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.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says promotion of Islam will act as a countermeasure to divisive plots by Takfiri groups.
Iranian and Azerbaijani officials signed 11 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on the sidelines of a meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Tuesday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari, in a response to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir’s claim that Iran has killed many Saudi diplomats, said that the allegations made by Mr. Jubeir since he took office cannot be taken as anything more than a joke.
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced on Monday that he will visit Tehran in coming months at the invitation of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Monday that the time for President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe has been set and arrangements are underway for the the president's tour to other countries as well.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says any ceasefire in Syria should not give an advantage to terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the Arab country.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Russian President's Special Representative for the Middle East and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in a phone conversation stressed the need to resolve the Syrian crisis through political ways.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jabari Ansari reiterated on Monday that the country is independent and does not need any advice from foreign parties on the upcoming parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections due to be held on Friday.
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces complained about the Iranian diplomatic body’s muted response to the recent attempts by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to influence the outcome of the upcoming elections in Iran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari announced on Monday that the presidents of Azerbaijan Republic, Switzerland, and South Africa will arrive in the Iranian capital in the next few days.
Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday asked Iranian people and officials to be cautious against spread of terrorist and Daesh ideology and adopt policies and plans to counter such attitudes.
Russian Defense Chief Sergei Shoigu, who is in Tehran for an official visit, on Sunday communicated a special message from President Vladimir Putin to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
Visiting Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu conferred on Sunday with the Iranian Minister of Defense and Logistics of the Armed Forces Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan on expansion of mutual cooperation as well as regional developments.
Iran’s president and Oman’s foreign minister in a meeting in Tehran weighed plans for enhancement of bilateral economic ties in a range of fields, with both sides voicing readiness to facilitate investment activities of the two countries’ private sectors.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian denounced Turkey’s initiative for the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Syria as “a repetition of past mistakes” by the West in the Arab country.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi in a meeting with his Spanish counterpart Ignacio Ybáñez here discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.
Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe-American Affairs Majid Takht-e-Ravanchi in a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende said that post-sanction era has provided an appropriate opportunity for development of cooperation with European states.
Iranian Ambassador to Paris Ali Ahani said Iran and Saudi Arabia are two major players in the Islamic World and the Middle East adding that their cooperation is essential to secure peace and stability in the region.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday expressed Tehran’s willingness to witness a more active role by Japanese companies in the Iranian market, particularly after the recent termination of anti-Iran sanctions.
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has regretted that the world’s developed countries have endangered world peace through their ill-treatment of developing nations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said security crises across the world, including in Europe, can be resolved by using the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers as a model.
Head of Iran's Endowment and Charity Affairs and Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi underlined the need for the expansion of cultural and religious tourism cooperation.
The Iranian foreign minister says the precedent of the nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries can be employed to help resolve all crises around the globe.
