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President Hassan Rouhani’s “World Against Violence and Extremism” (WAVE) initiative was discussed in a meeting on Friday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, IRNA reported.…

The deputy speaker of Germany's Bundestag held a meeting with Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi on Saturday.

Claudia Roth, who arrived in Tehran at the head…

The spokesperson for the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told ICANA on Saturday that Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli is scheduled to attend a meeting of the…

The chairman of the Majlis Councils Committee told Tasnim news agency on Saturday that the draft of a bill that envisages amending the law of political parties has been prepared by a special…

Former British diplomat has called on London to accelerate its efforts to restore ties with Tehran as a key regional player capable of helping overcome the crises enveloping the strategic Middle…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a letter to the western youth urged them to look at Islam firsthand rather than believing prejudiced views that seek to spread…

Diplomats from Iran and the United states held talks on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland to discuss ways to narrow differences as part of efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement on Tehran's…

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said any affront to the holy Prophet of Islam is a red line of all Muslims.

The defense minister said Thursday the blood of Hezbollah martyrs has demonstrated the "true colors of the Zionist regime and their takfiri accomplices.

A member of parliament reiterated that the three islands in the Persian Gulf are an integral part of Iran.

President Hassan Rouhani on Friday conveyed condolences to the people and government of  Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud.  The foreign ministry…

The deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar have agreed to form a high-profile cooperation committee in Tehran in the near future. At the fourth joint political committee meeting of Iran and…

A German parliamentary delegation headed by Vice-President of the German Bundestag Claudia Roth has arrived in Tehran on Thursday for a four-day official visit including a meeting with Majlis…

The Supreme Court handed a five year jail term and fined Mohammad Reza Rahimi, a former vice president, IRNA reported late Wednesday. Rahimi was a close aide and confidant of former president…

Tehran Friday Prayer Leader Kazem Seddiqi said the continued detention and planned trial of Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman will accelerate the fall of the Al Khalifa ruling family.…

Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter expressed his country's readiness to help push ahead the talks between Iran and the six major powers over Tehran's nuclear program in an effort to clinch a…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there had been progress in world powers’ talks with Iran on its nuclear program and there were grounds to believe an agreement could be…

Spain’s foreign minister has expressed hope that Iran would join the global fight against extremist groups if Tehran reached an agreement with world powers over its disputed nuclear program.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei pointed to the importance of winning international sports titles in creating a sense of “national pride” among the public and said…

President Hassan Rouhani has condemned any act of violence perpetrated in the name of Islam, including the recent Paris shooting, as well as disrespecting religions under the pretext of freedom of…

An Iranian general killed in an Israeli air strike in Syria was not its intended target, and Israel believed it was attacking only low-ranking guerrillas, Reuters quoted a senior security source…

The UK Foreign Office accused Home Secretary Theresa May of hampering efforts to reopen the British Embassy in Tehran and undermining "delicate negotiations" for normalization of ties with Iran.…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said expansion of relations with the neighboring countries is a top foreign policy priority.  

Upon his arrival in Tehran after a one-day visit to…

US President Barack Obama, in his State of the Union address on Tuesday, said any new sanctions on Iran while the nuclear talks between Tehran and the major powers are underway would guarantee the…

The 10th summit of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States (PUIC) opened in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday.