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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held separate meetings with the new ambassadors of Senegal and Romania to Tehran as well as the outgoing Malaysian envoy.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed regret over the recent flooding in northern India which has killed several people.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had a phone conversation with Don Pramudwinai, the deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Thailand, on Friday.

Iran's defence minister has highlighted the necessity of re-engineering the world order on the basis of the new emerging powers and to dismiss the conventional polarizations.

Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has sat down for talks with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.

The Iranian president has expressed congratulations on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day.

Iran’s Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has sat down with India’s Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat.

Iran’s defence minister, who is visiting India on an official trip, says Tehran and New Delhi should boost their cooperation in different areas.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the Iranian embassy in Thailand is trying to help an Iranian woman stranded in Myanmar to get out of the country following the recent coup d'etat in the country.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the talks being held between Iranian officials and the Taliban with the aim of bringing back stability to Afghanistan don’t mean that Tehran has forgotten the militant group’s 1998 killing of Iranian diplomats in Mazar-i-Sharif.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has welcomed the idea of formation of an all-inclusive government with the participation of all ethnic and political groups in Afghanistan.

Iran’s First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri says the construction of the railway between Iran’s Shalamcheh and Iraq’s Basra will facilitate transit of cargos from China to the Mediterranean.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani says Tehran will never recognize any group seeking to take power in Afghanistan by resorting to war.

Mohammad-Ebrahim Taherian, the Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan, held talks with Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), considering the importance of upcoming developments in Afghanistan.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says his visit to Moscow would involve negotiations on a range of issues, such as the strategic ties between Iran and Russia and the need to coordinate policies as the new US president has taken office.

Mohammad-Ebrahim Taherian, the Iranian foreign minister's special envoy for Afghanistan, has held extensive talks with a number of world diplomats on the Afghan peace process as a Taliban delegation arrives in Tehran.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says a Taliban political delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani has arrived in Tehran.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to start a tour of regional countries on Monday.

In comments on Wednesday, Mohammad Javad Zarif once again criticized Seoul for seizing Iran’s assets "upon US orders". “’ We told South Korean officials that...

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati says the South Korean banks that have blocked Iran’s funds should pay the damage suffered by Tehran during the past two years.

Female officials from Iran and China are going to hold the fourth session of cultural dialogue on Tuesday.

Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar has received the first shipment of strategic port terminal handling equipment from an Indian contractor involved in the development of the port.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says legal proceedings are underway into the case of a South Korean ship seized by Iran for environmental concerns.

Iran and Pakistan have agreed to forge closer trade relations and boost mutual cooperation with the conclusion of new agreements.

Tehran has been angered by Seoul’s offer to sell ambulances to Iran in exchange for billions of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea.