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A foreign ministry official said on Saturday Hamas Political Bureau chief Khaled Meshaal is expected to visit Iran in the near future.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian confirmed on Saturday that…

President Hassan Rouhani's chief of staff says the Islamic Republic's policies on various issues, including nuclear energy, are "transparent", emphasizing that there should be no concerns over…

On the fourth day of a major exercise of the armed forces, the fighter jets of the air force destroyed sea targets using various missiles, including the AGM-65 Maverick.   

A senior security official has lamented that some groups and media institutions that receive their funding from the administration are spreading targeted rumors against the government’s policies;…

The first vice president said the ground is prepared for increased economic cooperation between Iran and Belarus.

Experts discussed the relations and competition between Iran and Turkey over the course of history in a meeting at the foreign ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS)…

President Hassan Rouhani’s special aide on ethnic groups and religious minorities says wrong interpretations of Islam are behind the emergence of extremist groups.  

President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Christians around the world on the occasion of the new Christian year which is just around the corner.

Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Danaeifar held a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi on Saturday evening, ISNA reported.  The two officials discussed bilateral relations and…

The Tehran prosecutor general said on Sunday the judiciary takes a tough line on acid attackers and metes out the most severe punishments to them, IRNA reported.  Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi also…

In a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Tehran on Saturday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for expansion of economic ties between the two countries.  

On the third day of a major war game of the armed forces, the upgraded Mersad missile system successfully fired domestically developed air-to-ground Shalamcheh missiles and shot down invading mock…

President Hassan Rouhani's special aide on ethnic groups and religious minorities said on Friday the Islamic Republic feels obligated to support the "religious freedoms" of minorities.

The secretary general of the society of devotees said in a press conference on Saturday that the principlist group plans to hold a congress on Thursday, Tasnim news agency reported. Hossein Fadaei…

The United Nations representative in Iran said on Saturday the international community needs Iran's assistance in the campaign against terrorism as the country can play an "outstanding role" to…

The vice president for legal affairs said on Saturday that the revised version of the civil rights charter, which has been prepared after receiving the views of academics and experts on the first…

An advisor to the nuclear negotiating team says Tehran is seeking to secure an early termination of sanctions as part of a final nuclear agreement with the major powers.

President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Masoud Barzani has asked Iran to continue supporting and assisting Iraqi Kurdistan.

"We have always called for Iran's support and help…

A prominent journalist has commented that the Obama administration feels that it has no incentives to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran, because it is getting most of what it wants already under…

The foreign ministry’s director general for expatriates’ affairs met with a number of Iranian nationals who are imprisoned in Azerbaijan to learn about their conditions, ISNA reported on Saturday…

The commander of the navy says the neighboring countries should be aware of the fact that Iran’s defense capabilities pose no threat to them.  “Our neighbors should know that the improvement…

The deputy prime minister of Montenegro says his country wants to expand ties with Tehran in view of Iran’s capabilities in various areas.

A senior foreign ministry official said Iran is planning to boost trade ties with the West once the sanctions are lifted entirely, adding that western countries themselves are very interested to…

In a meeting with Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar on Thursday evening, the head of Iran’s Interests Section in Cairo said Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Maraji (high-…

Kazakhstan's foreign minister said on Friday his country is "interested" in the speedy settlement of Iran's nuclear issue.

Erlan Idrissov said, "The settlement of Iranian nuclear issue in…