The ISIS terrorist group is plotting to carry out “mass casualty” chemical weapons attacks against Britain, the minister responsible for national security has warned.

Needlework is an Iranian art which is very common among the people of Sistan and Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran.

Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday strongly denounced the recent terrorist attacks in the Turkish city of Istanbul and Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

A gunman reportedly dressed in a Santa costume killed at least 39 people, including at least 16 foreigners, at a famous nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's Eve celebrations.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hailed Syria’s nationwide ceasefire, but warned against the strengthening of terrorists during the truce time in the Arab country.

The US President-elect Donald Trump wished everyone, even his numerous enemies, a happy new year.

Amir Aliakbari from Iran lost to Mirko Filipović from Croatia in the Rizin World Grand Prix on Saturday.

The supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been admiring him in social media for wearing a jacket he had earlier worn in public appearance.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reportedly obtained President Hassan Rouhani’s consent to appoint Javad Torkabadi, a former envoy to Bahrain and Kuwait, as the new Iranian ambassador to Damascus.

In separate meetings on Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received the credentials of new ambassadors of Germany, Ecuador, Morocco, and Romania, calling for closer ties with the four states.

Iran’s Energy Minister says the country will run out of groundwater if people continue using it excessively.

The 10th International Festival of Tribes Culture was held in the Iranian northeastern city of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan Province.

With 8,108 coloured pencils, an Iranian man is likely to be the world’s top pencil collector.

A Brazilian policeman has confessed to killing the Greek ambassador upon the request of the envoy’s Brazilian wife, who had a love affair with him.

Following the widespread reactions made to a recent report about a number of homeless junkies living inside graves in a cemetery near Tehran, a number of Iranian officials have paid separate visits to these drug addicts, who are now transferred to a rehab centre.

A senior Iranian lawmaker paid a visit to the house of Loris Tjeknavorian, a prominent Iranian Armenian composer and conductor, ahead of the New Christian Year.

Iranian wrestler Jaber Sadeqzadeh was crowned the title ‘Pahlavan [champion] of Iran’ thanks to his outstanding performance at the National Senior Pahlavani Wrestling Championship.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem is scheduled to pay a visit to Iran on Saturday while diplomatic efforts to end fighting in Syria have gained momentum in recent days with the announcement of a ceasefire in the Arab country.

Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan have been the world’s top arms importers last year according to the US Congress.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 21 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani confirmed his participation at a trilateral meeting with his Russian and Turkish counterparts to be held in the Kazakh capital Astana on the Syrian crisis.

Turkmenistan managed to avert the loss of one of its only two buyers of natural gas with some desperate, last-gasp negotiations, media reports said.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) spokesman ruled out the possibility that Syrians would allow Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the upcoming talks for peace in Syria, but noted that Turkey could play a positive role if it abandons the policy of disintegration of Syria.

Two blasts have rocked the central part of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, killing at least 18 people, according to police.

Reports say Saudi Arabia has invited Iran to discuss the resumption of Hajj pilgrimages by Iranians, a process that has been halted over a litany of Hajj-time disasters and moves by Riyadh impeding the performance of the Islamic ritual by Iranians.