Foreign Policy

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.

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.

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.

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.

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi says Tehran supports stability, security and national solidarity in regional countries.

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Saturday that the G5+1 should adopt rational stands in dealing with Iran.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that Iran and the European Union enjoy extensive capacity to develop economic cooperation.

Experts of Iran and Group 5+1 began negotiations in New York on Tuesday to discuss technical issues in preparation for drafting the Comprehensive Agreement in the upcoming meeting due to be held in Vienna.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blasted the western powers and the Zionist regime for their propaganda against the Islamic Republic, and said the foreign policy adopted by the new government in Iran has made Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long tiresome nights awake.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham described the country's right to use peaceful nuclear technology as the only possible framework for the negotiations between Tehran and the Group 5+1

Iran’s FM spokeswoman has said esteem and respect lavished upon Iran by the world ‘is undeniable and obvious.’

The Iranian foreign ministry on Saturday strongly rejected Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu-Bakr al-Qirbi's allegations about arms shipments to his country by Iran, and stressed that Tehran favors peace and stability in the Yemen.

Head of Italy-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group Ettore Rosato in a meeting with Supreme Leader's top aide Ali Akbar Velayati stressed Rome's enthusiasm for opening a new chapter of consolidated growing relations with Tehran.

Iran has expressed concern over the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, calling on both sides to find a peaceful solution to end the tensions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with his Nicaraguan counterpart Samuel Santos Lopez voiced Tehran's readiness to help Managua with economic aid in various fields of energy, agriculture and industry.

Slovenian Parliament Speaker Janko Veber in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Ljubljana Morteza Darzi Ramandi on Monday voiced his countryˈs willingness to broaden ties between the two countries, specially in parliamentary fields.

Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani lashed out at the European countries for their double-standard policies in campaign against drugs and terrorism, and called for their seriousness in fighting the two ominous phenomena.

Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif has said he hopes that the group P5+1 will come to negotiations with ‘political will.’

Director of the Expediency Councilˈs Center for Strategic Research Ali Akbar Velayati and visiting Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich here on Wednesday stressed development of bilateral relations.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Wednesday that Iran is willing to promote bilateral ties with Latvia as the next rotating president of the European Union Council.

An informed official at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected as “baseless” the allegations raised by Manama against Tehran in the wake of a recent Bahraini court ruling which has sentenced 12 men to life in prison for the alleged link with Iran.

An Iranian Parliamentarian has suggested that Iran and Powers change the nuclear negotiations venue for the upcoming talks.

Iranian foreign minister said here Monday night Iran and Russian are constantly consulting on various bilateral, regional and international issues and his ongoing visit of Moscow to attend a Caspian Sea conference is a step in that line.