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US sanctions intended to squeeze an Iranian voluntary force may have consequences for humanitarian efforts in the country because of its targeting of a bank, lawyers and analysts say. 

The chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces called on Pakistan to push for the release of Iranian border guards who were recently kidnapped at a border post and taken to…

Participants in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) reaffirmed their "collective support" for the multilateral nuclear agreement Iran signed with major powers in 2015, saying the lifting of sanctions…

The mounting criticism of Saudi Arabia's human rights record indicates that it will not be able to advance a psychological warfare campaign against Iran, says a senior lawmakerl, who also…

Asian countries share the European Union’s stance that the Iran nuclear deal should be preserved following the United States' withdrawal, a senior EU official said.  The accord on Iran's…

The United States’ latest economic sanctions against Iran display "utter disregard" for the human rights of all Iranians, Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Wednesday. The US…

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected US and Israeli calls for Moscow to persuade Iran to pull its military forces out of Syria, saying it is not what Russia can decide about. Putin made…

Senior diplomats from Iran and Germany sat down for talks on the 2015 nuclear deal and a European-proposed financial mechanism for evading the US sanctions against Iran, known as the Special…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that scientific progress can help make the country less vulnerable to threats and pressure from the enemy that seeks…

The United States' initiative purportedly designed to bring stability to the Middle East by forming an Arab alliance is doomed not only because its strategies are at odds with efforts to address…

Iran's representative to the Third Committee of the United Nations says the UN human rights mechanisms are politicized and reek of double standards.  Speaking at the meeting on the…

President Hassan Rouhani met the new Iranian ambassadors to Spain, Sierra Leone, Kuwait, Romania and Bangladesh on Tuesday, asking them to make extra effort to boost Iran's political, economic…

Iran’s pro-reform political camp is likely to campaign for incumbent Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani if he were to run in the 2021 presidential election, a reformist lawmaker said.  …

A number of Iranian security personnel were kidnapped near the border with Pakistan late on Monday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said in a statement, calling on the Islamabad government…

Deputy Police Chief Eskandar Momeni said police forces have confiscated more than 500 tons of various kinds of narcotics over the past nine months.

African countries have enormous potential to become alternative partners of Iran that needs to expand global relations to withstand the impact of strict sanctions imposed by the United States,…

Defense Minister Amir Hatami decried the US breach of international treaties and its sanctions on Iran, saying inaction on such lawlessness would have severe consequences for global security.…

Saudi Arabia has exposed itself to an existential crisis by repeatedly pursuing “abortive policies” on a regional level, says the Iranian government’s point man on the Middle East.

Good progress has been made in talks with European powers to rescue the 2015 nuclear agreement, a senior official said on Monday, adding that further negotiations will be held, if required.…

President Hassan Rouhani met a group of economists and university professors on Monday to seek expert advice on the ways to come to grips with economic challenges facing the country. 

Military officials from Iran and South Africa held the second meeting of a commission on defense cooperation on Sunday in South Africa’s administrative capital Pretoria. 

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Iran has defeated the United States politically in the international arena and this unprecedented achievement should be considered a source of optimism, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday.…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on state institutions, academic centers and intellectual circles to review the draft of the Islamic-Iranian Model of Progress…

Remaining in the international nuclear pact with Iran is today the pivotal point of Tehran-London relations, the British ambassador in Tehran said.

A senior diplomat vowed Iran’s support to help guarantee security in Afghanistan, as the South Asian country faces a rise in terrorist operations.