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An energy expert has called the Sanchi oil tanker collision an ambiguous case, saying that further investigation will indicate whether the Chinese have done what they could to prevent the tragic incident and its loses.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi have discussed ongoing efforts to find the Iranian sailors who went missing after a ship collision in Eastern China.

Iran’s foreign ministry has issued a statement on the US administration’s extension of waivers of Iran nuclear sanctions and imposition of a series of new sanctions on certain Iranian companies and individuals.

Iranian maritime officials have slammed the Chinese for not doing enough to save the Iranian crew on board an oil tanker which caught fire after colliding with a cargo ship.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Quds Force has managed to release an Iranian engineer who had been taken hostage and transferred to Afghanistan.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has categorically condemned the Thursday terrorist attack on an Afghan cultural centre and news agency in Kabul.

Iran says it has received a request from China to establish a connection between Pakistan’s Gwadar port - which Chinese companies are developing - and Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered congratulations to Japan over the birthday anniversary of Emperor Akihito, which is annually marked on December 23 as a national holiday.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani travelled to Islamabad on Saturday to partake in a six-party conference to discuss the threat of terrorism and coordinate counterterrorism efforts..

During the Tuesday meeting, Zarif and Aliyev discussed ways to expand and deepen bilateral relations between Iran and Azerbaijan, and also exchanged views on...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered congratulations to his Kazakh counterpart on the anniversary of the Central Asian state’s Independence Day.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Vasif Talibov, the chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, have discussed expansion of bilateral relations in Tehran.

Iran and South Korea have signed seven cooperation documents in various areas as a step toward the enhancement of mutual relations.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Iran has not changed its stance towards the demarcation of the Caspian Sea.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered congratulations to his Turkmen counterpart on the Central Asian state’s Day of Neutrality, which is annually marked on December 12.

An Afghan official has called on Iran to train his country’s military forces and boost military cooperation with Kabul.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says it is unacceptable to say that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cannot cope with the growth of opium production in Afghanistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will take part in the upcoming ministerial meeting of five Caspian Sea littoral states (Iran, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan), due to be held in Moscow on December 4-5.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has vehemently denounced the “brutal” terrorist attack on a university campus in Pakistan’s north-eastern city of Peshawar.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Muhammad Asif have discussed issues of mutual interest in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

North Korea claims the new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) it test-fired a few hours ago can reach the whole of continental United States.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the foreign minister and de facto leader of Myanmar, has been named the 2017 International Islamophobe of the Year for her country’s atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Afghanistan Mohammad Mohaqiq have discussed issues of mutual interest in the Iranian capital.

Masud Bin Momen, the ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has discussed the plight of Rohingya Muslims who have been fleeing violence and oppression in Myanmar and headed to Bangladesh in recent months.

An Afghan politician says the Kabul government is trying to instigate ethnic and sectarian divisions in the country.