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The Health Ministry and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran have agreed to establish a joint centre for treating advanced cancers, said Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry has shed some light on a covert operation in Somalia that recently led to the release of four Iranian fishermen held captive by pirates.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says there was a global support for the JCPOA during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in China.
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has conferred with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on a multilateral nuclear agreement Tehran signed with the P5+1 group of countries in 2015 and mutual relations, particularly in economic and trade sectors.
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says the Islamic Republic’s plan for the issue of Palestine is based on a democratic plebiscite.
Helga Schmid, the Secretary General of the European External Action Service, says the EU is taking measures to help promote business relations between Tehran and European firms despite the imminent re-imposition of US sanctions.
Senior Iranian politician Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says if the Syrian government requests and if it is necessary, Iran will organize operations against the terrorists at any place across the Arab country.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the country’s membership in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the policy-making body of the international financial system, would not pose any security threat to the Islamic Republic.
By withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, US President Donald Trump made one of the biggest strategic mistakes in the US history, and proved Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was right about distrusting America, former US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed the growing bilateral relations with Mongolia and said all potentials should be tapped to further boost the two countries’ ties in all areas.
Forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have destroyed a nine-member gang of terrorists in the northwest of the country near the border with Iraq.
Members of the Iranian parliament have unanimously approved an amended version of a bill on Iran’s accession to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says time is running out for European countries who want to save the nuclear deal, and Tehran is not going to wait for Europe’s promises, which have no timeframe.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic is ready to deepen its relations with Belarus in all fields, especially in science and modern technologies.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at Washington’s efforts to impose its policies on others, describing it as a growing danger that threatens the entire world.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran has always contributed to peace and stability in the neighbouring Afghanistan because a stable and secure Afghanistan is highly critical for the regional security and development.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has welcomed the latest agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban militants on a ceasefire on Eid al-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his government is eager to see Iran joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a full member, in a show of friendship between Tehran and Moscow.
An Iranian vice president says the country “cannot wait forever” for the confirmation of the landmark nuclear deal following the US withdrawal from the multi-national agreement.
An Iranian parliamentarian says Europe must compensate for the losses inflicted on the Iran nuclear deal due to Washington’s withdrawal from, and breach of commitments under agreement.
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran welcomes the all-out development of its ties with Pakistan, and the two sides must use the extensive capacities available to further enhance the level of bilateral relations and cooperation, especially in the economic sphere.
IRGC Quds Force Commander Major General Qassem Soleimani says the victory of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in the recent parliamentary votes turned it into a Resistance Government.
