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  • A senior official said Iran will not stop backing regional friends, including Syria, Iraq and the resistance groups in Lebanon and Palestine.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed the role of the United Nations in finding a political solution to the crisis in Yemen by involving all Yemeni groups.

  • A nuclear exert believes oil and banking sanctions against Iran might be lifted by mid-January based on the pace at which technicians are removing and mothballing nuclear equipment at the country'…

  • With the finalization of the document on cooperation with the other side to implement the July 14 nuclear deal for modernizing the Arak reactor, the path has been cleared for the full…

  • A senior diplomat dismissed as "Iranophobia" a resolution by the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee on Thursday criticizing Iran for alleged crackdown on activists, journalists and…

  • President of Serbian National Assembly Maja Gojkovic will pay an official visit to Tehran on Monday.

  • Former vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, said on Thursday reformists intend to have an “effective” presence in the campaign for the Feb. 26, 2016, Majlis elections with the aim of winning a…

  • A senior nuclear negotiator said the ongoing expert talks over the timely implementation of the July nuclear deal with major powers, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, are…

  • An unnamed official at the Foreign Ministry rejected the claim that Iran has helped the Taliban militant group.

    "Such claims are unfounded," the official said on Wednesday in response to…

  • President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed his government's commitment to a non-partisan approach in holding the upcoming legislative and Assembly of Experts elections.

  • A senior lawmaker said the US insists on the participation of Iran in the international talks, the next round of which is scheduled for December.

  • President Hassan Rouhani says the latest terrorist attacks carried out by the so-called Islamic State militant group are aimed at creating a wave of Islamophobia around the world.

    Rouhani…

  • Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said Tehran will continue its support for the Syrian government and nation in their battle against terrorism.

  • The "significant" headway made so far in connection with the Iran nuclear issue reflects the efficiency of diplomacy in addressing the most difficult issues, said the director general of the UN…

  • President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said and the Omani government and people on the Arab country's National Day (Nov. 18), according to President.ir. In a message on…

  • President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart Francois Hollande discussed the anti-terror fight.

    In a phone conversation on Tuesday, Rouhani voiced Iran's preparedness for engaging in…

  • Head of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said extremist thought should be dealt with in a wise manner, if the global community wants no more insecurity.

  • Intelligence and security forces have recently dismantled 10 cells affiliated with the so-called Islamic State militant group, which were preparing to stage terrorist attacks across the country,…

  • Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the government will closely follow the directives of the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the so-…

  • The UN Human Rights Council should adopt a "non-politicized" approach based on constructive dialogue in its consideration of the human rights situation in various countries, Iran's deputy…

  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has outlined general policies on the environment, consistent with Article 110 of the constitution, in a letter to the heads of the three…

  • The army staged a massive war game in the eastern parts of the country on Tuesday. Infantry, artillery, electronic warfare, psychological warfare, drone and air defense units of the army…

  • A mechanism for the parliamentary panel overseeing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [the official title of the July 14 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers] is expected to be developed…

  • The judiciary chief denounced recent terror attacks in Lebanon and France, demanding that US officials should stand trial for the creation of the so-called Islamic State militant group.

  • Army Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan warned that certain “reactionary” regional countries are attempting to send militants of the so-called Islamic State terrorist group to Iran’…