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Iran welcomes any initiative by regional countries to foster cooperation and improve peace and security, Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said, amid signs of willingness by Persian Gulf Arab…

Iran sees Israel’s possible participation in a proposed US-led force in the Persian Gulf as a “clear threat” to its security and reserves the right to take action against such a menacing move,…

President Hassan Rouhani held a phone conversation with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday, in which the two sides stressed the need to continue diplomatic engagement to find…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the country's youth, particularly scientific elites, should make continued efforts to help accelerate national…

The dragged-out negotiations between Tehran and the remaining signatories to the nuclear deal are unlikely to make progress on issues such as INSTEX, particularly because Europe wants further…

Britain on Monday joined the United States in a maritime security mission in the Persian Gulf to purportedly protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized a…

Iran is still determined to pursue a policy of "constructive engagement" with the world, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, adding that dialogue with the United States is possible if all…

Twenty-eight US lawmakers from both the Republican and Democratic parties are pushing legislation to ban the use of funds for military action against Iran without congressional authorization,…

Imposing sanctions on a country's foreign minister signals the failure of diplomacy, Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif said in reaction to the United States' recent sanctions against him…

Persian Gulf Arab states are signaling their willingness to resolve their differences with Iran through diplomacy because they feel let down by US President Donald Trump. 

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the UAE and Saudi Arabia prefer a political approach to their problems with Iran. Emphasizing continued cooperation between the two…

A foreign tanker smuggling fuel to neighboring Arab states was seized by Islamic Revolution Guards Corps forces in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, according to a Sunday statement by IRGC. …

Any suggestion of progress in talks between Iran and Europe on saving the 2015 nuclear deal is just a nicety, because the only way out of the current impasse is fulfillment of Tehran's major…

Iran will likely implement the third phase of a plan to scale back its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal under the current circumstances, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on…

The administration of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended waivers allowing foreign firms to work at Iranian nuclear facilities without US penalties.

Senior Iranian and foreign officials have expressed their support for Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who was sanctioned on Wednesday by the US administration, with the European Union…

Iran will continue its negotiations with the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, but is pursuing plans based on the presumption that the talks will not produce the desired outcome,…

Iranian and French presidents in a phone call on Tuesday agreed to work in the coming weeks on preserving all components of the 2015 nuclear deal. 

Europe should not let the United States hamper its efforts to protect trade with Iran through INSTEX, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, reiterating Tehran's demand that…

Iran should welcome détente with regional countries, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, because such an attitude would give the country the upper hand amid tensions with the United States, a…

The new government led by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed continued support for the Iran nuclear deal at an emergency meeting of international powers trying to save the 2015 accord.…

The Iranian Parliament supports the disposition of high-level authorities toward closer ties with China, Iran's top lawmaker said on Tuesday. 

China regards expansion of relations with Iran as highly important and pursues a policy of "long-term strategic" ties with Tehran, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday. 

A more "transparent" atmosphere has been created in diplomatic efforts aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear deal, but Iran is still waiting for practical steps by Europe, a senior official said on…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for increased cooperation between Tehran and Muscat to maintain the security of the strategic waterway shared by the two countries.  “Iran and Oman…