A senior Health Ministry official has called for the continued closure of schools and universities in the first semester of the new academic year, as well as a ban on all forms of gatherings in…
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China on Monday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposed summit of world leaders to avoid “confrontation” over a US threat to trigger a return of all UN sanctions on Iran. The…
The US attempt to use the mechanism foreseen in the 2015 nuclear deal to return all global sanctions on Tehran is "illegal" and "unacceptable", the Iranian foreign minister said. "…
Iran’s overnight fatalities due to the coronavirus outbreak dropped to its lowest in eight days on Sunday, although the Health Ministry’s Covid-19 Epidemiology Committee announced that the death…
The new Foreign Ministry spokesman officially assumed office on Sunday during a ceremony at the ministry attended by Iran’s chief diplomat, Mohammad Javad Zarif. Saeid Khatibzadeh…
President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said his administration prefers a long-term solution to the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic to safeguard the people’s health and livelihood.
The United Nations Security Council’s rejection on Friday of the US bid to extend the arms embargo on Iran indicates Washington’s complete isolation at the global level, an Iranian diplomat said…
The Iranian mission to the world body called on the United Nations Security Council to stand up to an “illegal” and “ill-intentioned” move by the United States to extend an arms embargo against…
Iran strongly condemned the UAE’s decision to normalize diplomatic ties with Israel, describing it as an act of “strategic folly” that would undoubtedly lead to the reinforcement of the…
The unabated spread of coronavirus pandemic in Iran’s capital prompted officials to extend both a remote working policy and the suspension of the city’s restricted traffic zone to thin out its…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has traveled to Lebanon to take stock of the latest developments following the recent deadly explosion in Beirut and discuss Iran’s relief aid to the…
An Iranian senior diplomat said the United States was forced to retreat from its draft resolution on extending Iran’s arms embargo due to the opposition by members of the United Nations Security…
Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament voted against President Hassan Rouhani’s pick for the post of industries, mining and trade minister in its Wednesday session. From a total of 254 votes…
New confirmed coronavirus infections and fatalities pushed Iran’s caseload to over 333,600 and its countrywide death toll to 18,988, a health official said.
Iran is expected to postpone its annual university entrance test for the second time, as authorities in charge of holding the test have found it impossible to implement the Health Ministry’s…
US President Donald Trump will not achieve any success in reaching an agreement with Iran so long as its continues its policy of maximum pressure against Tehran, a senior government official…
Iran reported an uptick in coronavirus cases and deaths on Monday, logging 2,132 infections and 189 deaths, according to data compiled by the Health Ministry.
An Iranian diplomat has called on the United Nations Security Council members to be vigilant about the United States’ efforts to undermine the authority of the international body.
Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Austria, has called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to clarify Saudi Arabia’s “covert” nuclear activities.
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran needs to navigate a middle course with regard to coronavirus-related restrictions so as to avoid “response fatigue”—as put by the World Health Organization—…
The United Nations Security Council is expected to roundly reject the US resolution to extend Iran’s arms embargo, according to UN diplomats. The UN arms ban is set to expire in October…
The US envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, is leaving his post and US special representative for Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, will add Iran to his role “following a transition period” with Hook, US…
The number of deaths linked to the coronavirus pandemic in Iran topped 18,200 on Saturday, health officials said, as Iran continued to hold university entrance tests taken by over two million…
Iranian officials extended their sympathy to the people of Lebanon over the death and injury of thousands in a massive warehouse explosion in Beirut on Tuesday and expressed Iran’s readiness to…
Return to normality and the “defeat” of the coronavirus pandemic is not feasible during the next months, an Iranian health official said, pointing out that the only solution in the short term is…
