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  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is expected to arrive in Tehran today at the head of a political and economic delegation. The senior official, who will be accompanied by a number of…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi set off on a tour of Latin America on Sunday at the head of an economic delegation. Mexico is the senior diplomat's…

  • Army Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said on Saturday the armed forces are closely monitoring activities at border crossings to Iraq and are ready to respond to any security…

  • Iran says it has never reciprocated cyber attacks with counter raids, although it has been a victim of such illegal attacks in the past.

    “Iran has never responded to these illegal attacks…

  • The navy has prioritized the establishment of well-equipped naval bases on Makran coasts along the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, a senior military official announced on Friday.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message to his Turkish counterpart called on Russia and Turkey to resolve the ongoing tension in their relations and join hands in the fight against…

  • A high-ranking diplomat said nobody should decide on behalf of the Syrian nation, even if finding a political solution for the five-year-long Syrian crisis takes a long time.

    Deputy Foreign…

  • A senior lawmaker said Iran is ready to strengthen mutual parliamentary relations with Pakistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

  • Iran's Parliament took the first practical step to monitor the process of implementing the landmark nuclear deal with major powers, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy…

  • It is up to the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors, not its chief, to decide whether to close the agency's inquiry into Iran's nuclear past, which is key to removal of…

  • Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Al-Ghabban on Friday discussed latest developments in the region and stressed the necessity…

  • Secretary of State at the Swiss Foreign Ministry Yves Rossier met two ranking Iranian diplomats in Tehran and discussed a range of issues, including regional developments. In one of the meetings,…

  • A Foreign Ministry official criticized some European governments for their inappropriate treatment of refugees at their borders, saying the frontline states are required to respect the refugees’…

  • Pro-reform politician Abdolvahed Mousavi Lari believes the victory of reformists in the Feb. 26, 2016, parliamentary election would guarantee a "bright future" for the country.

  • A senior official said Iran will continue to support the Syrian government and nation until their final victory over an unprecedented plot hatched by some regional and trans-regional states.

  • The body of former ambassador to Lebanon, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, who went missing during a deadly Hajj incident about two months ago, was carried in a funeral procession after the Friday prayers at…

  • Iran is confident that the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors will act discreetly and close the agency's investigation into Tehran's nuclear past by mid-December, a…

  • A senior diplomat said the Islamic Republic is determined to honor its obligations under the nuclear agreement with major powers, calling on the opposite side to adopt a similar course of action…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the Turkish downing of a Russian warplane near Syria border was a "big mistake" and the US support was a bigger mistake, which further intensify the Syrian…

  • Iran strongly condemned a terrorist bomb attack on a bus carrying presidential guards in Tunisia on Tuesday, which killed at least 12 people.

  • President Hassan Rouhani congratulated John Magufuli on his recent election as president of Tanzania, according to President.ir. In a message on Tuesday, Rouhani expressed hope that relations…

  • Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations called on the international community to take collective and coordinated measures to stop Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians. Gholamali Khoshrou made…

  • Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Ismail Kahraman on Tuesday called for boosting mutual cooperation in political, economic and parliamentary…

  • Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi and the head of Lebanon's main security apparatus held talks on ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries in the campaign against terrorism…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Turkish shooting down of a Russian fighter jet on Tuesday would convey a wrong message to terrorist groups and further complicate the Syria crisis.…