Iran
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Iran says reports on drone attack in Isfahan need verification
PoliticsIran’s interior minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that media reports on a suspected drone attack on defense facilities near the central city of Isfahan are raw and need to be verified.
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Tehran rejects extension of HRC rapporteur’s mission in Iran
PoliticsIran says that a decision by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to extend the mission of Javaid Rehman, the council’s rapporteur on Iran, with the minimum support of member countries is not a base for Iran’s cooperation and is fully rejected.
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FM Spox rejects anti-Iran resolution of Human Rights Council as politically-motivated
PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Tuesday reacted to an anti-Iran resolution by the UN Human Rights Council, rejecting it as politically-motivated with a selective, biased, and confrontational approach towards Iran.
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Iranian President Welcomes Invitation to Saudi Arabia: Spokesman
PoliticsThe spokesperson for the Iranian administration said President Ebrahim Raisi has welcomed an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to visit the kingdom.
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Deputy FMs of Russia, Turkiye, Syria, Iran kick off Moscow meeting
PoliticsThe deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Turkiye, Iran, and Syria have started a meeting in the Russian capital Moscow to discuss the resumption of ties between Ankara and Damascus.
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Supreme Leader to receive gov’t officials
PoliticsSupreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is to receive a group of government officials on Tuesday evening.
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Iran vows to take decisive measures to protect forces in Syria
PoliticsIran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has warned that his country will take decisive measures to protect its forces and interests from “any threat or unlawful act perpetrated” by the United States or others.
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Raeisi accepts Saudi king's invitation to visit Riyadh: VP
PoliticsIranian President Ebrahim Raeisi accepted the invitation of the Saudi king to pay a visit to Riyadh, says Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber.
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Iran reserves right to respond to fake Zionist regime: Spox
PoliticsIran reserves the right to respond to the state terrorism of the fake Zionist regime in due time and right place, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.
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Iran, Saudi Arabia FMs fix meeting in coming days
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan will meet in the coming days, the two top diplomats announced after a phone call on Sunday.
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Iran defeats Kenya 2-1
sportIran’s national football team has succeeded in defeating Kenya 2-1 in a friendly match.
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Door on nuclear talks still open, but not forever: Iran FM
PoliticsMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned parties to a 2015 international deal on Iran nuclear program, known as the JCPOA, that door is still open on talks to revive the deal while stressing that that the process could not go on forever.
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Iran, India top security officials discuss cooperation
PoliticsThe top Iranian security official Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani in a phone talk with his Indian counterpart Ajit Kumar Doval discussed several regional issues, as well as Iran-India cooperation.
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Iran FM, Qatar PM discuss bilateral ties on phone
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and the Prime Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani had a phone talk on Thursday evening.
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Saudi Arabia preparing for reopening its embassy in Iran
PoliticsThe Saudi Foreign Minister announced that he will soon hold a meeting with his Iranian counterpart to prepare for the reopening of embassies.
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IAEA director general touches on progress towards agreement with Iran
PoliticsDirector General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has said that progress is achieved towards reaching agreement with Iran on protocol issue.
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In phone call with Swiss FM:
Iran to spare no efforts to help resolve Ukraine crisis: FM
PoliticsIranian foreign minister stressed the necessity of preserving the territorial integrity of Ukraine, saying Tehran is against the continuation of the Ukraine war and will spare no efforts to assist in ending the conflict.
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Iran FM spokesman welcomes PGCC statement
PoliticsThe Iranian foreign ministry spokesman welcomed the support of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) foreign ministers for the recent agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore their bilateral diplomatic ties.
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Iran's Kharrazi meets with Hassan Nasrallah
PoliticsHead of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi held a meeting with the Hezbollah Secretary-General on Thursday.
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Nuclear chief:
Iran, Saudi Arabia to cooperate on radiopharmaceuticals
PoliticsReferring to the recent agreement between Tehran and Riyadh, Iran's nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said that the two countries would also set to hold cooperation in the field of radiopharmaceuticals.
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President Raisi felicitates Ramadan to heads of Islamic states
PoliticsIranian President Ebrahim Raisi congratulated the leaders of the Islamic countries on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Iran, Australian FMs stress continuation of diplomacy, dialogue
PoliticsThe Iranian and Australian foreign ministers exchanged views on the most important issues of mutual interest.
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Iran, Turkiye FMs discuss bilateral ties on phone
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in a telephone conversation on Friday night discussed bilateral relations and regional developments.
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Tehran-Riyadh deal can foster regional stability: Iran FM spokesman
PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani believes that a recent China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore relations after seven years can promote stability in the entire region.
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IAEA technical team to visit Iran in next few days: Grossi
PoliticsDirector General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi said he’s sending a technical team to Iran in the next few days.
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UAE president:
Abu Dhabi ready to expand bilateral relations with Tehran
PoliticsThe President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) voiced his country's readiness to expand bilateral relations with Iran to the highest level in all fields.
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Iran to send envoy to UAE soon: Deputy FM
PoliticsIran has appointed its ambassador to Abu Dhabi and the new envoy will depart for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the coming days, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani announced.
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Iran’s Shamkhani, UAE president discuss bilateral issues in Abu Dhabi
PoliticsSecretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Thursday, discussed issues of mutual interest.
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Raisi admin. keen to establish ‘strong region’: Iran security official
PoliticsIran’s secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani has said that the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi seeks to establish a “strong region” in line with its neighborliness diplomacy.
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Iran, Iraq hold talks to improve border security
PoliticsCommander of Iraq's 3rd Border Region Major Hussain Abdul Hadi Mahbuba says that security along the frontier with neighboring Iran has improved as a result of more coordination with Iranian border guards.