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Qatar said Iran and Arab countries can solve their tensions through "constructive dialogue and diplomacy". "The tension is not sectarian, as it appears to some; rather it is a power and…

The new centrifuges that Iran plans to use will significantly increase its enrichment capacity, an informed official said, adding that the new centrifuges will be unveiled in the coming weeks.…

Japan and France have proposed a joint plan to provide Iran with a loan of about $18.4 billion to be secured by oil if Tehran returns to full compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of…

Japan said on Friday it will not join any US coalition to protect merchant vessels in Middle East waterways, but will instead send a separate force of ships and planes to guard ships supplying…

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced that Saudi Arabia had positively responded to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative for defusing tensions in the Persian Gulf region…

President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that achieving growth and progress requires forging links with the world while making efforts to make the economy more self-reliant. 

It is important for Iran and the United States to seize the opportunity for negotiation, despite a narrowing political space to prevent the risk of an uncontrolled escalation, a top French…

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan sounded optimistic about a possible improvement in Washington-Tehran ties that have been currently at the lowest ebb after US President Donald Trump announced…

Collective efforts in the fields of security, science and technology can help promote health in the region, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, while criticizing US sanctions that have…

More Afghans than Syrians have migrated to the European Union so far this year, official data show, making them the largest group of foreign citizens illegally entering the bloc, with many…

President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday the settlement of the Yemen crisis would help ease tensions in the region, clearing the way for addressing other regional challenges through diplomacy.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani held talks with his counterparts on the sidelines of the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Sunday to discuss…

An advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to visit Tehran later this week to pursue Tokyo's initiative of reducing tensions in the Middle East and helping settle the conflict…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underlined the need for efforts to resolve the Yemen crisis, stressing that a halt to the devastating war would significantly promote…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani left Tehran for the Serbian capital Belgrade on Sunday morning to attend the 141st assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.  Heading a delegation of…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran feels duty-bound to stand against oppression and oppressors based on religious teachings and will, therefore, refuse to yield…

Tehran opposes Turkey's military offensive in north Syria and believes that the dispute can be addressed through dialogue in multilateral meetings with the participation of mediating countries,…

Iran has proposed setting up meetings with Middle East countries at various levels to reach a consensus over the parameters of its peace initiative for the region, dubbed the “Coalition of Hope…

Tehran on Friday launched an investigation into an attack on an Iranian tanker navigating the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia and said its perpetrators are to blame for the consequences.…

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to start a regional tour on Saturday with the aim of mediating between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Pakistani sources disclosed.    

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday legal infrastructures should be put in place to facilitate the activities of knowledge-based companies, as scientific…

President Hassan Rouhani said security in the volatile Syria-Turkey border areas can only be guaranteed through cooperation between the Syrian Army and Kurdish forces. 

Mediation efforts to resolve the dispute between Iran and the United States during the United Nations General Assembly last month did not succeed, because Washington showed no serious interest…

Iran has urged Turkey not to go ahead with its planned military operation in Syria and called for respecting the territorial integrity of the war-torn Arab state. 

The Spanish official set to become the European Union's point man on Iran says the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran must be preserved.