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The Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant has been temporarily taken offline to undergo scheduled maintenance aimed at ensuring the safe and efficient operation of its systems, according to the Iranian plant’s director, Reza Banazadeh.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araqchi, has emphasized that the desires of the Israeli officials regarding the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington in Oman will never come to fruition, and that no preconditions will be accepted in the negotiations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that he will sit down for indirect high-level talks with US Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced that a terrorist cell linked to Daesh which had planned to carry out attacks during the Iranian New Year (Nowruz) celebrations in Kurdistan province, Western Iran, was identified and eliminated before it could take any action.
The president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, has called on the US administration to show its genuine interest in holding negotiations, stressing that Tehran will not approve of talks at any price or under humiliating circumstances.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson reaffirmed on Monday that the country will only engage in indirect negotiations with the US regarding its nuclear program, dismissing media speculation about broader discussions raised in a reported letter from US President Donald Trump.
The spokesperson for the Iranian government, has strongly criticized recent comments published in Kayhan newspaper regarding the assassination of US President Donald Trump, calling them "contrary to Iran's official policy."
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has reiterated Tehran’s willingness to hold “indirect” talks with Washington while emphasizing that the two countries have held no direct round of negotiations yet.
The Iranian Embassy in Hungary has strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Budapest, despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant against him in November 2024 over the war in the Gaza Strip.
The Public and Revolution Prosecutor of Taybad, located in Iran’s Razavi Khorasan Province, announced a significant 50 percent decrease in the number of unauthorized Afghan nationals attempting to enter Iran last year compared to 2023.
Iran's Border Police Command announced the identification and deportation of more than 1.12 million undocumented foreign nationals, mainly from neighboring Afghanistan, during the Persian year 1403 (March 2024-March 2025), according to an official statement released on Sunday.
The Chief of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces has stated that the measures taken by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in response to the letter from US President Donald Trump were based on the principle that Tehran is not the instigator of a war, but it will respond with full force to any threat.
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stated unequivocally in an interview with Argentine network La Nacion on Saturday that "Iran does not possess nuclear weapons."
Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says that Tehran’s response to a recent letter from US President Donald Trump was tailored to its ‘content and tone’ while preserving room for diplomacy.
Mehdi Karroubi, one of the leaders of Iran's 2009 election protests, who was recently released from house arrest, issued a statement expressing his views on Iran's political and social developments.
The director of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, in Southern Iran, has announced that the plant's current electricity production capacity stands at 1,000 megawatts (MW), adding with the construction of the second and third units, this capacity will increase to 3,000 MW, meeting the electricity demands of two Iranian provinces.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has announced it will unveil more than 100 new scientific and technological achievements during ceremonies marking National Nuclear Technology Day on April 9.
Over 300 Iranian civil society activists, including academics, lawyers, journalists, and human rights defenders, have sent a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres, condemning recent US threats to wage a war against Iran.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian has removed Parliamentary Affairs Deputy Shahram Dabiri from office following public outrage over his luxury family vacation to Antarctica.
The head of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Parliament says Tehran will negotiate with the US only on an equal footing and if Washington avoids its bullying behavior.
Spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Esmail Baqaei, expressed regret over the continued exploitation of human rights mechanisms by the UK, Germany, and certain other Western countries to exert political pressure on developing nations.
The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized that Tehran has never sought war or conflict, adding, however, that the Islamic Republic has no hesitation in defending itself and maintains the highest level of readiness and capability in this regard.
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the Political Deputy of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to condemn the recent threatening rhetoric by the US president against Iran.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran emphasized that the Zionist and American seditions in the region will not be able to halt the rapid decline and collapse of the Zionist regime.
