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Syrians residents in Iran are set to go to the polls this week to vote for syrian president election.

Iranian lawmakers have elected Ali Larijani as the speaker of Iran’s Majlis (parliament) for the third consecutive year.

FILA president Nenad Lalovic issued a message on Thursday offering condolence over the death of Iranian freestyle wrestler Alireza Soleimani.

President Rouhani elaborating Tehran’s views to reach Asian without war, Violence and extremism announced that durable peace and security can only be achieved through the promotion of a culture of prudent moderation, tolerance and dialogue.

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President Hassan Rouhani and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday discussed bilateral ties and the latest regional and international developments.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in a meeting in China on Wednesday, conferred on the latest regional and international developments, and also vowed to do their best to pave the ground for the further enhancement of the bilateral tie.

Iran and the IAEA held another technical meeting within the Framework for Cooperation agreed between the parties last November and agreed to take five practical measures in the next step.

President Rouhani on Tuesday arrived in Shanghai, China, to attend the 4th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham dismissed a Wall Street Journal report alleging that the IRGC is recruiting Afghan refugees to fight in Syria, saying the report is "completely baseless" and aimed at "damaging Iran's face in Afghanistan".

Iranian Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia left Tehran for Kazakhstan to attend the Fourth Ministerial meeting of the Economy Cooperation Organization (ECO) in the central Asian country.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) launched the country's first multipurpose Gamma Radiation System.

Michael Mann, the Spokesman for the EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton, underlined that Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) had "tough, complicated and precise" negotiations in their three-day meetings which ended Friday.

Commander of the Iranian Border Guard Units General Hossein Zolfaqari announced that the 5th Iranian border guard who was abducted by Jeish al-Adl terrorist group along with four of his comrades in February and was not released when the other four were set free in April, is still alive and kept hostage in Pakistan.

Senior teams of negotiators from Iran and the EU started a second meeting Wednesday afternoon to end their decade-long standoff over Tehran's nuclear program through a comprehensive deal.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei reiterated that the Iranian nation will never give in to pressures of the US and other world powers.

No written invitation has so far been received from Saudi Arabia for a visit to Riyadh by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday.

Iran’s national football team on Saturday held a training session in Tehran as a part of a preparation process for the FIFA 2014 World Cup competitions in Brazil.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says it is the US not Iran that must make tough decisions in nuclear talks between Tehran and the P5+1.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated that the country's negotiators will not discuss issues related to Iran's defensive capabilities in the talks with the world powers.

The United States says its military presence in war-weary Afghanistan will remain "significant" despite this year's drawdown.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his administration attaches importance to the expansion of ties with all world countries, particularly with neighboring states.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned that Takfiri groups pose a threat to all Muslims including Shias and Sunnis.

Supreme Leader cautioned against ongoing attempts to drive a wedge between Iran and Pakistan, and stressed that the two nations do not need any other country’s permission to expand ties.