Iran steps up diplomacy ahead of Biden trip to region

TEHRAN – Iran has ramped up its diplomatic efforts to dispel misunderstandings in the West Asia region amid ongoing efforts from the West to build a coalition against Tehran during U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming visit to the region. 

Iran’s top Hajj official arrives in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN – Sadeq Hosseini, the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, arrived in the Saudi holy city of Medina on Friday to closely oversee the executive procedures for Iranian pilgrims. 

Biden should revive nuclear deal to lower oil price rather than begging Riyadh: National Interest

TEHRAN - A senior fellow with the Independent Institute urges President Joe Biden to take a political decision to remove the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps from terrorist list, saying it would help revive the 2015 nuclear deal which would instead allow Iran to export more oil.

First group of Hajj pilgrims leave for Saudi Arabia

The first batch of Hajj pilgrims from Iran left the country on Sunday through Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.

Saudi Arabia is "main origin" of sand and dust storms: Iran DOE chief

TEHRAN- The country which is the main source of sand and dust storms in Iran is Saudi Arabia, Iranian Department of Environment Chief Ali Salajegheh has said.

Greece detained Iranian oil tanker to curb Iran oil exports: lawmaker

TEHRAN – An Iranian lawmaker has said that in the new alignments taking shape in the region Greece sided with Saudi Arabia and detained an Iranian oil tanker with the aim of reducing Iranian oil supplies.

No date set for next round of talks with Saudi Arabia: spokesman

TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday that no date has been set for the next round of talks with Saudi Arabia.

Amir Abdollahian: Iran to send team to S. Arabia to facilitate Hajj pilgrimage

TEHRAN— Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced on Sunday that a Foreign Ministry team has been tasked to facilitate Hajj pilgrimage by Iranian citizens.

Mora’s trip to Tehran paved the way for further talks in Vienna

Iran’s Kharrazi: Tehran, Riyadh chose dialogue to resolve disputes

TEHRAN— Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi, President of the Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has touched on numerous issues at the first Iran-Arabs World Conference.

Iran, Saudi Arabia to reach agreement soon: Iraqi PM

TEHRAN – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has said that talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will soon result in an agreement. 

Iran, Saudi Arabia agree on roadmap for talks: ambassador

TEHRAN – Iran’s outgoing ambassador to Iraq has revealed new details about the latest round of talks between Tehran and Riyadh, saying the two sides agreed on a roadmap for moving ahead with the negotiations.

As U.S. retreats, Saudi Arabia and Iran are trying to mend fences: CNN

TEHRAN - As Persian Gulf Arab states lose faith in the United States' commitment to their security, two West Asian archrivals are taking matters into their own hands.

Iran-Saudi talks will benefit regional countries: spox

TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has underlined the importance of reducing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying that de-escalation between the two countries will benefit the entire region. 

Details of Tehran-Riyadh talks revealed

TEHRAN — An Iraqi source has revealed new details about the fifth round of talks conducted between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad.

Afghan officials must provide security for Shias, Iranian president says

Raisi says ISIS, Zionist crimes are result of Western policies

TEHRAN — Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has said the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against Palestinian worshippers and those committed by ISIS against Afghan worshippers are the result of movements created by the West.

Talks raise hope for a meeting of Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers

Iran, S. Arabia hold fifth round of talks in ‘positive atmosphere’

TEHRAN — The fifth round of talks between Tehran and Riyadh have been held in Baghdad, Nour News, a media outlet close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has reported.

Iran FM urges end to Yemen embargo, delivery of humanitarian aid

TEHRAN- Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran's foreign minister, has stressed that the Saudi-led coalition's blockade on Yemen must be eased entirely in order for humanitarian help to reach the war-torn country, while repeating Tehran’s support for a two-month UN-brokered truce between Yemen's warring parties in a phone conversation with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al Mohammed al-Sabah on Friday.

Hopes of Yemeni people for peace must be translated into reality

It is highly expected that a UN-brokered two-month truce in Yemen, that went into force on Saturday morning, would uphold so that the warring sides would begin to heal the wounds of seven years of absurd and senseless war.

Yemen truce goes into effect 

TEHRAN- Yemen’s armed forces have announced their commitment to a temporary truce with Saudi Arabia which has been waging war on its neighbor for more than seven years.

Iran welcomes UN initiative in brokering truce in Yemen

TEHRAN - The United Nations said all sides in Yemen’s seven-year war agreed to a two-month truce starting Saturday, a move greatly welcomed by Iran.