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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed claims of a meeting between Elon Musk, a close aide to US president-elect Donald Trump, and Iran's permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani.
In a surprising turn of events, unofficial reports have surfaced about a meeting between Elon Musk, a prominent figure close to US President-elect Donald Trump, and Iran's permanent representative to the UN, Amir Saeed Iravani.
A former Iranian MP says US President-elect Donald Trump will try to create a diplomatic channel with Iran while resorting to the maximum pressure policy vis-à-vis Iran, and, for this reason, Tehran should not relinquish diplomacy with Washington.
Ali Larijani, a senior advisor to Iran's leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on Friday flew from Damascus to Beirut to hold talks with Lebanese officials over the Israeli aggression on Lebanon and other regional issues.
A local spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that 23 members of terror groups were killed and 46 more were arrested during the ongoing anti-terror exercises, "Security Martyrs," in Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan province.
Iran's minister of economy has criticized the continued inclusion of Iran on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) blacklist, arguing it unfairly labels the country as engaging in money laundering.
Senior advisor to Iran's Leader and a member of the Expediency Council, Ali Larijani, met on Thursday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
Ali Asghar Khaji, a Senior Advisor to Iran’s Foreign Minister, stated in an interview with RIA Novosti that Iran has not made any decision regarding a change in the number of its advisory forces in Syria.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army, Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi, has vowed a decisive response to Israel over its aggression on Iran’s territorial integrity.
The Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ali Fadavi, declared that Iran will deliver a firm response to Israel's aggressive actions.
A car carrying Iran’s minister of industry, mine and trade was involved in an accident on Thursday morning near Karaj, leading to the cancellation of his trip.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has strongly condemned an Israeli cabinet minister’s statement regarding the annexation of the West Bank by the regime, calling it part of the regime's genocidal act.
Iranians are still reeling from the murder of a heart specialist in the country where medical staff, especially doctors and nurses, is under huge pressure due to heavy workload and a shrinking number of specialists, blamed on immigration by professionals.
The Deputy Minister for International Affairs and Human Rights of Iran's Justice Ministry announced that within the next two months, a thousand Afghan prisoners will be returned to their country from Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has expressed hope that the upcoming visit by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, to Tehran would lead to agreements on existing differences and future cooperation.
Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has instructed the country’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace to form a working group to review the lifting of internet filtering, citing public dissatisfaction as a key factor in the decision.
A seasoned Iranian journalist and political analyst says after Donald Trump won US presidential election, Iran should not engage in dialogue with the US at any cost, but added ruling out altogether is neither beneficial for the country nor acceptable to the people.
In a consultative meeting on foreign policy, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that to achieve national development and resolve domestic issues, Iran must also strengthen its international relations.
The Iranian government spokeswoman has not ruled out direct Iran-US talks under the new US administration, saying the Islamic Republic will pursue any path that serves the country's interests and expediencies.
Iran's Customs Administration released a report on Monday detailing the country's foreign trade statistics for the first seven months of the current Iranian year.
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said that an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League will start later on Monday at Iran's proposal, with the aim of ending the ongoing conflicts in Lebanon and Palestine.
Iran's Foreign Ministry called Sunday for an arms embargo on Israel and the expulsion of the regime from the United Nations, following a deadly attack in Syria.