Senior Iranian cleric writes letter to al-Azhar’s grand imam

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi has welcomed the holding of a Shiite-Sunni conference to review the most important obstacles in the way of Islamic unity.

Iran, Azerbaijan mull expansion of economic cooperation

Termination of sanctions after the conclusion of a nuclear deal between Iran and P5+1 has prepared the ground for expansion of economic cooperation between the two countries, said Tayyebnia.

US preparing for joint commerce chamber with Iran: Official

Mohsen Jalalpour said Iran will start to do the same thing two months after the formation of a chamber in the US.

Germany to set up Bank in Iran: Official

According to the regulations of free trade zones, foreign investors can establish new banks or bank branches in these zones, Seif said.

Iran billed ‘most lucrative’ hospitality market

According to Iranian officials, hotel groups from Germany, Greece, South Korea and Singapore have recently traveled to Iran for talks.

Majority of Iranians support JCPOA: Araghchi

President Rouhani's Cabinet tries to observe maximum transparency in informing the public, said Araghchi.

US playing with ISIL pawn: Iran parliament speaker

The Serbian top diplomat slammed the big powers for their interventionist policies, saying they sow discord with the aim of disintegrating big countries.

Achievement of Iranian gov’t beyond expectations: Rouhani

President Rouhani said that the end results of the negotiations were a win-win.

Iran ready for media, cultural cooperation with Syria: Jannati

Iranian and Syrian poets, elites and authors can have good cooperation and play an effective role in introducing each other’s cultural and artistic works, said Ali Jannati.

Activists in 20 countries call for release of Saudi Shia cleric

Rallies were staged in Colombia, Switzerland, the US, Germany, Iran, Bahrain, New Zealand, Canada, France, Ghana and Lebanon, among others.

Iran to complete all South Pars Oil Field projects in 3 years: Minister

We are able to increase oil production by 500,000 barrels per day anytime we decide to do so, said the Iranian oil minister.

Executives of Italy’s oil giant in Tehran on Tuesday

Now that the prospect for the removal of sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic is bright, ENI is willing to return to Iran, said Ali Akbar Farazi.

Pipeline taking Iran’s gas to Iraq ready in 20 days: Official

Testing a 100-km stretch of the pipeline has come to an end and the pipeline will be ready to transfer Iran's natural gas to its western neighbor in 20 days, said Alireza Gharibi.

Iran ready for energy cooperation with Armenia: Veep

In a phone conversation with the Armenian prime minister, Jahangiri stressed the necessity for expansion of Iran-Armenia relations.

World Archery Championships: Iran compound team wins title

The World Archery Championships 2015 was the biggest championship in history. More than 600 archers from 96 nations were competing for glory in Copenhagen.

Iran says piping gas to EU not economical

Exporting gas to nearby countries is much more cost-effective than taking it to Europe through a pipeline several thousand kilometers in length, said Alireza Kameli.

Iran warns IAEA against leakage of confidential data to US Senate

The agreements between a country and the IAEA, which are classified, can by no means be presented to any other country, said the Iranian ambassador to the IAEA.

Iran condemns killing of Palestinian infant by Israeli settlers

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham has called on the international community to help put an end to the heinous crimes Israel commits in the occupied territories.

Iran’s Zarif calls for global nuclear disarmament

One step in the right direction would be to start negotiations for a weapons elimination treaty, backed by a robust monitoring and compliance-verification mechanism, said Zarif.

Iran rejects report of confidential annexes to JCPOA

A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says there is nothing confidential in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Tehran’s nuclear program and its...

Italy returns large haul of Iran’s stolen artifacts

A large haul of Iran’s stolen artifacts had been recovered by the Italian art police and was handed over to a representative from the Iranian Embassy in Italy.

Shell, Eni say look to return to Iran

Shell is interested in returning to Iran in the fullness of time but did not expect any quick, easy deals.

Nuclear deal does not require parliament approval

The Vienna accord signed between Iran and P5+1 is not regarded as an international agreement, convention or treaty. Therefore, it has been named the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, said Salehi.

Leader’s aide: Israel never dares to attack Iran

Supreme Leader's top adviser, Ali Akbar Velayati, has said that Iran will never allow any outsider to inspect its military sites.

Iran halts Tehran-Ankara train services for security reasons

Iran cancelled all trains heading for Turkey on Thursday and said it will not dispatch any train there until Turkish authorities make official comments on a bomb attack on Tehran-Ankara train.

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