Foreign Policy

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will head to Pakistan on Thursday on the latest leg of his tour of Asian countries.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi says his country is set to send delegations to the US and Iran to help “halt tension” between the two sides amid growing concerns over a military conflict as Washington ratchets up its belligerent rhetoric against Tehran and builds up its military presence in the region.

Iranian president says pressure may cause difficult conditions, but the Iranian nation does not bow to the bullies.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the "surprising" allegations levelled against Iran in a recent statement by the Canadian Department of Global Affairs were stimulated by the country's election campaigns.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Iran is prepared to support the nuclear deal exactly in the same way that France and its European allies have supported and implemented the agreement during the past year.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs has sat for talks with the ambassadors of Islamic countries in Tehran ahead of the summit of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is due to be held in Saudi Arabia.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not negotiate with US President Donald Trump unless Washington shows Tehran "respect" by honouring its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.

US President Donald Trump says he is willing to engage in negotiations with Iran “if they are ready” amid Washington’s unilateral pressure against Tehran.

Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi has arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran amid heightened tension between Iran and the US.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has advised US President Donald Trump to try respecting the Iranian nation instead of constantly threatening them.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced a terrorist mine explosion at Khaf-Herat railway, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several Iranian and Afghan nationals working on the project.

In a jointly composed article, Seyyed Hossein Mousavian, a Princeton University scholar and a former member of Iran's nuclear negotiating team, and Abdulaziz Sager, Chairman of Saudi-based Persian Gulf Research Centre, say it is time for the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to hold talks.

Iran and Iraq have signed the proceedings of a meeting held on Sunday to dredge the border river of Arvand Rud.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comment that Moscow is not a fire brigade to rescue everything in the world sends the message that Iran should not pin its hope anymore on Russia anymore, a former Iranian official says.

Iran and Iraq have held a joint meeting to discuss the technical details of dredging the border river of Arvand Rud together.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Iranians believe in logic and negotiation, but the Islamic Republic will never surrender to the enemy's bullying.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed confidence that no war would break out in the Middle East amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States.

A former Iranian diplomat says US President Donald Trump is endangering the future economic, political and security of Europe through its anti-Iran policies.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has welcomed the initiative for peace talks between the Venezuelan government and opposition in Norway.

Iran's ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad, has rejected the British Foreign Office’s warning about travelling to Iran, saying that every day thousands of Iranian dual nationals and Iranian nationals working in the UK are travelling safely to Iran.

Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has warned about the threat of foreign-backed terrorists in Syria’s Idlib province.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his country is determined to work with Iran and the world to save the 2015 nuclear deal, known as JCPOA.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in China for political talks and consultations over mutual ties as well as the most significant regional and international developments including the Iran nuclear deal and the US destabilizing measures.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly denounced the Saudi-led coalition’s bombardment of residential areas in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, which left dozens of civilians including women and children dead or wounded.

Iran’s mission at the United Nations has dismissed a recent claim by Washington that Iran poses threats to American employees in Iraq.