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The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei thanked government officials for their efforts to cut inflation, stabilize the economy and conclude the nuclear negotiations with…

Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, left Tehran for Beijing on Wednesday to hold talks on the project to redesign the Arak heavy water reactor and construction of…

The foreign minister stressed the need to tap into the great potential available for increased cooperation between Iran and African countries in various domains.

Speaking at a joint press…

Britain's foreign secretary said Monday Iran is a major regional player that can be an ally in fighting terrorism.

Tehran and world powers struck a deal last month on Iran's nuclear program…

Last month's nuclear deal with major powers has put Iran on track to achieve "rapid" and "sustainable" development, the president said.

The agreement will remove sanctions in return for…

The UN nuclear watchdog has asked its member states for more money to carry out its role under a deal to temporarily limit Iran's nuclear program, its chief Yukiya Amano said on Tuesday, saying…

The production line of an air-launched cruise missile was inaugurated in Tehran on Tuesday in the presence of the defense minister.

The domestically designed and manufactured Nasr missile…

US President Barack Obama has won the backing of a fresh clutch of senators for the Iran nuclear deal, raising the prospect he could yet dodge a legislative rebuke.

For months, Republicans…

The secretary general of the conservative Islamic Coalition Party said reformist candidates will be the main rivals for principlists in the Feb 26, 2016 parliamentary election.

Tehran welcomes talks with Riyadh with a view to help restore regional peace and wellbeing, stressing the need for a political solution to the Yemeni crisis, deputy foreign minister for Arab and…

The White House said on Monday the International Atomic Energy Agency did not compromise its safeguards or standards in an inspection plan for Iran’s Parchin military site.

“The fact is…

President Hassan Rouhani will hold a press conference on Saturday on the occasion of Government Week, Parviz Esmaeili, deputy for communications and information at the presidential office…

The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission held a meeting with Intelligence Ministry officials on Sunday to look into the latest activities of terrorist groups operating in the…

A delegation of lawmakers, comprising members of the Iran-Belarus Parliamentary Friendship Group, left Tehran on Monday for Minsk to hold talks with Belarusian officials, ICANA reported.

President Hassan Rouhani and members of the Cabinet visited the mausoleum of the late Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, on Monday to renew allegiance to his ideals.

They were…

President Hassan Rouhani said time will prove that major powers' decision to engage with Iran to reach a settlement on the long-running dispute over its nuclear program has been the best way to…

US Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Sunday threw his full support behind President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran.

Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said US policies on the Middle East are a major factor contributing to the instability of the region.  

The deputy foreign minister for administrative and executive affairs said maintaining bilateral relations through active diplomatic missions is important both for Iran and Britain, especially with…

Tehran representative in Parliament Alireza Zakani said a broad-based principlist alliance under the supervision of Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi and Ayatollah Ali…

Syrian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Jihad al-Laham sent a message to Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Sunday congratulating Tehran on its recent nuclear deal with major powers.

He described…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed he plans to make an official visit to Iran soon to help strengthen ties with the Islamic Republic.

Speaking to a delegation of Polish…

A senior nuclear negotiator pushed back against opponents of the recent nuclear deal with major powers, stressing that some criticisms are not out of genuine concern.

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in Tehran that despite lingering differences the resumption of bilateral ties has set in place a mechanism for more frequent diplomatic contacts.…

The potential success of the US Congress in sinking the Iran nuclear deal, which the lawmakers are currently reviewing to ultimately approve or reject, would be a "blunder" of huge dimensions, a…