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An Iranian lawmaker says playing against Israeli opponents at international sports matches doesn’t necessarily mean the recognition of the Israeli regime, and the law that bans Iranians from competing against Israelis must be revised.
Iranian First Vice President says the Islamic Republic has been and will be next to the Iraqi people in rebuilding the country following the devastating war it had with ISIS terrorists.
Afghanistan’s Defence Minister Ahmad Tamim Asey and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi have discussed the Afghan peace process in Tehran.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has categorically dismissed the accusations raised against the Islamic Republic in part of a joint statement by Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed that Tehran is a threat to no country, rejecting remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who vilified Iran as an “aggressive empire”.
A senior Iranian security official says Washington has formally announced that it is using the greenback as an economic tool to impose its will on other countries.
A senior political analyst says French President Emmanuel Macron’s interest in keeping the US president in the Iran nuclear deal is even more than that of the Islamic Republic.
Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to Iran's foreign minister in political affairs, has held talks with the UN envoy for Syria as well as the heads of Russian and Turkish delegations in Geneva.
Female parliamentarians have called for broader participation of women in the Iranian society, particularly its labour market and politics, arguing it will help spur the development of the 80-million nation.
High-ranking legislators from Iran and Russia have explored ways of strengthening Tehran-Moscow alliance against terror, which was formed three years ago as part of efforts to solve the long-running conflict in Syria.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Europeans are going to extremes to keep Washington in the nuclear agreement, but that would finally deal a heavy blow to the EU itself.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says if the nuclear agreement breaks down, it will be a matter of regret for all the parties to the deal, but the Islamic Republic is ready for any possible conditions.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has reiterated the strong support of the EU, France in particular, for the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal despite the US stonewalling.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Chairman of the Turkish Parliament's Foreign Committee Volkan Bozkir have sat for talks in Tehran on bilateral and regional issues.
Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), says the EU’s policy in giving concession to the US in order to satisfy Washington to remain in the nuclear deal is a sign of the bloc’s passivity and surrender to Trump’s psychological games.
A senior Iranian lawmaker says China and Russia are the Islamic Republic’s priorities for cooperation, adding that if the western countries follow the rules of the game Tehran likes to work with them as well.
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is in Tehran for a two-day visit which is expected to be far from easy after a series of harsh statements made by French leaders about Iran's missile program and its role in the Middle East.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has lashed out at the anti-Iran comments made by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ahead of his visit to Tehran.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman has dismissed the claim that the US government has issued the permission to export surveillance equipment to intensify supervision over Tehran’s nuclear program and the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal.
Senior Advisor to Iran’s Foreign Minister in Political Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during his visit to Damascus.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and the EU member states have already established ‘very good’ cooperation on regional issues and added the cooperation can play a key role in restoration of peace and security to the region.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected cetainmedia reports on his meeting with former US Secretary of State Johan Kerry on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference, saying the meeting was not a secret one.
