EU says nuclear agreement with Iran 'very close'

TEHRAN - Josep Borrell, the European Union's top diplomat, said on Saturday that world powers and Iran were "very close" to agreement to reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

Smart submarines delivered to IRGC Navy

TEHRAN - A series of new advanced homegrown defense hardware with special capabilities, including smart sub-surface vessels along with missiles and speedboats, were delivered to the IRGC Navy on Tuesday.

Lavrov says Russia has received U.S. guarantees over JCPOA 

TEHRAN – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow has received written guarantees from Washington that Western sanctions on Russia over Ukraine will not affect cooperation with Iran within the framework of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran Foreign Ministry holds specialized meeting on oppressive U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN – The Iranian foreign ministry held a meeting with a number of high-ranking Iranian officials on Monday to discuss the U.S. sanctions on Iran. 

Iran will remain in Vienna until ‘strong agreement’ achieved: Shamkhani

TEHRAN – A top Iranian security official has said that Iran will stay in the Austrian capital until a “strong” agreement is achieved.

Erbil attack was a response to Israeli drone strike inside Iran: report

TEHRAN – An Iranian news television has said that the missile attack launched by Iran against targets in Erbil was a response to a previously unreported Israeli drone attack in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.

Raisi urges intelligence apparatus to fight injustice, counter corrupters and profiteers

TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday asked the Intelligence Ministry to fight injustice and strongly counter “corrupters and profiteers”.

IRGC confirms it hit Mossad training centers inside Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps of Iran issued an official statement on Sunday saying it had fired precision-guided ballistic missiles at Israel’s Mossad training centers in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region early Sunday morning.

Iran defends right to self-defense in face of Israeli terrorism: Tehran’s UN envoy

TEHRAN- In response to the assassination of two Iranian advisors at the hands of the Israeli regime in Syria, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said the Islamic Republic reserves right to self-defense against the Israeli criminal act.

Azerbaijan-Iran ties is based on respect, Aliyev says in message to Raisi

TEHRAN — In a message to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev stated that the cooperation capacities between Iran and Azerbaijan are much higher, saying, “I believe that today there are many prospects for further development of our mutually beneficial cooperation.”

Iran seeking to use nuclear technology in agriculture and health

TEHRAN - Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Mohammad Eslami, has said that the government will make nuclear technology available to the people, especially in the areas of agriculture, health and the country's economy.

Iran FM thanks Polish counterpart for safe exodus of Iranians from Ukraine

TEHRAN— Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Polish counterpart, Zbigniew Rau, held a phone conversation on Friday to discuss bilateral ties as well as the regional and international developments, including the crisis in Ukraine and the Vienna talks.

It is indispensable to get guarantees from the West: MP

TEHRAN- The representative of the people of Tehran in the parliament has stressed that there will be no deal until all sanctions against the Iranian nation are removed.

MP: IAEA must come to Iran when it faces ambiguity

TEHRAN — Abolfazl Amouei, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the parliament, has noted that Iran has repeatedly warned the IAEA to maintain its professional approach and “not be influenced by the Zionists’ claims.”

Iran calls for full, non-discriminatory implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention

TEHRAN - Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has called to the full implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Iran FM, EU foreign policy chief discuss Vienna talks

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and EU foreign policy chief and senior coordinator of the Vienna talks Josep Borrell have held talks over the latest results and the trend of the Vienna talks to remove anti-Iran sanctions as well as some other international issues of mutual interest including the Ukraine crisis.

Iranian lawmakers renew demand for guarantees in Vienna talks

TEHRAN – A group of Iranian lawmakers has urged Iranian negotiators in Vienna to secure demands that the United States won’t quit the 2015 nuclear deal again in case it is revived. 

Iran, Uzbekistan sign joint security cooperation document

TEHRAN – Top security officials of Iran and Uzbekistan have signed a joint document for security cooperation. 

Iran, Azeri FMs hold phone conversation

TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov have discussed developments in bilateral cooperation between the two countries and also regional developments over the phone.

IRGC: Israel will surely ‘pay the price’ for killing two advisors in Syria

Brash act by the child-killing regime won’t go unpunished, Foreign Ministry says

TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Tuesday that the Israeli regime will surely “pay the price” for martyring two of its advisors in Syria.

Raisi says Iran will not tie economy to Vienna talks

TEHRAN – President Ebrahim Raisi discussed the latest developments surrounding Iran’s talks with the P4+1 group of countries in the Austrian capital of Vienna aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.

Iran won’t back down from red lines: president

TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi underlined on Tuesday that Iran won’t back down from its red lines in the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

Iran’s security chief visits Uzbekistan

TEHRAN — Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, visited Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Tuesday.

IAEA to present quarterly report on Iran on Tuesday

TEHRAN — The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to release its quarterly report on Iran’s nuclear program to its board of governors.

Iran assessing new elements bearing on Vienna talks: Shamkhani

TEHRAN – Iran’s top security official has pointed to the positive and negative move by negotiating partner in the Vienna talks, saying that Iran is taking stock of new elements impinging on the talks. 

Iran says seeks meaningful ties with Saudi Arabia 

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that disputes between Iran and Saudi Arabia as an important country in the region and the Muslim world should not prevent Tehran and Riyadh from having a minimum of meaningful relations.

Iran, IAEA release joint statement

TEHRAN — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran issued a joint statement late on Saturday for closer cooperation.