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Presidential aide Ali Younesi denied the report that he has suggested Iraq is part of Iran, saying the Islamic Republic has never sought "expansionism" and "aggression".  "The Islamic…

Ahmad Shouhani, a member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, dismissed the support by foreign ministers of Arab League member states for the United Arab Emirates' claim…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the open letter of 47 US senators to Iranian officials on a prospective nuclear deal has “no legal value.”

The letter, released on Monday, said…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said his meeting with the Kuwaiti emir was "highly constructive."

The senior lawmaker made the remarks in a press conference after his meeting with Sheikh…

The next round of discussions between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will be held in Tehran in mid-April, the ambassador to the UN nuclear agency said on Monday after the end of a…

The German ambassador to Washington described the talks between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) on Tehran’s nuclear program as one of the…

The United States appealed to Tehran to cooperate in the search for Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent who the US says disappeared in Iran eight years ago.

Britain's House of Commons Speaker John Bercow expressed hope that the "full reopening" of the two countries' embassies would happen in the near future.

US President Barack Obama slammed the Republican senators who penned a letter attempting to warn Iran that any pending nuclear agreement will face their scrutiny.

Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi was elected as new chairman of the Assembly of Experts.

In an election held during the clerical body's meeting on Tuesday, Yazdi garnered a majority of 47 out of a…

The deputy foreign minister warned Against the  consequences of attempts to split Yemen.

"Those who support Aden with the intention of dividing Yemen and sparking a civil war are…

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting in Tehran on Monday, Fars news agency reported.

A nuclear deal with Iran is "closer" but "we have to work hard over the next few days," EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday, ANSA reported. "The EU is going to do that, to…

A team of nuclear officials led by Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Reza Najafi held a technical meeting with a delegation from the UN nuclear agency headed by IAEA Deputy…

An advanced domestically manufactured destroyer, which is to be used to train cadets, officially joined the Northern Fleet of the navy on Monday in a ceremony held in the northern port city of…

In a decree issued on Monday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Lieutenant General Hossein Ashtari as new police chief.

In his decree, the Leader…

President Hassan Rouhani said efforts by the negotiating team to defend the right to nuclear energy are “a source of national pride”.

The deputy interior minister warned against the use of “dirty money” in election campaigns.

“Dirty money should not (be allowed to) enter elections and the judiciary will certainly take…

Two key US lawmakers split Sunday on the value of the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.

"This negotiation was lost at the start," said Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate…

A group of 47 Republican US senators has written an open letter to Iran's officials saying any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama's administration will not last after he leaves…

The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said the path to a final deal to resolve the long-running dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program is “tortuous”.    

Thomas Feist, deputy chairman of the Germany-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group, called for increased “political consultations” between Tehran and Berlin.

“As a member of the parliamentary…

In separate meetings with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday, new ambassadors of Algeria, Thailand and Senegal submitted the copies of their credentials, ISNA reported.

President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to travel to Ashkhabad today at the invitation his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. During the two-day visit, the president will meet the…

The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will start on March 15 in the Swiss city of Lausanne, Fars news agency reported on Monday.  The meetings will be chaired by…