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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has heaped praise on deceased senior cleric, Ayatollah Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani, who headed Iran’s Assembly of Experts for three years.
The Leader's IRGC representative says Wahhabism, a secular version of Islam promoted by Turkey and extremist Shiism are the kinds of Islam the US supports.
A senior Iranian official has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s “all-out support” for the Lebanese political movements and groups, expressing Tehran’s preparedness to help Lebanon fight terrorist groups.
The Iranian defense minister has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to offer military aid to the Lebanese army in its fight against terrorism.
A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has evidence proving that terrorists have infiltrated into Iran from the neighboring Pakistan.
The German Foreign Ministry spokesman says Berlin "is still hopeful" that Iran and P5+1 could arrive at a final nuclear deal by the November 24 deadline.
Iran and Russia have held a new round of consultations on bilateral cooperation in the area of nuclear energy in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom says.
Iran has been prepared for all scenarios regarding the potential outcomes of negotiations with six world powers over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, an Iranian intelligence official says.
Iran has rejected as baseless recent remarks by the head of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC), who accused the Islamic Republic of meddling in the affairs of Arab states.
Iran and six world powers have held a new round of talks in Vienna to discuss the outstanding issues over Tehran's nuclear energy program as part of efforts to reach a final accord.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran and the P5+1 countries are moving towards resolving their differences and reaching a final agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.