Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Foreign Policy

Iran, China, Russia, Pakistan FMs discussed Afghanistan’s woes in Samarkand

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian of Iran says he held four-way talks with his counterparts from China, Russia and Pakistan over Afghanistan’s problems on the margins of a regional summit of the crisis-hit country’s neighbors in Uzbekistan.

Iran’s oil minister arrives Venezuela

Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji is in Caracas, exploring ways of "strengthening relations and cooperation in the field of energy" between Iran and Venezuela.

Iran FM: Tehran opposes Ukraine war

The Iranian foreign minister has once again voiced Tehran's opposition to the Ukraine war.

Iran delegation in Saudi Arabia to launch diplomatic missions

An Iranian technical team arrived in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh on Wednesday in line with implementing the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties and to launch political and consular activities in the two countries.

Iran FM urges UN, OIC and Muslim nations probe into “Israel crimes” against Palestinians

The Iranian foreign minister has called on the Muslim nations as well as the world community to take immediate and effective action in support of the Palestinians against “Israeli crimes.”

Official: Iran trying to re-open Embassy in Saudi Arabia before start of Hajj in June

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official says Tehran is making efforts to re-open its Embassy in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh and its Consulate in Jeddah prior to the beginning of the Hajj pilgrimage season in Saudi Arabia in June.

Azerbaijan says seeks developing “good-neighborly relations” with Iran

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ayhan Hajizadeh has stated that Baku is interested in developing “good-neighborly relations” with Tehran, and regards the continuation of talks with the Islamic Republic as important.

China envoy: De-dollarization outcome of US economic coercion

The Chinese ambassador to Iran says the de-dollarization process, which has been gathering pace on the international stage, is the outcome of America’s use of its national currency as a tool to exert economic pressure on others.

Shamkhani: Armed conflict and tension in Caucasus won’t be in anyone’s interest

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, in a meeting with his Armenian counterpart, said armed conflicts in Caucasus, would be detremental to the regional states.

Iranian president to Assad: World order changing in favor of resistance front

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Syria counterpart Bashar al-Assad on the phone that the world order is changing in favor of the axis of resistance and to the detriment of the global arrogance and the Zionist regime.

Iran to send delegation to Riyadh for embassy reopening

The Iranian Foreign Ministry is going to send a technical delegation tasked with making necessary arrangements to reopen Iran’s embassy in Riyadh.

Report: Saudi delegation in Iran to discuss reopening missions

A delegation of Saudi technical officials has reportedly landed in Iran to discuss mechanisms for the reopening of the kingdom's diplomatic mission in Tehran and its consulate general in the city of Mashhad.

Iran condemns Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Gaza

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the Israel's attacks against civilian targets in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

Azerbaijan gives 4 Iranian Embassy staffers 48 hours to leave the country

The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Azerbaijan has given 4 Iranian Embassy staffers 48 hours to leave the country after describing them as persona non grata.

Iran, Saudi Arabia officially resume ties after FMs’ meeting

The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Iran and Saudi Arabia have formally resumed their relations as of Thursday, following a meeting between the top diplomats of the two countries in China.

Iranian MP: Presidents of Iran and UAE to meet in near future

The president of the United Arab Emirates is going to meet with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in the near future.

Iran to help Syria beef up its air defense

An Iranian defense ministry official says Iran is going to help Syria beef up its air defense systems.

Ex envoy in Baku: Iran can sue Azerbaijan for ‘human trafficking’ in embassy attack case

A former Iranian ambassador in Baku has waded in the tensions over the attack on the Azerbaijan Republic’s embassy in Tehran in January.

Iran, Saudi FMs talk on phone, agree to meet soon

The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to meet each other in the coming days.

Iran FM set to finalize date, place of meeting with Saudi counterpart soon 

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says he will hold talks with his Saudi counterpart within two days to finalize the date and location of their upcoming meeting, weeks after a recent reconciliation deal between the two neighbors.

Legal official: ICJ vote against anti-Iran sanctions binding; US must pay damages

An Iranian legal official says a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), known as the World Court, against US sanctions on Iran is binding, and that Washington is bound by international law to compensate for the relevant losses inflicted on the Islamic Republic.

Iranian Foreign Ministry warns against Israel’s anti-Iran plots from the territory of Azerbaijan

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has warned that the Islamic Republic of Iran cannot remain indifferent to the conspiracies that the Zionist regime advances against it from the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Iran says ICJ ruling shows Tehran’s righteousness and US violation

The Iranian Foreign Ministry says a ruling by the International Court of Justice over freezing Iranian assets by the US shows Iran’s righteousness and the violations by the US government.

Iran denies involvement in alleged attack plot in Greece

Iran’s Embassy in Greece has strongly denied a claim by the Zionist regime that Tel Aviv helped Athens foil a terror plot hatched by Tehran.

Envoys of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria hold friendly meeting in Iraq

The ambassadors of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Syria to Iraq hold a friendly meeting, amid a détente in Riyadh’s ties with Tehran and Damascus.

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