Foreign Policy

Officials: Iran, Egypt exploring possibility of meeting between Raisi and Sisi

Iran and Egypt have been holding talks in Iraq's capital Baghdad since March to discuss normalising relations between the two regional powerhouses, Egyptian and Iraqi officials told The National. They added that Tehran and Cairo are also exploring the possibility of a meeting between Iranian and Egyptian Presidents Ebrahim Raisi and Abdel Fattah El Sisi.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: Iran’s policy is to resolve misunderstandings with IAEA

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Iran’s serious policy is to resolve misunderstandings with the UN nuclear oversight body, IAEA. Kanaani was speaking at his weekly press conference on Tuesday about Tehran’s decision to let the agency re-install cameras at Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Iran: European reaction to execution of terror group ringleader, meddlesome

The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman has described as meddlesome the statements of some European governments about the recent execution of an anti-Iran terrorist ringleader.

Iran’s military chief in Oman for talks over bilateral ties, regional developments

The Chairman of Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mohammad Bagheri, has arrived in the Omani capital Muscat for talks with the country’s military and political officials.

Iran president says Tehran will always stand by Damascus

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reiterated Tehran's unrelenting support for Syria and the resistance front. He stated that the Arab country would certainly achieve final victory in the face of enemies.

Iran deputy FM: Iranian businesspeople can travel to Saudi Arabia soon 

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy says the hurdle to visits by Iranian businesspeople to Saudi Arabia will be removed within the next 30 days.

Iran president calls for expansion of ties with Uzbekistan, implementation of agreements 

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says the implementation of agreements between Iran and Uzbekistan will boost the level of their ties.

Iran FM: Sudan crisis to jeopardize entire region if not contained

Iran’s foreign minister voices concern over the security situation in Sudan, which has been the scene of deadly infighting between the country’s rival military factions.

Iran expels 4 Azeri diplomats in retaliatory move

Iran has expelled 4 Azerbaijani diplomats after declaring them as persona non grata. The Azeri diplomats were stationed in the Azeri embassy in Tehran and its consulate general in Tabriz.

Iran’s Raisi hails historic visit to Syria as ‘turning point’ in bilateral ties

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says his visit to Syria was a “turning point” in bilateral relations between the two countries following more than a decade of their joint efforts against enemy plots.

President Raisi: Palestine most important issue for Islamic world

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with resistance leaders and commanders and Palestinian thinkers in Syria, stressing that Palestine is the most important issue for the Islamic world.

Iran lauds Syria’s resistance against US sanctions, pressures

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has hailed the Syrian government and nations’ resistance against the West’s political pressure and economic sanctions during the past years.

President Raisi: Iran to keep standing by Syria; Tehran-Damascus sign 15 cooperation agreements

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has reaffirmed Iran’s continued support for Syria, saying just as the Islamic Republic stood by the Syrian government and people in the war on terror, it will also keep standing by its Syrian brothers in the field of development and progress too.

Iranian president arrives in Syria on key visit

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in Syria at the head of a political and economic delegation on an official two-day visit, Syria’s state media say.

President Raisi says Iran, India determined to deepen economic ties

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in a meeting with visiting Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, said Tehran and New Delhi are seeking to expand bilateral relations, especially in the economic and commercial fields.

Iran and India reaffirm commitment to fight terrorism

Iran and India have reaffirmed their resolve to fight all forms of terrorism in order to establish peace, stability and security in the region.

Iran says confiscation of US oil tanker defense of national interests

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Tehran will not hesitate to take all necessary measures to defend its national interests and the rights of its citizens.

Iran foreign ministry: Reconstruction of Syria tops president Raisi agenda in upcoming visit

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says a planned visit by the Iranian president to Syria will take place according to the schedule.

Two major Chinese companies plan to invest in Iran’s Khuzestan: Envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua says two major Chinese companies plan to invest in Khuzestan, in Iran’s oil-rich southwest.

Ayatollah Khamenei to Iraqi president: Iraq’s progress and prosperity important for Iran 

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a meeting with the visiting Iraqi president, said the progress, prosperity, independence and promotion of Iraq is very important for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran, Iraq resolved to further expand bilateral cooperation

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran and Iraq have had good relations in the political, economic, and cultural fields but seek to further enhance those neighborly ties.

Iran secures safe exit of 65 nationals from crisis-torn Sudan with Saudi help

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country helped secure the exit of 65 Iranian citizens from Sudan, with the help of Saudi Arabia, which has been the scene of deadly clashes between forces loyal to two rival generals.

Govt. official: Iran’s Raisi set to make official visit to Syria

A senior Iranian government official says President Ebrahim Raisi is slated to travel to Syria, without giving the exact date, in the first such a visit to the Arab country since 2010.

Iranian FM: We will continue supporting Lebanese resistance against Zionist regime

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said the Islamic Republic will continue to support the Lebanese resistance in the face of the Zionist regime.

Iran rejects German officials statements over death sentence for “terrorist leader”

Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has rejected the "interventionist positions" repeatedly adopted by some German authorities following the confirmation of the death sentence against an Iranian-German national for terror charges.

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