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The United Nations could provide a platform bringing Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iraq’s other neighbors together to help stabilize the situation in Iraq, the UN special envoy to Iraq said on…

President Hassan Rouhani on Monday sent a message to Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud congratulating the people and government of the Arab country on the occasion of the Saudi National…

MP Mansour Haqiqatpour has described as “ridiculous” the new nuclear proposal made by the United States that Iran removes piping connecting its centrifuges.  

The US is making “…

The commander of the navy announced on Monday that Iran and China will hold a joint naval exercise on Wednesday.  Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari also said new domestically manufactured naval…

The nuclear negotiators were scheduled to hold bilateral consultations with Russian and Chinese negotiators on Monday to help advance broader nuclear talks with the six major powers. The new round…

President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated former Afghan finance minister, Ashraf Ghani, as the winner of country’s presidential vote.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said some countries' double standards in the fight against terrorism have strengthened the terrorists in the region.

He made the…

President Hassan Rouhani has said the world will hear the "voice of the Iranian nation" at the United Nations General Assembly.

Rouhani made the remarks before leaving Tehran for New York…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal in New York on Sunday.   

Zarif and Kerry met…

A military parade was held near the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in the south of the metro Tehran area on Monday to commemorate the beginning of Iran’s…

The foreign ministry has welcomed the signing of a deal between Afghanistan's rival presidential candidates for a power-sharing government, saying Iran supports peace and stability…

The deputy defense minister has said economic sanctions against Iran have not affected the country’s defense capabilities.

Brigadier General Amir Hatami made the remarks in…

First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri has said a “rational” approach should be adopted toward the government’s critics.

He made the remarks in a meeting with directors of the…

Former foreign minister Kamal Kharazi has said the coalition that the United States is building to fight the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria is “suspicious”.

The Unites States had…

With Iran refusing US demands that it gut its uranium enrichment program, the two sides are now discussing a new proposal that would leave much of Tehran’s enriching machines in place but…

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said Tehran is seeking closer relations with African countries.

Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with Kenyan senator Mohamed Yusuf Haji in…

President Hassan Rouhani met with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Sunday, a day ahead of his trip to New York to attend the 69th…

Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister, Khalid Suleiman Al-Jarallah, was due to arrive in Tehran on Sunday to attend a meeting of the Iran-Kuwait joint political committee on Monday.…

The ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Organization has said Iran is meeting its commitments under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and IAEA safeguards.  

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has praised Iran’s implementation of three out of five nuclear transparency measures agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in May. In a statement…

Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said the United States cannot be trusted to lead the campaign against terrorism.  He made the remarks in an interview with the Fars news…

President Hassan Rouhani has denounced the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria for its savagery and described the US-led coalition against the terror group as “ridiculous.”

Rouhani made the…

The United Nations secretary general on Thursday highlighted Iran's position in the region, saying the country has the capacity to "play a constructive role in addressing regional crises."

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The rights chief has said the recent UN report on human rights in Iran is a “repetition” of allegations made by opposition websites and leaders of some Western countries.