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  • The UN Security Council, as the body responsible for preserving world peace, should play a bigger role in guaranteeing the recent nationwide truce in Syria and pressure anti-government armed…

  • Iran says unconstructive remarks by Turkish officials regarding Syrian developments on the ground will complicate the situation in the Arab country.

  • A senior lawmaker said those who have entered Syria without the country’s permission are aggressors and must leave.  Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign…

  • Outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry defended the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, stressing that Tehran is no longer technically able to build a nuclear weapon.

  • A lawmaker underscored the need for thorough monitoring to ensure the ceasefire will hold in Syria so the peace talks between the warring sides would come to fruition.

    "By closely…

  • US Republican lawmakers hope to impose new penalties on Iran over a series of charges, including its alleged destabilizing actions in neighboring Middle East nations, within the next few months.…

  • Tehran’s prosecutor said as many as 70 convicts are serving time over spying activities in the province’s prisons for compromising sensitive national intelligence. “These people betrayed the…

  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman denied rumors that Iranians will be again barred from making hajj pilgrimage in the next summer, saying the final decision will be made after a possible…

  • Commander of the Police Unit for the Protection of VIPs Lieutenant General Hedayat Alborzi announced the launch of a plan to use women bodyguards to protect foreign female diplomatic guests…

  • Iran's Supreme Court on Saturday will review an appeal by a Lebanese citizen with US permanent residency, Nizar Zakka, who received a 10-year jail sentence in September on espionage charges, a…

  • Members of the Interior Ministry's Election Headquarters convened for the first time to discuss preparations for the three upcoming votes scheduled concurrently on May 19.

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  • A lawmaker expressed pessimism that the new UN chief, Antonio Guterres, can change the biased approach of the world body and resist the pressure of the US and other wealthy countries from…

  • A world-renowned US political activist and philosopher warned that should US president-elect Donald Trump implement a promise to scrap the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, it would further…

  • A senior official said Iraqi voluntary forces, known as Popular Mobilization Units or Hashd Shaabi, are a strategic asset capable of protecting Iraq's future security.

  • A lawmaker described the approach of the International Atomic Energy Agency in monitoring Iran's commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal as "almost fair".

  • The top Interior Ministry official said efforts should be made to bolster electoral enthusiasm among the Iranian people and prepare the ground for a fair competition in the three upcoming votes.…

  • Dozens of top scientists wrote to US president-elect, Donald Trump, on Monday to urge him not to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal, calling it a strong guarantee that Tehran's nuclear program will…

  • Iran strongly condemned a terrorist car bomb attack in the north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, urging collective measures to firmly fight terrorism across the world.

  • Head of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati underlined that Tehran will never withdraw support for the anti-Israeli resistance front nations, including…

  • A top European diplomat said the European Union is determined to help uphold the 2015 nuclear accord between Iran and major powers, which was the result of an effective diplomatic approach.

  • A senior diplomat said the recent UN Security Council resolution in support of the nationwide ceasefire in Syria can greatly help step up the anti-terror drive and political efforts to take the…

  • Iran's defense chief on Monday inaugurated a production line for small caliber ammunition. In the launching ceremony, Defense Minister Lieutenant General Hossein Dehqan said it will double the…

  • Ali Akbar Velayati, a foreign policy advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution, underlined the importance of talks between the Syrian government and its allies before the start of the planned…

  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said not only Iran's scientific progress should not be slowed or stopped, but its contribution to global scientific advances should also…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said terrorism is on the verge of suffering an ultimate defeat in the Middle East, stressing the complementary role of diplomacy and resistance in defeating terrorists.…