future, a source close to…

President Hassan Rouhani has said a "courageous decision" should be taken to finalize the talks between Iran and the major powers on Tehran's nuclear program.  

The South Korean foreign minister has described increasing contacts between Tehran and Seoul as beneficial to his country.

MP Javad Heravi, the head of the Iran-Ireland parliamentary friendship group, has said the two countries' parliaments can play a positive role to help strengthen political and economic relations…

In a recent article published on the website of the Washington Post, American journalist Fareed Zakaria has commented that US President Barack Obama must find a way to collaborate with Iran if he…

The army commander announced on Saturday that a specialized drone exercise will be held in southeastern Iran in the second half of the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21.

President Hassan Rouhani has warned against plots aimed at “setting the region on fire” through provoking tribal and religious conflicts in some regional countries.

Airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants are a “psychological operation,” not a military one, President Hassan Rouhani told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an interview that aired on Friday.…

President Hassan Rouhani has described the Islamic State (IS) group as “extremely savage and barbaric,” but questioned the motives of the US-led bombing campaign in Syria. In an interview with PBS…

MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi has said Iran will not allow its military facilities to be visited by international inspectors.  "Military equipment and facilities and the inspection of them are among…