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  • In a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Tehran on Saturday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for expansion of economic ties between the two countries.  

  • On the third day of a major war game of the armed forces, the upgraded Mersad missile system successfully fired domestically developed air-to-ground Shalamcheh missiles and shot down invading mock…

  • President Hassan Rouhani's special aide on ethnic groups and religious minorities said on Friday the Islamic Republic feels obligated to support the "religious freedoms" of minorities.

  • The secretary general of the society of devotees said in a press conference on Saturday that the principlist group plans to hold a congress on Thursday, Tasnim news agency reported. Hossein Fadaei…

  • The United Nations representative in Iran said on Saturday the international community needs Iran's assistance in the campaign against terrorism as the country can play an "outstanding role" to…

  • The vice president for legal affairs said on Saturday that the revised version of the civil rights charter, which has been prepared after receiving the views of academics and experts on the first…

  • An advisor to the nuclear negotiating team says Tehran is seeking to secure an early termination of sanctions as part of a final nuclear agreement with the major powers.

  • President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Masoud Barzani has asked Iran to continue supporting and assisting Iraqi Kurdistan.

    "We have always called for Iran's support and help…

  • A prominent journalist has commented that the Obama administration feels that it has no incentives to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, because it is getting most of what it wants already under…

  • The foreign ministry’s director general for expatriates’ affairs met with a number of Iranian nationals who are imprisoned in Azerbaijan to learn about their conditions, ISNA reported on Saturday…

  • The commander of the navy says the neighboring countries should be aware of the fact that Iran’s defense capabilities pose no threat to them.  “Our neighbors should know that the improvement…

  • The deputy prime minister of Montenegro says his country wants to expand ties with Tehran in view of Iran’s capabilities in various areas.

  • A senior foreign ministry official said Iran is planning to boost trade ties with the West once the sanctions are lifted entirely, adding that western countries themselves are very interested to…

  • In a meeting with Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar on Thursday evening, the head of Iran’s Interests Section in Cairo said Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Maraji (high-…

  • Kazakhstan's foreign minister said on Friday his country is "interested" in the speedy settlement of Iran's nuclear issue.

    Erlan Idrissov said, "The settlement of Iranian nuclear issue in…

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani visited Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday and held meetings with former and current officials of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

  • A senior advisor to the Leader said on Friday Iran will not abandon its "strategic decisions" even in the face of the decline in oil prices, which is "politically motivated."   

  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi held a meeting with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash on Thursday.

  • President Hassan Rouhani has said efforts should be directed toward fostering development.  

  • The armed forces on Thursday started a massive military drill in an area covering 2.2 million square kilometers from the east of the Strait of Hormuz to the10th parallel north in the Indian Ocean…

  • Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on late Wednesday that three terrorists had been arrested in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.  The terrorists were arrested by the…

  • Former diplomat Seyyed Hossein Mousavian has commented that the message of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent letter to his counterparts on the latest developments in negotiations…

  • Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has expressed gratitude to Iran for supporting the Arab country in its campaign against terrorism.  He said Iran has sincerely used all its potential to…

  • In separate messages to his counterparts, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated them on the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ (PBUH) and the start of the new Christian year, Fars…

  • Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marzieh Afkham strongly condemned a deadly suicide attack on anti-IS forces in south Baghdad on Wednesday, which killed at least 38 people.