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  • The US House of Representatives passed two pieces of legislation linked to the international nuclear agreement with Iran on Thursday, one year after the landmark pact was announced, defying…

  • Iran's envoy to the United Nations questioned the world body's record in promoting human rights worldwide and criticized it for letting the human rights issue be used as a political tool by…

  • An official at the Foreign Ministry said it is not "adequate" for France to merely describe the terrorist anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization as a "violent" group, as recently reported in the…

  • Top officials from some western states that negotiated the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, heaped praise on the landmark agreement on Thursday, which marked one year since its conclusion.

  • of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reappointed three jurisprudents of Islamic law to the Guardians Council.

  • On the first anniversary of the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the landmark pact as the "triumph of diplomacy over coercion". "The Iran…

  • Russia has again verified Iran’s commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a nuclear agreement signed between Iran and six world powers last year.

    Russian Deputy Foreign…

  • Iran downplayed reports that IRGC boats in the Strait of Hormuz maneuvered dangerously close to a US military vessel, saying the patrol boats are always in the region as part of routine operations…

  • A year ago, a landmark nuclear deal with world powers led jubilant Iranians to hope for an end to economic hardship, but critics say US obstacles have soured those hopes.

    Despite many…

  • Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned French Ambassador in Tehran Francois Senemaud after Paris hosted a rally by the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization terrorist group.

    Director General of the…

  • A foreign ministerial meeting of Caspian Sea states was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday to work out the details of a draft convention on the legal status of the sea and the agenda for the…

  • A nuclear negotiator said Iran will not make any compromise when it comes to the commitments of the other side regarding the historic nuclear agreement.

    Tehran emerged from years of…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said any side of the July 2015 nuclear pact that starts violating it would be a "loser".

    The president made the statement in a Cabinet meeting in Tehran on…

  • President Hassan Rouhani appointed Hosseinali Amiri as vice president for parliamentary affairs and Majid Ansari as vice president for legal affairs, in separate decrees on Wednesday. Amiri, who…

  • Parliamentarians voted on Wednesday to elect three jurists, namely Abbasali Kadkhodaei, Mohammad Reza Alizadeh and Seyyed Fazlollah Mousavi, to the Guardians Council for a three-year term.

  • A nuclear negotiator explained how Iran has benefited from the historic nuclear deal with world powers, underlining the recognition of its right to peaceful nuclear energy as the most notable…

  • With the first anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal fast approaching, a bipartisan group of US politicians, diplomats, military leaders and academics is calling for closer relations between the US…

  • A senior cleric said the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has enabled the country to boost ties with foreign countries. "In a globalized village, having no contacts with…

  • The outgoing Australian ambassador to Iran said his country's private companies are making efforts to work with Iranian firms. "This is why a trade office was established at the Australian Embassy…

  • Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called for greater unity among all Iraqi political parties and groups against terrorism.

    He made the statement in a meeting with the head of the Islamic…

  • US lawmakers this week will consider three Republican-backed measures targeting the Obama administration's nuclear agreement with Iran, which bitterly divides Washington a year after it was…

  • Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Monday dispatched five vessels to monitor a US warship hosting one of America’s top generals on a day trip through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf,…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Kazakhstan on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of Caspian Sea littoral states.

  • US Defense Secretary Ash Carter made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Monday to meet US military commanders and Iraqi officials, as Washington seeks to capitalize on the recent seizure of a major…

  • A reformist member of parliament said the government should maintain "strategic patience" with the Saudi kingdom, which has adopted an aggressive policy toward Iran under the new ruler, King…