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  • Leader's Advisor Ali Akbar Velayati held a meeting with President of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Ammar al-Hakim in Tehran on Sunday.   

  • The head of the Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP) says the West is under pressure of business leaders to lift the sanctions on Iran.

    Dr. Heinz Gartner, a university…

  • There will be no greater “diplomatic prize” in 2015 than a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran, the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, commented in a recent article.   

  • An Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) official said on Saturday that the so-called Islamic State (IS) group sought to hijack Iranian planes.

  • Lawmaker Mohammad Saeed Arbabi called on authorities to take strong action against terrorist groups in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan to ensure "lasting security" there.…

  • A foreign ministry official denied the report that Iran and the major powers have reached tentative agreement on some key issues in their talks on a final nuclear deal.

    "No agreement has…

  • A former US lawmaker advised his colleagues in Congress to resist the temptation to sacrifice the possibility of "a very important and constructive agreement with Iran" over Tehran's nuclear…

  • The deputy chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee blamed the Arab League for the current critical situation in Bahrain.

  • A senior foreign ministry official said on Saturday the Geneva agreement between Iran and the major powers was a turning point in the relations between Iran and the world community, adding that…

  • A US senator says there is sufficient support for expanded sanctions on Iran in the new Republican-controlled US Congress to override veto threats by President Barack Obama.

  • A cleric urged Manama to release Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman arrested early this week.

  • Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said on Friday that expansion of relations with Iran was one of the most significant achievements of the Islamabad government in the field of…

  • In separate massages to parliament speakers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states on Saturday, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani expressed congratulations on the birth anniversary…

  • The ambassador to Sanaa, Hossein Niknam, met with Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and the two officials discussed ways to improve mutual relations, Yemen news agency Saba reported on Friday.…

  • A pro-reform lawmaker says he believes economic sanctions are not to the benefit of any group in the country, emphasizing that only Israel, Saudi Arabia and the US stand to gain from sanctions.…

  • Lawmaker Nozar Shafiei on Friday criticized Moscow for adopting a “profit-oriented” approach toward Iran’s nuclear dossier, saying Russian officials are only pursing Moscow’s own interests in the…

  • Iran has strongly condemned the recent deadly terrorist attack against Shiites in central Yemen, expressing sympathy with the families of the victims. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham…

  • Pakistan’s consul general in Mashhad said “sectarian and militant elements” have hindered the Pakistani government’s efforts to use existing opportunities to strengthen ties with Islamic countries…

  • The chairman of the parliament’s principlist faction said on Thursday that the top priority of principlist groups should be to retain their control over the Majlis in the next parliamentary…

  • The deputy commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Iran provides the Iraqis with support to help them thwart the plans hatched by the enemies of Muslim countries. …

  • UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash highlighted Iran's key role in the region and praised the "unique relations" between the two neighboring states.

  • A foreign ministry official criticized Manama for detaining prominent Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and described the move as "impulsive" and "imprudent".

  • A member of parliament said the imposition of fresh sanctions by the US government indicate that the United States is untrustworthy.

    The US this week placed sanctions on targets who…

  • An informed source has said a number of foreign ministers, including Saudi Arabia's Saud al-Faisal and Russia's Sergey Lavrov, have officially responded to a recent letter by Foreign Minister…

  • President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday visited elderly Christians at Tehran's St. Mary Nursing Home on the first day of the new Christian year.  

    Rouhani congratulated the Christians who…