UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura lauded Iran, Russia and Turkey for the establishment of a trilateral mechanism to support the ceasefire in Syria.
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A lawmaker denounced as “politicized” and unprofessional the recent allegations of prisoners’ rights violations in a statement by the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Asma Jahangir…
The Popular Front of Islamic Revolution Forces will not field “a desperate contender” for the May 19 presidential elections, a founding member said, noting that the front is set to win the contest…
Iran and Serbia expressed firm resolve to build bilateral engagement in a wide range of domains, from economy to culture. "Tehran and Belgrade have a friendly relationship and there is strong will…
Head of the Reformist Policymaking Council Mohammad Reza Aref said the body is keen on forging electoral cooperation with other supporters of the incumbent administration on the May 19…
Lawmakers have criticized a UN peace proposal to end a 19-month war in Yemen for failing to accommodate the national interests of the Arab country.
A conflict between the Yemeni government…
A military exercise staged by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in western Iran will feature asymmetrical warfare tactics, a senior commander said.
A foreign policy advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker underlined that Tehran and Beirut hold common stances on regional issues, including Palestine. "Both Iran and Lebanon believe in the…
A member of the special parliamentary board in charge of overseeing the May 19 city council elections said plans for e-voting in 11,000 polling stations, out of the total of 66,000, have been…
The head of a parliamentary committee on the nuclear program said a deal has been reached with Moscow to convert Iran's Fordo uranium enrichment plant into a production facility for heavy isotopes…
Two vocal Iranian supporters of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers, including a former Islamic Republic official, were hosted at the White House when Barack Obama was president…
Ali Akbar Velayati, the foreign policy advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution, expressed optimism over the future of peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups, a round…
US President Donald Trump spoke on Sunday by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a range of issues, including Iran, according to the White House. Netanyahu’s office…
Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri called on the Army's Ground Forces to constantly boost preparedness and keep pace with new…
An Iranian appeals court confirmed a five-year jail sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual British-Iranian national, on security charges, the judiciary spokesman said on Sunday. Judiciary…
Domestically-designed machines built to replace ballot boxes in the upcoming city council elections have been successfully tested, removing doubts over the implementation of electronic voting in…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomed a peaceful power transfer in the Gambia hours after the West African country’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, left the country following 22 years in power.
A lawmaker dismissed fresh terror- and missile-related western allegations made against Iran in a recent meeting of the United Nations Security Council as an excuse to pressure the Islamic…
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said a delegation of Kuwaiti diplomats headed by Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid al-Sabah is expected to arrive in the Iranian capital Tehran "in two-…
A senior Iranian diplomat called on all parties to the Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, sponsored by Russia, Iran and Turkey, to help establish a lasting ceasefire so the political process…
Parties to the Astana meeting on the Syrian crisis held preliminary talks in the Kazakh capital, on the eve of 24-hour negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition groups toward…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif thanked the countries that sympathized with the Islamic Republic over the collapse of a building in downtown Tehran on Thursday that led to the death…
A special committee of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly tasked with making preparations for the formation of an Asian parliament will convene in Pakistan in the near future.
Iran will never consider compromising on its strategic missile program, which is a conventional deterrent, a lawmaker said in response to intensified western criticism of Tehran's missile…
A senior Iranian official hailed Kazakhstan's initiative to host intra-Syrian talks but warned against any attempts to turn "yesterday's terrorists" in Syria into "today's politicians".
