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Masoud Pezeshkian has been sworn in as the ninth Iranian president. The inauguration ceremony was held in Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, with the presence of more than a hundred world leaders from different countries as well as hundreds of Iranian officials.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with Emomali Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan, in Tehran on Tuesday, stressing the expansion of ties between Tehran and Dushanbe. He has warned necessary measures should be taken in the face of those who are against the promotion of bilateral relations between the two countries.
Iranian new President Masoud Pezeshkian has hailed the anti-Israel military operations carried out by Yemen's Houthis in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Iran's mission to the United Nations has rejected US intelligence claims regarding Tehran's alleged interference in the upcoming presidential elections in the United State.
Iran's Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has expressed Tehran’s strong support for any initiative aimed at stopping Israel's months-long war against the Gaza Strip which has so far claimed the lives of more than 39,000, mostly children and women.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian held a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous in Tehran on Monday, saying his administration will speed up the implementation of the deals with Damascus.
Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian has reassured senior Palestinian resistance leaders of Tehran’s policy of providing the regional resistance axis with consistent support.
Iranian security forces have arrested a four-member team affiliated to the terrorist group known as Jaish al-Adl, who were planning to carry out sabotage operations inside Iran, in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran is ready to expand its relations with Paris based on mutual confidence building and in good conscience.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that it has confiscated a tanker carrying over 700,000 liters of smuggled oil with the flag of Togo in the Persian Gulf.
Iran’s intelligence minister says security forces in the country have restrained Daesh terrorists who had entered the country from the western border with Syria, dismissing reports that the militants pose a threat, ILNA news agency reported.
Sources have reported that the interim Afghan government has finally accepted the Islamic Republic of Iran's request to follow the Vienna Convention's procedures for introducing, approving, and accepting diplomats. Consequently, the "acting" consul appointed by the Taliban for the Afghan consulate in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, has been accepted by Iran.
Iran's new President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has appointed current MP and the veteran reformist politician Mohammad Reza Aref as Iran's first vice president.
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei formally endorsed Massoud Pezeshkian as the country's ninth president on Sunday and reiterated the Islamic Republic's general policies, including its steadfast support for Palestinians amid the Israeli massacre.
Iran’s newly elected president renewed his presidential campaign promise that he would seek to pursue a policy that would lead to enhanced ‘fairness’ and ‘justice’ during his term in office.
Iran’s former minister of foreign affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is at the helm of a council tasked with providing President Massoud Pezeshkian with a shortlist of cabinet members, said the proposed list contains no less than eight proposals for each post.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned the Israeli regime against any new adventurism in Lebanon following the missile attack in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights.
The acting Iranian foreign minister, in a phone conversation with the top German diplomat, said the German police move to shut down Islamic centers in the country is against the principles of human rights, serving Israel's interests.
China’s ambassador to Tehran says a high-ranking Chinese delegation will travel to Iran to take part in the inauguration ceremony of the Iranian President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian and convey an important message from Beijing.
Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian has once again reiterated his vow that he would make efforts to spread justice in Iran during his term in office.
Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in charge of a council that picks cabinet members for President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian’s administration, said the list of the cabinet members will soon be announced.
Iran’s President-Elect Massoud Pezeshkian has castigated the US Congress for hosting the Israeli regime’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ignoring months-long international outcry against the occupying regime’s massacre in the Gaza Strip.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, made significant remarks concerning the global support for Palestine and the resilience of Iranian youth.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the UK envoy in Tehran to protest the extradition of an Iranian national to the United States on charges of sanctions violations.
