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Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, in a phone talk with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, said Tehran is quite serious in the upcoming Vienna talks with the P4+1 group of countries.
Iranian lawmakers have not voted in favor of President Raeisi’s proposed Minister of Education Massoud Fayyazi. 140 lawmakers voted against Fayyazi and 115 voted for.
Presidents of the Unites States and China, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, met virtually on Tuesday and discussed a range of issues including Iran. Beijing and Washington are at odds on several topics, including Tehran nuclear programme and the 2015 nuclear deal.
The Iranian newspaper Iran which reflects the views of the government has run a report on Tehran’s policy and goals in the new round of talks in Vienna with the 4+1 group.
The Turkish foreign minister has voiced his country’s opposition to anti-Iran sanctions saying Ankara encourages Turkish investors and companies to cooperate with Tehran.
The Iranian foreign minister says all parties to the Iran nuclear deal have reached a common understanding that the United States is the main culprit behind the current situation in the nuclear deal.
The first session of the joint investigation committee to identify the culprits involved in the assassination of Iran's top Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani will be held in late November in Iraq, an Iranian official has informed.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the country has invited Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi to visit Tehran and is awaiting a response.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the country has invited Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi to visit Tehran and is awaiting a response.
Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani arrived in Paris late on Sunday, at the invitation of his French counterpart, to attend the summit of the naval commanders of the Indian Ocean Region Littoral Nations.
Moscow shares stance with Tehran on the possibility of reaching a good agreement in a short time during the upcoming nuclear talks, a Russian top diplomat says. The negotiations are scheduled to start in the Austrian capital later this month.
Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran is entering the Vienna talks in good faith and despite the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Iran’s Interior Minister Vahid Amiri says today the Islamic Republic is a beacon of hope, a role model of resistance and perseverance for the oppressed nations in the face of arrogant powers.
Iran’s intelligence Ministry says its operatives have identified and dealt heavy blows to drug trafficking cells and their hideouts in the first six months of the current Persian year.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Thursday returned to Tehran from a 2-day regional security conference in India’s capital New Delhi.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan says Iran and Saudi Arabia can reopen their consulates but no decision has been made in this regard yet.
Moscow says it will insist on the resumption of full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, as well as lifting of anti-Tehran sanctions during the Vienna talks slated for November’s end.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced it was “astonishing” that he has had no contact with the new Iranian government on several issues over Tehran’s nuclear programme. He has called for more contacts between the two sides.
