Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Monday, the Russian foreign ministry announced.

Japan on Friday approved a plan to send its naval troops to the Middle East to ensure the safety of Japanese ships transporting oil to the energy-poor country that heavily depends on imports from the region.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi offered condolences to the Kazakh people and government over the crash of a passenger plane, which left dozens of Kazakh citizens dead and wounded.

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov named US policies against Iran and reliance of EU countries on the US as the main causes for a low chance of JCPOA survival. “I conclude that [the US’] ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran will go on, accordingly the chance for preserving and fully implementing JCPOA […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Syria government plans to file a lawsuit against Washington for plundering the oil resources of the Arab country, according to a senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Syria government is looking into the possibility of suing Washington in an international court over the plundering of Syria’s oil reserves, […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated Kuwaiti Ministers, Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Sabah as Prime Minister and Sheikh Ahmad Naser al-Mohammad al-Sabah, as Foreign Minister, on their appointment to their new positions in separate telephone talks on Wednesday. During phone talks, Zarif discussed bilateral relations, regional developments and Hurmoz Peace Initiative (HOPE) […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian parliament speaker, has called for regional countries’ cooperation to protect the Persian Gulf security. “Preserving the security of the Persian Gulf needs collective cooperation of regional countries,” Amir Abdollahian said in a tweet, Mehr reported on Tuesday. “The outcome of […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) — The Guardian Council is investigating the parliamentary candidates’ records, as well as their complaints with due care, the Guardian Council chief, said on Wednesday. As IRNA reported, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, head of Guardian Council said, “Investigating complaints and qualifications records, especially in such short time, is an extremely laborious measure which […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed Wednesday on the need to create a new era for the Japan and China ties as they step up preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Japan next spring. In a meeting in the southwestern Chinese city of […]

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A senior Iranian official has reiterated the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran to maintain peaceful relations with countries in the region, saying Tehran welcomes any step to settle regional disputes. “Regional differences are rooted in some countries’ dependence on Western powers, particularly the US,” Head of Iran’s Strategic Council […]