Iran Foreign Policy – Articles and opinions about Iran’s diplomatic relations, including those related to major supranational bodies such as the United Nations and the Non-Aligned Movement.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has dismissed the US plan to establish a safe zone in northeastern Syria as a provocative measure in contravention of the UN Charter.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed bilateral ties and regional affairs with Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince of Kuwait, in the Arab country's capital.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly denounced and expressed regret and hatred over a suicide bomb attack at a wedding ceremony in the Afghan capital Kabul, which left over 200 people dead or injured.
Senior diplomats from Iran and Japan met in Tehran for a fresh round of bilateral political talks, including the approaches to close consultations between the two governments.
Representatives of Iran, the Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah Movement, and four European countries have held a trilateral meeting in Tehran on the latest developments in the war-torn Arab country.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says the country has given no commitments to gain the release of its supertanker from detention in Gibraltar, and the claims made by Gibraltar are aimed at saving face.
The supertanker Grace-1 has been renamed to “Adrian Darya” and reflagged under the Iranian flag upon the ship owner’s request, a senior Iranian official said, as the vessel prepares to leave Gibraltar on Friday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay separate visits to Kuwait and the three Scandinavian nations of Finland, Sweden, and Norway in coming days.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says the Islamic Republic will give a rapid and crushing response to any act of aggression, reiterating that Iran’s military capabilities are for defence.
Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah has sent a letter to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to voice support for the top Iranian diplomat who has been blacklisted by the US.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev had a phone call on Tuesday shortly after the postponement of a planned trilateral meeting between the two sides and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Sources have confirmed reports that the Iranian supertanker Grace-1 seized in Gibraltar will soon be released, apparently as a goodwill gesture by the UK to secure the release of the British oil tanker Stena Impero impounded in Iran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed concern over reports of tight security measures and religious restrictions against the people of Kashmir.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed happiness with the visit of Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky and his wife to India for treatment, wishing him health and speedy recovery.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed regret over the heavy casualties and damages caused by the recent floods in India, China, and Myanmar.
Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri met senior foreign authorities on the sidelines of a Caspian forum in Turkmenistan to discuss a broad range of regional and international issues and explicate the Islamic Republic’s policies.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have discussed promotion of “brotherly” relations between Tehran and Doha in a meeting on Monday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the security of Persian Gulf must be ensured by its littoral states, not foreign forces whose presence brings nothing but insecurity.
Ali-Asghar Khaji, a senior assistant to Iran’s foreign minister in special political affairs, has held talks on Yemen peace process with Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the spokesman for the Arab country’s Ansarullah Movement and the chief negotiator of the National Salvation Government.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have called for further enhancement of bilateral relations in a phone conversation.
Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for an immediate end to the bloodshed in Yemen, expressing Tehran's support for a political solution based on the Stockholm Agreements.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Muslim leaders on the Eid al-Adha, calling for further unity among Islamic states to counter hegemonic powers' unilateralism and terrorism in the world.
