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Iranian and Russian officials have held a meeting in Tehran at which they explored ways of fighting terrorism, organized crime, and narco-trafficking as well as regional and international strategic issues.
A senior commander with the Iranian Army’s naval forces says Iran has gained access to advanced drones which will join the naval fleet along with several other achievements in the near future.
The first presidential election debate between the six contenders who are running for office was broadcast live from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Broadcasting (IRIB) on Monday.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has refuted the joint statement by the UK, France and Germany on Tehran’s nuclear program, calling it unfounded and invalid, which contains false claims.
Ali Bagheri, the Iranian Acting Foreign Minister, has stressed Tehran’s steadfast opposition to the presence of trans-regional countries in the Caucasus region, calling for strategic coordination and consultations between Tehran and Moscow in the face of foreign interference in the regional affairs.
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's office has responded to allegations made by presidential candidate Alireza Zakani during a recent political roundtable.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has approved a proposal from the country’s top judge to pardon or commute the prison terms of more than 2,600 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts.
A senior commander with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says Iranian forces have spotted centers in the neighboring countries that train and hire militants for terrorist activities inside Iran.
Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has urged the Islamic countries to use all available tools to stop Israel's war on the Gaza Strip which has so far claimed the lives of more than 37,000, mainly children and women.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has emphasized that the renunciation of the Zionist regime and the United States by Muslims must continue beyond the time and place of Hajj, prevail in all Islamic countries worldwide, and be extended to the general populace.
Iranian armed forces engaged on Saturday in a shootout with armed militants in the border city of Saravan, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, the commander of the border guards’ headquarters said.
An informed source told Iran's IRNA News Agency that the French police raided a building that was a secret headquarters of the anti-Iran terrorist group calling itself Mojahedin Khalgh Organization.
Massoud Pezeshkian, one of the six presidential candidates in Iran’s snap elections, has announced his policy regarding the influx of millions of refugees from neighboring Afghanistan.
The first joint and simultaneous military drill between the ground forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan has been conducted in the Aras region along the border between the two states.
In a significant blow, two principal members of the terrorist group Jaish al-Adl were eliminated in the Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran.
Iran’s strategic view is to bolster comprehensive ties with neighboring Iraq and Iranian officials are determined to achieve the goal, the acting Iranian foreign minister says.
Brigadier General Seyyed Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior advisor to Iran’s Leader, says Russia and China pursue their own national interests and the Islamic Republic must take this into consideration.
Iran’s interim foreign minister says the country is still holding its end of the bargain in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with the West and acts within the framework of its obligations stipulated in the agreement despite the Western side’s lack of commitment.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan hailed the role of late Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in warming the relations between Tehran and Riyadh
Iran’s Guardian Council approved six of the 80 presidential hopefuls on Sunday to run for president in the upcoming snap elections scheduled to be held later this month, eliciting reactions from some of the turned-down candidates.
Reformist political activist Gholamhossein Karbaschi discussed the potential victory of Masoud Pezeshkian in the upcoming Iranian Presidential Election.
Iran’s Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has stated Tehran will not hesitate to employ its deterrence power in case Israel undermines regional security and stability.
Iran's Interior Ministry has announced the list of finally approved candidates for the upcoming presidential elections, with former Parliament Speaker and veteran politician Ali Larijani and former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad disqualified.
The spokesman of Iran’s Guardian Council says the vetting process for the candidates of the upcoming presidential elections is underway and the final results are likely due on Monday.
