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The Iranian Armed Forces' chief of staff called on Muslim countries to dissociate themselves from a "fake" coalition that Saudi Arabia has set up to purportedly combat terrorism. "The Al Saud's…

The fourth meeting of Iran-Oman Consultative and Strategic Committee is to be held today at the Foreign Ministry's Institute for Political and International Studies in northern Tehran.

French Senate President Gerard Larcher says he sees prospects for "stronger relations" between Tehran and Paris.

The top French senator made the remark in a joint press conference after…

A senior Foreign Ministry official said the former ambassador to Lebanon who lost his life in the September crush during Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia, died of extremely hot weather, thirst and…

Iranian and Omani naval forces plan to conduct joint naval exercises in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday. The announcement came after a meeting between Deputy Chairman of the General Staff of the…

A senior official said assisting war-torn Middle East countries to restore stability would help strengthen Iran's security.

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of Islamic…

A prominent lawmaker denounced the human rights resolution of the United Nations General Assembly against Iran as "politically-motivated".

In an interview with ICANA, Gholamreza Asadollahi…

Participants in the latest round of Syria peace talks in New York on Friday aimed at facilitating a political transition to settle the crisis in the Arab country agreed to establish a working…

Iran will export a large part of its stockpile of low-enriched uranium to Russia in the coming days to comply with the temporary curbs on its nuclear program against the lifting of international…

French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he would host his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani at the end of January after an earlier visit was postponed. Rouhani was due to visit France…

Iran has seen no sign of agreement on which groups fighting in Syria should be considered terrorists for exclusion from a political process negotiated in the second round of international Syria…

First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri met Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the heads of the upper and lower houses of the Algerian Parliament during his two-day trip to the capital city…

Former vice president, Mohammad Reza Aref, suggested that it is possible that reformists and moderates will enter into an alliance for the Feb. 26, 2016, parliamentary elections. "We are seeking…

A top commander said negotiations have been held with Russia for the purchase of T-90 tanks. "Talks have been held with Russia for buying T-90 tanks," Army Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza…

International Atomic Energy Agency’s Director General Yukiya Amano and the head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, held talks on how to implement the July nuclear deal…

Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan says the recently test-fired precision-guided long-range Emad missile is a conventional weapon.“We consider defense as our inalienable and recognized right, and…

The registration of clerical candidates for the election of the Assembly of Experts started nationwide on Thursday, while registration for the parliamentary polls is to open today.

Mohammad…

The United States appears poised to lift sanctions against Iran possibly as early as January.

Secretary of State John Kerry said in a letter on Wednesday to the Senate Foreign Relations…

Iran, the US and China have set up a task force for modernization of a heavy water reactor that Tehran has undertaken to redesign under a July nuclear deal with world powers, Iran’s nuclear chief…

The election of Lebanon’s next president falls only within the purview of the Lebanese and any foreign interference in the Arab country’s domestic affairs is unhelpful, Iran’s ambassador in Beirut…

A senior lawmaker said Iran has always been looking for reasonable relations with European countries based on mutual respect.

Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy…

President Hassan Rouhani has called for the establishment of a fact-finding committee in Nigeria to investigate the recent military crackdown on the Shia Muslim community in the African country.…

A team of sanctions monitors claimed Iran violated a UN Security Council resolution in October by test-firing a missile allegedly capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.

Iran says its…

Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht- Ravanchi has visited the Czech Republic and Slovenia to discuss bilateral ties and Middle East issues.

In his first…

President Hassan Rouhani said the closure of Iran's past nuclear case having cleared the path for the implementation of the nuclear deal, it is time to turn to economy.

"We should prepare…