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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sat for talks with a number of high-ranking Asian officials on the sidelines of the ongoing ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Tajik Ambassador to Tehran to convey Iran's strong protest over stances held by Dushanbe officials that falsely and unfoundedly accused the Islamic Republic for a terrorist attack in which some foreign cyclists were killed.
A former Iranian minister says President Hassan Rouhani must hold the meeting with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Tehran on the anniversary of the 1953 coup orchestrated by the CIA to topple Iran’s democratically-elected government.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Sri Lankan counterpart have conferred on expansion of bilateral ties between the two countries in various fields, especially in energy.
After several failed attempts, Iranian lawmakers for the first time mustered enough votes on Wednesday to summon President Hassan Rouhani to answer their questions in coming weeks over issues related to his handling of the country’s struggling economy.
Chief-Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad-Ali Jafari has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s call for dialogue with Iran, saying that the Iranian nation would never allow authorities to hold talks with the Great Satan (the US).
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Tehran believes in dialogue and logic, but the basic requirements for holding negotiation cannot be seen in the words and behaviours of US President Donald Trump and his administration.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed media reports that Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi will visit the Iranian capital on Friday, saying that Muscat has not yet informed Tehran about such a trip.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena have discussed regional and international issues in a meeting in Colombo.
Remarks by US President Donald Trump that he is ready for unconditional talks with Iran have received mixed responses in Iran with some arguing for the need for direct communications between the two arch-foes and others expressing pessimism the US is honest in its request for talks.
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic's regional strategy is based on maintaining Syria's territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has censured and expressed regret over the recent attack on foreign tourists in Tajikistan, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of a number of them.
Iran's Navy commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi says Iranian maritime forces will continue to secure free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, but keeping the Strait open depends on the interests of Iran.
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the ball is now in Europe’s court to maintain its relations with the Islamic Republic following the US’ illegal withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Delegations of Iran, Turkey, and Russia, the three guarantor states of the ceasefire regime in Syria, have held a trilateral meeting in the Russian city of Sochi.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has condemned an anti-Iran statement released by foreign ministers participating in the US’ Religious Freedom Summit.
Addressing a parliamentary meeting in Tehran on Monday, Larijani pointed to recent economic problems in the country and said the problems are partly related to decisions made in the country and partly rooted in the enemies’ acts of sabotage.
Iran’s Minister of Health and Medical Education says the US president makes humanitarian gestures, but indeed he plans to increase pressure on Iran in the fields of medicine, medical equipment and basic goods, which are going to have dire consequences for ordinary citizens of Iran.
The Iranian government is under great pressure to take more steps to normalize what the Central Bank calls “unusual” economic conditions, as the country grapples with a flagging economy and the national currency slides to record lows.
Iran says it is impossible to engage in talks with the US under the current administration which has adopted a fiercely hostile policy toward the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission is mulling over a plan to abolish the compulsory enlistment of Iranian men above 18 years of age in the military service, and to introduce an alternative plan that would make the army professional.
US President Donald Trump does not understand that “Iran has a culture of resistance that equates giving in to those kinds of public threats as surrender, and they won’t surrender,” a former US undersecretary of state for political affairs said.
