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  • Tehran has censured an airstrike by US military aircraft on a convoy of Syrian government forces, saying the move was carried out with the goal of changing the existing balance in the battlefield…

  • Leader of Iraq’s National Alliance Ammar al-Hakim has called for a regional summit with the participation of Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt.

    In a statement on Saturday, Hakim…

  • Hassan Rouhani will serve a second term as a solid majority of voters delivered the pragmatist incumbent a strong mandate in the Friday presidential vote that saw a turnout unseen in recent…

  • The United States said on Friday it believes forces in a convoy targeted by US military aircraft in southern Syria on Thursday were Iranian-directed, in a possible sign of increased tensions…

  • Hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to persuade US President Donald Trump to impose tough new sanctions on Iran for allegedly threatening Israel with ballistic missiles and…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the huge turnout in the Friday presidential election as a show of national power against Iran’s regional rivals.

    “We obtain our stability…

  • EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Saturday extended greetings to President Hassan Rouhani on his reelection, stressing that the European Union is ready to develop mutual cooperation.…

  • Lawmakers say extension of the sanctions relief by beleaguered US President Donald Trump, as required under the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, indicates backtracking on his deal-bashing rhetoric.

  • Iran's Interior Ministry Sunday announced Hassan Rouhani the winner of the May 19  presidential election. 

    Some 41,220,131 of the 56…

  • Millions of voters converged on the  polling stations Friday to decide the outcome of a fiercely contested race between two competing visions. The choice was whether to hand pragmatic…

  • Iran added nine US individuals and entities to its list of sanctions for human rights violations and cooperation with Israel on Thursday, a tit-for-tat to the fresh US sanctions announced a day…

  • Turkey, Russia and Iran met in Ankara on May 18 for discussions to declare "de-escalation zones" in rebel-held areas of Syria Another round of talks will be held in Tehran  on May 21,…

  • Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan shrugged off the recent US measure to impose new sanctions on defense officials and companies, stressing that Tehran will press ahead with its missile program…

  • European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the bloc is closely watching Iran’s presidential election, which was held Friday.

    “On the elections in Iran, we obviously follow…

  • Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri, head of the inspection bureau at the office of the Leader of Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, resigned his post ahead of the presidential elections held on…

  • In a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed a range of issues, including Tehran's regional role, according to a press…

  • The 4th edition of the New Horizon Conference, focusing on human rights issues in the world, opened in Tehran with European and Americans in attendance.

  • Iran’s senior envoy in Baghdad Iraj Masjedi underlined that the security and progress of Iraq is important for the Islamic Republic.

    “Iraq’s security is Iran’s security and vice versa,”…

  • Iranians go to the polls on Friday to decide whether the incumbent President Hassan Rouhani will keep his job in a head-to-head contest with principlist Ebrahim Raeisi.

    Campaigning was in…

  • Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says women have suffered the most from the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.

    Expressing sorrow over the protracted…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for maximum participation in the Friday elections, saying a "massive popular epic" will help boost the nation's dignity and…

  • US former secretary of state, John Kerry, and other top officials that served under US ex-president, Barack Obama, have founded an organization named "Diplomacy Works" aimed at defending the July…

  • A senior parliamentarian said trusting the incumbent moderate President Hassan Rouhani for another term would be in the country's best interest as hawkish Republicans are in power in the US, which…

  • Presidential contender Ebrahim Raeisi claimed the country's economic difficulties are rooted in mismanagement and not lack of resources, faulting the incumbent administration for failing to revive…

  • Iraqi prominent Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday urged Saudi Arabia and Iran to engage in “serious dialogue” with a view to averting what he described as a potential “sectarian war” in the…