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  • The Foreign Ministry rejected as "a big lie" the recent claim by US Secretary of State John Kerry that Iran was on the verge of becoming a nuclear weapons state but was prevented by the mid-July…

  • The removal of “cruel” sanctions on Iran could prepare the ground for expansion of relations between Iran and European countries, especially Hungary, a senior Foreign Ministry official said…

  • The top lawmaker on Thursday predicted that the debate among parliamentarians on the nuclear agreement between Tehran and major powers will likely be more dramatic than in the US Congress, where…

  • The Syrians trust the role Iran plays in support of the people in the region and the just cause behind its efforts, President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday in a meeting with the visiting deputy…

  • A new survey shows that a majority of Americans want the US Congress to uphold the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.

    According to the survey from the University of Maryland, 55…

  • The Iranians' distrustful attitude toward the United States could change if Washington turns to a more "realistic" approach to Iran, the Majlis speaker said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday.

  • The US Energy Department has extensive technical expertise that will help verify whether Iran is complying with its commitment to limit its nuclear program under an international agreement, the US…

  • Austrian President Heinz Fischer is to visit Iran next week. In his three-day stay, starting Sep.

  • Iran's envoy to Kuwait, Hassan Zarnegar, on Wednesday denied any link between Iran and the 26 people ordered to be detained by the office of Kuwait's public prosecutor in connection with the…

  • Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan says the Islamic Republic does not want any war in the region, stressing that Iran's military prowess poses no threat to the security of the region and is only…

  • A fair and impartial election and the integrity of the voting system will increase the people's participation in elections, the deputy interior minister for political affairs said on Wednesday.…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif believes Algeria can play a critical role in helping defuse regional conflicts, including crises in Syria and Yemen.

    The foreign minister, who arrived…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani met senior European, Asian and regional lawmakers on the sidelines of the Fourth World Conference of Parliament Speakers, which closed in New York on Tuesday.  …

  • US President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives in Congress despite ferocious…

  • Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cannot be denied a role in the future of his country and should be involved in efforts to find a solution to the crisis raging in the Arab state, the deputy…

  • United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned of the grave humanitarian situation in Yemen and called for greater contribution by the Islamic Republic to help resolve the crisis afflicting…

  • Contributing to efforts to promote regional peace and security and counter destabilizing activities in the Middle East is among Iran's priorities, the deputy foreign minister for Arab and African…

  • Dozens of former members of the US Congress want lawmakers on the job to know they sympathize with the stress they feel over the Iran nuclear deal, but that they should vote for it anyway.

  • Germany would welcome Iran’s participation in any negotiations aimed at ending the civil war in Syria, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.

    Her comments, at a news conference in Berlin…

  • Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in a televised interview on Monday that the most significant achievement of his ministry has been to help establish stability and security in various…

  • Three US House Democrats from New York and a House Democrat from Florida who is running for a senate seat endorsed President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran on Monday, lending fresh momentum…

  • Russia says if Tehran drops its lawsuit over the non-delivery of the S-300 missile defense systems, Moscow will be able to supply them to Iran.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Muslim countries to form a unified front to combat extremism, noting that terrorism and extremism are the main perils threatening the Muslim world.…

  • A senior military official said Tehran is committed to providing Syria with full and solid support, to the extent possible.

    Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General…