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Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi says the onus to respect people’s rights is on those who are in charge of ensuring security in the country.

The Iranian government hopes infusion of more funds to Persepolis will help create a board of trustees for the historical site.

The Iranian president’s chief of staff says during President Rouhani’s Baku visit agreements which were in the making for months were finalized.

Dr. Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani will be President Rouhani's fourth nominee seeking parliament's a vote of confidence to take charge of the Ministry of Science.

Iraq’s stability and security is closely intertwined with those of Iran, reiterated Eshagh Jahangiri.

President Rouhani’s choice for the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology fails to secure the nod of the parliament.

Supreme Leader is doing well after undergoing prostate surgery.

President Rouhani says Iran’s economy is out of recession and a once runaway inflation is under control.

A look at how successful the government has been in its efforts to put together a civic rights charter.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says sanctions must be confronted because they constitute oppression and violation of the rights of a nation.

President pledges that his government won’t change course following the impeachment of his science minister.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday his country is seriously seeking to resolve the issues related to its peaceful nuclear energy program in the negotiations with the six world powers.

Minister of science, research and technology Reza Faraji-Dana fails to re-win a vote of confidence from parliament deputies.

President Rouhani says his government is determined to fulfill its promise to shore up the economy and cling to the rights of the Iranian people.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is determined in its nuclear talks and calls on the international community to seize the opportunity to secure a deal in that regard.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered the grounding of the country’s Iran-140 passenger planes after Sunday’s deadly crash in Tehran.

Appointment of a journalist as deputy culture minister creates an opportunity for media to act with more self-confidence in keeping with the standards of professional journalism.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman slammed the Israeli aggressions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and called on the international bodies, including the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to react to Israeli crimes.

Iran’s president has said Iranians would protect holy shrine of Shiite imams in Iraqi religious cities.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham strongly condemned the recent Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and lawmakers in Gaza, describing it as an indication of the Zionists' weakness and internal rifts.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed reports about the deployment of Iranian forces in Iraq, but expressed Tehran’s preparedness to provide any help upon Baghdad’s request to fight the Takfiri militants.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki discussed the latest developments in Iraq as well as ways to uproot terrorism.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced Tehran's full support for Iraq's war on the terrorists who have intensified their operations in the Arab country.

Iran has condemned recent acts of terrorism in Iraq, including the seizure of the Turkish Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, by militants from the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Iran has strongly condemned terrorist attack in Iraq by the DAESH in Mosul and Kirkuk.