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Mehmet Seyitdanlioglu, a history professor, has examined relations between Ottoman and Safavid Empires.

Zanganeh says King Salman is unlikely to seek to ease tensions with Iran given the presence of security-minded people in his royal court.

Tehran and Lisbon could cooperate not only in issues of mutual interest but can act as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East, said the Portuguese foreign minister.

The Supreme Leader described the issue of Palestine as a key issue in the world of Islam.

Ayatollah Sistani has described protection of public rights and property as the moral and religious duty of the Iraqi army and volunteer forces fighting IS.

Democracy cannot be created in a country through providing financial, arms and intelligence support to terrorists, said Larijani in a meeting with the vice-president of the German Bundestag.

The Iranian foreign minister has said that extremism should be encountered, stressing that a multidimensional, solid strategy is needed to uproot ISIL.

Following the Saudi King’s demise some Iranian analysts look at the direction Iran-Saudi ties will take after Abdullah and different factors which may come into play.

An invitation by the Republican speaker of the House to the Israeli prime minister to address a joint session of Congress without consulting the White House is a token of appreciation by Republicans to Israel.

Following the Saudi King’s demise some Iranian analysts look at the direction Iran-Saudi ties will take after Abdullah and different factors which may come into play.

Congratulating King Salman on his succession to the throne, President Rouhani has appealed for a boost in Tehran-Riyadh relations.

A senior commander of Iran's Revolution Guards says Israel should brace for "a special retaliation" for killing six Hezbollah members and an Iranian general in Syria.

Iran has extended condolences to the Saudi government and nation on the passing of the country's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Iran's Ali Larijani and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan have stressed the need for tapping into their existing potential and forging stronger cooperation on energy, transportation, trade and industry.

Iran has slammed Israel’s killing of an Iranian commander and blasted the world’s selective treatment of terrorism and extremism as well as silence towards crimes against humanity and insulting religious sanctities.

Larijani said that Tehran will tap into all its potential to help establish lasting peace in Yemen.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said Tehran is ready to engage in frank dialog with Saudi Arabia.

The top MP said the status quo in Syria is not in the interest of any country, calling for political efforts to restore stability to the conflict-stricken country.

President Rouhani has said that Iran condemns terror, violence and extremism under the pretext of defending religions and insults to religions in the name of defending freedom.

Shamkhani noted that the attack is part of Tel Aviv’s ploy to ensure its security by resorting to terrorism as a means to plunge regional countries into internal conflicts.

To mark Martin Luther King Day, the Supreme Leader has tweeted “Discrimination still prevails in the US.”

The protesters chanted ‘Islam will be victorious’ and carried placards in condemnation of the cartoons insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

The martyred senior officer was in Syria “as a military advisor to help the Syrian government and nation in the fight against Takfiri-Salafi terrorists”.

The top parliamentarian also condemned Israel's recent aerial assault that killed several members of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah in Syria.

The son of Hezbollah's slain top military commander, Imad Mughniyeh, was among the Lebanese resistance movement fighters who were martyred in the Israeli attack.