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Britain’s Minister of State for Middle East Alistair Burt and Director of the National Museum of Iran Jebreil Nokandeh have reached an agreement on expansion of museum collaborations between the two countries.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the Arab country's capital of Damascus.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis have discussed the stronger role of Iranian companies in the reconstruction of the war-torn Arab state.

Syria’s northern province of Idlib must be cleansed of the remnants of terrorist groups, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday, saying the terrorist-held region should return to Syrians.

A senior Iranian official has censured the US’ move to cut funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), saying the decision is yet another crime against the oppressed nation.

Iran says a trilateral meeting on the Syrian conflict, which is to be held on Friday in Tehran among the presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey, will hopefully help consolidate efforts to bring an end to the crisis.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the offers made by Europeans to save the Iran nuclear deal have so far failed to meet Iran’s expectation, but Tehran is still hopeful Europe could convince it to remain in the deal.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus to engage in talks with top Syrian officials.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has hit back at US State Secretary Mike Pompeo for expressing concern over a false report on transfer of Iranian missiles to Iraq.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi have sat for talks on the issue of refugees in the Middle East.

Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to Iran’s foreign minister, and Martin Longden, the UK’s Special Representative for Syria, have discussed the possibility of working together to return stability to Syria.

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says foreign powers, including the United States, are unlikely to wage a war against Iran.

Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and his Russian, Iraqi, and Syrian counterparts are planned to hold a joint meeting in the near future, a high-ranking Iranian commander said.

Iranian ambassador to the United Kingdom says the US’ all-out economic war against Iran is aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Establishment through fomenting public dissatisfaction.

The foreign ministers of Iran and France have, in a phone conversation, exchanged views on a host of issues, a few days after the European diplomat’s call for talks on Tehran’s missile program and regional policies.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has vehemently rejected a media report that claimed Iran is giving ballistic missiles to Iraq.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi says the US has given non-technical and non-relevant answers to The Hague in an attempt to mislead the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Iran’s parliament speaker says the Europeans have asked Tehran to remain in the nuclear deal for now, vowing to ensure the country’s interests under the JCPOA.

Iran and Britain are slated to hold a new round of bilateral talks in the Iranian capital Tehran on September 1, defying the US sanctions re-imposed by the Trump administration.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the dismissal of the Iraqi national security advisor is a domestic issue of the Arab country, and Iran will not interfere in it.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan as the first foreign diplomat visiting Islamabad after the election of the new premier.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi have sat for talks in Islamabad on a range of bilateral and regional issues, particularly the enhancement of border security.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says following the US’ unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, the European signatories to the 2015 accord have no other way but to remain committed to their obligations under the JCPOA.

A senior official says skilled Iranian workforce will be dispatched to Germany and the United Kingdom as part of deals signed with the European countries.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Assad Qaiser, during his visit to the neighbouring country.