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The commander of the naval force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran’s defense capabilities have compelled the US military to change its strategy in the Persian Gulf, adding…

In a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former president Mohammad Khatami condemned violent and extremist actions around the world, which are carried out under various banners…

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani leading a parliamentary delegation will travel to Turkey on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member…

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu is scheduled to arrive in Tehran today at the head of a high-level military delegation at the invitation Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan, IRNA reported.…

A former senior US State Department official said he believes new sanctions legislation against Iran is “unnecessary”, noting that President Barack Obama will “very likely” veto any bill that…

US President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Friday not to trigger new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, vowing to veto any new sanctions legislation.

He also said such a…

The chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says Saudi Arabia is making every effort to block the progress of the Islamic Republic, noting that the “oil war” is their…

The spokesperson for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said Iran is determined to continue negotiations with the major powers on a final nuclear deal and believes that the…

US President Barack Obama warned lawmakers on Friday not to trigger new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, vowing to veto any new sanctions legislation.

He also…

The US State Department said on Saturday Iran has not violated the terms of an interim nuclear agreement it signed with the major powers and the UN Security Council resolutions by planning to…

The deputy foreign minister said US officials have sent "direct and indirect messages" to Iran on regional issues, including the Syrian crisis and the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

Senior diplomats from Iran and its international negotiating partners held intensive bilateral meetings in Geneva as part of efforts to narrow the remaining gaps between Tehran and the major…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said "freedom of thought and belief" should be respected along with freedom of speech.

Iraq's Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban was scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Saturday to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, IRNA quoted the head of the…

An international conference on Gaza will be held in Tehran on Sunday, IRNA reported.

Former national security adviser Condoleezza Rice told jurors on Thursday she was stunned to learn that a classified mission to thwart Iran's nuclear program — now at the heart of a criminal leak…

A foreign ministry official denied reports that Major General Qasem Soleimani, a commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has been injured in Iraq.

“Major General Soleimani…

The deputy foreign minister told IRNA on Thursday that the reports by some Kuwaiti media on President Hassan Rouhani’s recent remarks about the decline in oil prices were “inaccurate”, saying the…

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is expected to travel to Iran for a two-day official visit next week to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on ways to promote defense ties between the…

The ambassador to the United Nations said the world body has been incapable of addressing the Middle East issues.

Hossein Dehqani made the remarks at a UN meeting on the Middle East…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the world is in dire need of "dialogue" and "interaction" more than ever.

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the lawmakers are preparing a bill in response to possible new western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program.   

A senior nuclear negotiator expressed cautious optimism over the outcome of the ongoing talks between Iran and the major powers on a final resolution to the 12-year standoff over Tehran's nuclear…

In a meeting with United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Geneva on Thursday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran has always been ready to play a "constructive"…

Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a recent interview with the Lebanese Al Joumhouria newspaper that dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia could positively affect…