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  • Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says Tehran is ready to “close ranks” with other members of the international community to promote “peace, moderation, dialogue and understanding” among…

  • The failure of Iran and Saudi Arabia to hold discussions on the conflict in Syria is a key obstacle to a serious push for peace, the UN special envoy said, warning that a comprehensive political…

  • The Non-Aligned Movement hailed the mid-July nuclear accord reached between Iran and major powers in Vienna, noting that Tehran’s “choices and decisions” should be respected in regard to the…

  • US President Barack Obama achieved perhaps the greatest foreign policy victory of his six years in office on Thursday, when a Republican-backed effort to kill the Iran nuclear agreement was…

  • The leaders of Britain, France and Germany on Thursday defended the deal reached between Iran and major powers in July while it is currently the subject of heated debate in the US Congress between…

  • Iran welcomed the decision by the United Nations to raise the Palestinian flag at its premises.

    Palestine's flag will fly at the world body's headquarters and offices after the UN General…

  • Meetings will be held in the coming days with the International Atomic Energy Agency in Tehran to clarify technical questions recently posed by the agency about the data Iran provided on its…

  • Shortly before departing for Tehran, Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim Al-Jabouri said he will discuss ways of increasing cooperation in the fight against terrorism and seek support for "a…

  • The recent nuclear agreement with major powers has made it "more difficult" for the United States to take military action against Iran, Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei told reporters on…

  • US Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton stressed that scrapping the Iran nuclear deal would lead to international isolation for the United States. "Several Republicans boast they'll…

  • Iran and Russia, which take similar positions on regional and international issues, have stepped up diplomatic consultations, particularly on Syria.  

  • A contract between Moscow and Tehran on the delivery of Russian S-300 missile defense systems to Iran will be signed in the near future, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told…

  • US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday urged Democrats not to filibuster voting on a resolution to disapprove the Iran nuclear agreement, the Hill reported.

  • The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on a resolution disapproving of the Iran nuclear deal on Friday.

    Debate on Iran was slated to consume the entire week in the house. The…

  • US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he would renegotiate President Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear deal if he makes his way into the White House.

  • A single decision on the recent nuclear deal with major powers will be in the national interest, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said in reference to the…

  • US President Barack Obama on Tuesday secured 42 votes in the US Senate for the international nuclear deal with Iran, more than enough to keep Congress from passing a resolution disapproving of the…

  • Opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran, facing likely defeat in Washington, said on Tuesday they would try to keep economic sanctions in place at the state level, an effort that could play into…

  • US naval forces operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane, are "routinely approached by Iranian warships and aircraft" on a "nearly daily basis," according to a…

  • Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says it is up to loyalists to the Islamic Revolution to prepare the ground for a high turnout in the upcoming elections.

  • In a meeting with Austrian President Heinz Fischer in Tehran on Tuesday, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani proposed   bilateral talks on human rights to help build a mutual…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei once again warned of US intentions to make inroads into Iran, reiterating Tehran's policy of non-negotiation with the United States…

  • Iraq's Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri is to visit Iran in the coming days. "Al-Jabouri will visit Iran at the head of a high-ranking Iraqi parliamentary delegation later this week," the Al-…

  • UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said there is no time for "lengthy" conferences and talks on Syria as the raging conflict in the war-ravaged Arab country is deepening day by day, stressing…

  • US lawmakers were to begin a high-stakes debate on a resolution disapproving the Iran nuclear deal when they returned from a summer recess on Tuesday, ready to resolve an issue that stirred a…