Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif started his official visit to neighboring Iraq to take part in the funeral procession of the Iraqi Kurdish leader and former president, Jalal Talabani. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Zarif left Tehran for Sulaymaniyah on Friday to participate in the funeral service for the late secretary-general of the Patriotic Union […]

Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi heading a delegation has arrived in Rome for a six-day visit to hold talks with Italian officials and attend Edoardo Amaldi conf. on nuclear safety. Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, is scheduled to attend the 20th Edoardo Amaldi Conference co-organized by the […]

Senior MP Boroujerdi in a Thu. meeting with President Bashar Assad voiced Iran’s readiness to help Syria’s reconstruction after the defeat of ISIL terrorists in the war-ravaged country. Head of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi held a meeting with Syria’s President Bashar Assad on Thursday in Damascus, during which he underscored […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected as groundless a recent US report accusing Iran of involvement in human trafficking, saying the one-sided report is aimed at drawing the world’s attention away from Washington’s own failure to fulfill its commitment to combating human trafficking. “We believe that the US government is seeking to distract the world’s […]

TEHRAN  – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday warned about a plot hatched by Zionists and a number of foreign powers to establish a new Israel in the region. On his visit to Tehran, Turkish President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Ayatollah Khamenei. During the meeting with Turkish President Recep […]

TEHRAN  – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on the leaders of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to make up for their wrong decisions, saying Iran, Turkey and Iraq are obligated to take “serious and necessary measures” to avert any change in the region’s political borders. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep […]

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a message released on Wednesday, congratulated the country’s historic record in the 14th edition of World Wushu Championships in Russia. Iranian sanda practitioners made history, winning the World Wushu Championships for the first time. The Iranian fighters claimed seven gold medals and one silver in the competition. China […]

TEHRAN  – An Iranian vice president voiced the country’s readiness to deal with all scenarios regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying a decision on reaction to the possible US withdrawal from the nuclear deal would be made at the highest level. Asked by reporters about Iran’s response to the US administration’s possible […]

TEHRAN  – President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for a new session of strategic negotiations and for talks on the latest regional developments. Heading a high-ranking delegation, Erdogan landed in Tehran on Wednesday morning and was given a welcome by Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine, and Trade Mohammad Shariatmadari and […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo urged the UN as well as the international community to endeavor toward spreading “peace and sustainable development” in the Middle East. “Our region is now grappling with numerous human, environmental and social challenges. Achieving peace and sustainable development in tandem has become the most […]