Two-time World Cup champions, Argentina, beat Iran's national football team 1-0 with a 90 minute goal by Lionel Messi in the two teams' second match in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil on Saturday after the referee overlooked a penalty foul on Iran's Ashkan Dejagah in the second half.
Head of Iran Civil Aviation Organization Alireza Jahangirian and his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Antoniuk, in a meeting in Tehran on Saturday, explored ways to promote bilateral cooperation in air transport.
Afghan Ambassador to New Delhi Shaida Mohammad Abdali said his country is keen to ink a trilateral agreement with Iran and India to facilitate the transit of commodities between Afghanistan and India via Iran's Chabahar Port.
Supreme Leader’s top Advisor for International Affairs Ali Akbar Velayati expressed concern about the situation in Iraq, and said Tehran is ready to help the Iraqi nation and government upon a request by the Baghdad government.
The sixth round of talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) over a comprehensive, final deal is slated for early July, diplomatic sources said Friday, adding that the current negotiations are making "good progress".
Iran and the six world powers have started drafting the final nuclear deal despite a lack of agreement on major issues, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday, asking the sextet to be realistic and stop raising excessive demands.
Iranian Foreign Ministerˈs Deputies Abbas Araghchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi conferred with Helga Schmid, the deputy of EU foreign policy chief on the third day of nuclear talks on Wednesday.
If the international community recognizes Iranˈs right for peaceful use of nuclear energy, Tehran will be ready to take the final step towards resolution of the issue, President Hassan Rouhani said here on Wednesday.
The British Petroleum (BP) classed Iran, for the second consequent year, as the world’s top gas reserves holder with 33.8 trillion cubic meters, it was reported on Wednesday.
The nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers have reached a critical stage. I am reasonably confident that by next month’s deadline, we can reach a comprehensive agreement that will assure the world that Iran’s nuclear program will remain exclusively peaceful.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly condemned the recent Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and lawmakers in Gaza, describing it as an indication of the Zionists' weakness and internal rifts.
