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  • Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi was re-elected as chairman of the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom for a two-year term in a meeting of the society on Friday, IRNA reported.  Other members of the…

  • New Science, Research and Technology Minister Mohammad Farhadi was inaugurated in a ceremony held in Tehran on Saturday, IRNA reported.   The Majlis approved Farhadi as minister of…

  • The ambassador to international organizations in Vienna said on Friday that lasting peace in Palestine can be achieved only through using democratic means.      …

  • The former ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva has commented it is likely that Iran and the major powers will finalize a comprehensive deal on Tehran's nuclear program in a few months.

  • Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hossein Sadeqi said improving relations with the neighboring countries is a foreign policy priority for Tehran.     

  • The UN nuclear agency will need more funds from member states to help pay for its monitoring of an extended interim nuclear deal between Iran and the six major powers, it said on Wednesday.

  • Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with a recent shooting attack in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, in which three police personnel were killed, the governor of…

  • Some 223 members of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) have left Camp Liberty in Iraq for Albania over the past few weeks, the Fars news agency reported on Friday.  …

  • The deputy interior minister stressed the need to create effective mechanisms to help Afghan refugees return to their homeland and said, “The reconstruction and development of Afghanistan is the…

  • The president of Italy's Chamber of Deputies says Iran has a crucial role to play in ensuring stability in the region.   

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed his support for the extension of the talks between Iran and the major powers on Tehran's nuclear program, saying the…

  • Iran and the major powers will try to conclude a nuclear deal before a new summer deadline, EUbusiness quoted a senior European diplomat as saying on Wednesday.     …

  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says many economic problems are not due to sanctions, but they are rooted in mismanagement. “I do not believe that all problems are due to sanctions, but many economic…

  • The commander of the navy said six new warships, which are equipped with short-range and medium-range surface-to-surface missile systems, will be unveiled on Monday, the Fars news agency reported…

  • A parliamentary delegation, comprised of members of the Majlis Judicial and Legal Committee, left Tehran for Kuala Lumpur on Friday to hold talks with Malaysian judicial officials on legal issues…

  • British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said London is working with Iranian officials to reopen the British Embassy in Tehran in spite of some “technical difficulties”.

  • Following a decision by Iran and the major powers to extend their talks on a final settlement to Iran's nuclear dispute for seven more months, the ambassador to France commented, "All parties have…

  • Calling for expansion of all-out ties with Azerbaijan, Iran's First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri underlined on Wednesday that the security of the two neighbors "is tied together," IRNA…

  • British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said a final deal on Tehran's nuclear program would offer great benefits to the world.    

    Hammond made the remarks on Tuesday in…

  • After months of controversy over who should run the ministry of higher education, lawmakers finally reached a consensus among themselves to give a vote of confidence to President Hassan Rouhani's…

  • A former Russian foreign minister has said that conditions are favorable for increasing cooperation between Iran and Russia, expressing satisfaction with the growing relations between the two…

  • The director of the US State Department’s press office said on Tuesday that the talks between Iran and the major powers over the past year have brought them closer to a final deal to resolve the…

  • The director of the Expediency Council’s Center for Strategic Research   said Iran is prepared to share its experience with the neighboring countries that are keen to take advantage of…

  • The ambassador to Ankara and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed issues of mutual interest in a meeting on Tuesday.   

  • Unknown gunmen have killed three police personnel early on Wednesday in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, which borders Pakistan.