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National Security Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says relations between Iran and Pakistan, particularly in the commercial and economic spheres, are “following an even path.”…

Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Iraq can play an effective role in helping resolve the issues facing Syria and Lebanon.  Rafsanjani made the remarks…

Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Monday that 20 former mid-level managers who had served in the previous administration had been detained over a series of financial offences which were…

The spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Tehran has not violated its obligations under an interim accord it signed with the major powers last year over its nuclear…

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the Syrian nation's resistance against the plots hatched by foreigners deserves praise.

President Hassan Rouhani expressed hope that “unity” and “brotherhood” among the Afghan nation would help root out terror and violence in the country.

In a meeting with Deputy Chief…

President Hassan Rouhani proposed that December 18 be designated as international day against violence and extremism.  

He made the proposal at the high-level international Conference…

Iran and Russia signed an agreement to cooperate in the campaign against illicit drugs.

Interior Minister and Drug Control Headquarters Secretary General Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and…

New domestically developed air defense systems will be tested in late December, the commander of the Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base told IRNA on Tuesday.

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attended a meeting of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Tuesday to give a report on the talks with the major powers on a final deal…

Pakistan's military attaché in Iran said the anti-piracy operations of Iranian naval forces in international waters are "valuable" and "praiseworthy".

"Iran's navy has made great progress…

Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani met with senior representatives of seven major political parties on Monday.

Issues concerning the general policies of…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the recent Israeli airstrikes against Syria were aimed at boosting the morale of the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday urged authorities to make firm and practical decisions in the fight against corruption.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed hope that Iran and its international negotiating partners would be able to reach a final nuclear deal within three or four months.

Members of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee held a meeting with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani on Monday.

A wide range of…

The secretary general of the Popular Front of Reforms has commented that the efficiency of the system helps boost public confidence.  “The existence of corruption erodes people’s confidence…

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei  Ryabkov said on Monday that the next round of talks between Iran and the six major powers on a final deal to resolve the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear…

In a message to Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Karim Massimov on Monday, First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri congratulated the Kazakh government and nation on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary…

The spokesperson for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has emphasized that it is Iran's "strategy" to back resistance groups in their campaigns against the Israeli regime,…

The deputy chief executive officer of Afghanistan at the head of a high-ranking delegation arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a three-day official visit.

Mohammad Mohaqiq was welcomed by…

British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond said on Saturday he believed that if a final nuclear deal was concluded between Tehran and the major powers, it could help reduce frictions between Iran…

A member of the nuclear negotiating team said no one can force Iran to accept a "compulsory suspension" of its nuclear activities.

The head of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee announced on Sunday that Iran and Mexico have signed an agreement on parliamentary cooperation.

An informed source at the foreign ministry denied a report by the Guardian claiming that Iran confirmed conducting airstrikes against targets of the self-declared Islamic State (IS) in eastern…