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  • Former vice president Mohammad Reza Aref told IRNA on Saturday reformists and moderates should reach agreement on a single list of candidates for the Feb. 26, 2016 parliamentary election.

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  • Former education minister and current lawmaker Hossein Mozaffar told IRNA on Sunday the impeachment of Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani scheduled to be held on Wednesday is “a strategic error”…

  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission told ISNA on Sunday a potential nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers has to be submitted to parliament for review…

  • The first deputy Majlis speaker praised the Yemeni nation for their resistance against the Saudi-led military campaign and once again voiced the Islamic Republic's support for the oppressed Yemeni…

  • France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Saturday he would meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif today to assess where Iran stands ahead of the final round of talks on its…

  • A former Lebanese foreign minister said the government of President Hassan Rouhani has provided an opportunity for promotion of relations among Islamic countries and an improvement in the…

  • The Majlis approved the general outline of a bill requiring the negotiators to safeguard nuclear achievements in the talks with the major powers over Iran's nuclear program.

    The motion…

  • A former nuclear negotiator said the recent comments by US Secretary of State John Kerry might be "helpful" in resolving the complexities in negotiations between Iran and the major powers on…

  • In a video message on the occasion of World Refugee Day (June 20), Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for instructing education…

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei donated 1,500,000,000 rials (about $51440 at official exchange rate) to a festival which is held annually on the occasion of the holy…

  • Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he hoped Iran and the major powers would reach a final agreement on Tehran's nuclear program soon.

    Putin, who was speaking at an annual…

  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said speculating on the extension of the Iran nuclear talks is unnecessary.

  • The US needs to have verification, including access to suspicious sites, in any nuclear deal with Iran, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz told PBS in an interview aired on Friday. “A good deal…

  • US Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Friday responded to reports that the Obama administration is prepared to accept concessions regarding Iran’s alleged…

  • A member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission warned that extensions of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program should not be allowed to be used as an instrument by the…

  • Russia's special presidential envoy to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization expressed hope that the SCO will be able to make a greater contribution to regional and international developments…

  • The ambassador to the United Nations warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, calling special attention to the "worrisome" worsening conditions of children in the war-ravaged country…

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave for Luxembourg on Monday to hold meetings with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and his counterparts from the three European parties to…

  • A bill requiring the negotiators to preserve the nuclear rights and achievements underwent some modifications to be better aligned with national security considerations and international…

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Bogdanov discussed the latest developments in the region, including in Syria,…

  • A senior military official reaffirmed on Friday Iran will not allow access to or inspection of its military sites under a potential nuclear agreement with the major powers. Major General Hassan…

  • In separate messages to leaders of Muslim countries on Friday, President Hassan Rouhani congratulated on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan.

  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said future US administrations will not be able to violate a possible nuclear deal with Iran.

    "I am sure if a deal is reached, no government in the…

  • The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Israel and Saudi Arabia are attempting to sink a prospective nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers by…

  • The Russian deputy foreign minister backed Iran’s call for the western parties to nuclear negotiations to avoid prolonging the talks with their obsession with tactical moves and instead…