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  • Former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski criticized the Republicans for merely expressing their opposition and failing to offer an alternative to the initial nuclear agreement…

  • Iraqi President Fuad Masum described the recent framework nuclear agreement between Iran and the major powers as a “great success,” expressing hope that diplomacy will also be used to address…

  • The central council of the Majlis majority faction held a meeting on Sunday to discuss nuclear talks with the major powers, the Yemeni crisis and other internal and international issues, Fars news…

  • In an interview with the state television late on Saturday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif clarified the mechanism of lifting sanctions under a prospective nuclear deal with the major…

  • Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri described the recently reached preliminary nuclear understanding between Iran and the major powers as a “win-win” agreement for Iran and the United States,…

  • An international affairs analyst called on all people to have "empathy" with the nuclear negotiators as Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has been closely overseeing…

  • The Majlis speaker said Iran is for national dialogue in Yemen to address the conflict gripping the Arab country.

    In a telephone conversation with Speaker of the National Assembly of…

  • The first deputy Majlis speaker described the recognition of Iran's right to enrich uranium by the West under the recent outline nuclear agreement with the major powers as a great victory for the…

  • At the invitation of President Hassan Rouhani, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Iran on Tuesday at the head of a high-ranking delegation.

  • In a decree issued on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed the new head and members of the board of trustees of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation,…

  • In a message issued on Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham extended congratulations to Muhammadu Buhari, winner of the recent presidential election in Nigeria, on his victory…

  • US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have won a three-month reprieve from the threat of additional Congressional sanctions on Iran with the announcement Thursday of a…

  • This week's framework nuclear deal with Iran was also good for boosting relations between China and the United States, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a call with US Secretary of State…

  • US President Barack Obama assured Americans on Saturday that a newly negotiated framework for a nuclear pact with Iran was a “good deal” as he sought public support for a diplomatic breakthrough…

  • The British defense secretary expressed satisfaction with the framework agreement reached between Iran and the major powers over Tehran's nuclear program and voiced hope it would lead to an…

  • The diplomatic success of the nuclear negotiators engaged in talks with the major powers not only hinges on skills of the negotiating team, but more importantly on the empathy and rapport between…

  • A former nuclear negotiator described the initial nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the major powers in Lausanne on Thursday as "a historic achievement" as it has prevented a catastrophic…

  • A senior nuclear negotiator said the termination of six resolutions by the United Nations Security Council against Tehran’s nuclear program under a final deal, which has been envisaged in the…

  • The joint statement by Iran and the major powers on the outline of a nuclear deal was beyond a win-win deal, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told ICANA on…

  • Oman, a Persian Gulf state which helped host some of the diplomacy that led to this week’s framework agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program, warmly welcomed the agreement on Friday.

  • The foreign ministry denounced the deadly attack carried out by Somalia-based al-Shabab terrorists on a university in the eastern Kenyan town of Garissa. Iran extends condolences to the Kenyan…

  • In a press briefing on Friday, US State Department spokesperson Marie Harf clarified the US position on the removal of sanctions under a final nuclear deal.  “Iran will receive sanctions…

  • President Hassan Rouhani will attend the 60th Asia-Africa Conference (AAC), which is scheduled to be held in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Bandung from April 19-24, IRNA reported on Friday…

  • Egypt sees the framework nuclear accord that Iran reached with world powers this week as a first step towards a final deal that will hopefully help bring stability to the Middle East, the state…

  • President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday nuclear talks with the major powers are the “first step” toward greater engagement with the world.