Iran, from enemy to ally
LONDON — The recent nuclear deal with Iran has caused a predictable furor among Middle East hawks. But it offers an opportunity…
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Iranians can’t trust US: Jewish lawmaker
The representative of Iranian Jews at the parliament says Iran continues to distrust the US, unless Washington changes its hostile approach towards…
Army commanders ask Obama for rapid rapprochement with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior US army commanders in a meeting with President Barack Obama have recommended that he take the opportunity created by…
Iran talks with west but battles over outreach
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian foreign minister’s parting words in Geneva carried hopes that the U.S. and other world powers could…
Iran nuclear talks: How negotiators broke the ice
As Western diplomats hail positive progress at talks with Iran on its nuclear programme, the BBC’s James Reynolds in Geneva looks at…
Iranians proffer two-step plan to defuse nuke crisis
GENEVA: The Iranians have offered a two-step framework to resolve their nuclear crisis, a source close to the talks told Breaking Defense. Iran’s…
Velayati: Americans not frank in talks, not seeking to resolve problems
Tehran, Oct 15, IRNA – The Americans once again proved that they are neither frank nor really eager to solve problems and…
‘Failure is not an option’: Nuclear talks with Iran begin
In the wake of last month’s historic phone call between President Barack Obama and Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani, Tuesday a much…
Iran round-up: Support, but also some warnings, for Rouhani & engagement with US
The Tehran Friday Prayer restated support for Hassan Rouhani’s engagement of the West, with Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami calling for unity behind the…
Rouhanis successful UN visit undermines all western conspiracies: educationist
Islamabad, Oct 9, IRNA — A Pakistani educationist on Wednesday said that successful visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the United…
As tensions thaw, has the US challenged Iran to a game of soccer?
After decades of frosty relations between the U.S. and Iran, there are signs of a thaw – including the historic telephone call…
Zarif rejects media reports on his New York visit
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has accused some media at home of distorting his remarks at a closed-door session where he…
Senior lawmaker: Iran waiting for West’s practical, confidence-building measures
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has adopted its first confidence-building measure by accepting to continue talks on its peaceful nuclear program and is now…
Iran’s foreign minister in hospital after being ‘misquoted’ over US phone call
Mohammad Javad Zarif says on Facebook he has back pain after newspaper reports him describing contact as ‘inappropriate’. Iran’s foreign minister has…
Rouhani inaugurates 7th National Young Elites Conference
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: President opens 7th National Young Elites Conference President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated the…
Foreign ministry dismisses quotations from FM as inaccurate
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday described as inaccurate quotations ascribed to the foreign minister during his Sunday meeting with…
Zarif said Rouhani-Obama talk wrong: Iran MP
Iranian lawmaker Mansour Haqiqatpour says Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the telephone conversation between the Iranian and US…
US resort to negotiations, sign of weakness: IRGC official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An IRGC official contended that Washington’s willingness to launch talks with Tehran is a sign of its weakness. Hojjatoleslam…
Breaking the silence between the U.S. and Iran
Tension, distrust, hostility: For more than 30 years, those words have described the relationship between Iran and the United States. But there’s…
Kerry: U.S. waiting for Iran nuke reply
BALI, Indonesia — Warming relations between the United States and Iran do not mean that the United States will back off its…
Iran calls for new offer from world powers before talks
(Reuters) – World powers negotiating with Tehran over its disputed nuclear program must come up with new proposals before talks in Geneva…
Sanctions can’t be lifted soon: Iran minister
Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyeb-Nia has dismissed the likelihood of a quick removal of the sanctions against the…
President Obama talks Iran and shutdown, but not NSA spying, in lengthy interview
US President Barack Obama gave an extended sit-down interview to the Associated Press on Friday evening, in which he covered a broad range of…
FM to brief Majlis on UN visit Sunday
Tehran, Oct 5, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will brief the MPs on Sunday on the recent visit to New…
Sunni cleric: President Rouhani’s remarks in New York inspired by S Leader’s guidelines
Tehran, Oct 5, IRNA – Senior Sunni cleric and representative of Kurdestan province in the Assembly of Experts Mamosta Abdolrahman Khodaie said…
Iran-US ties will further isolate Israel: Official
The resumption of ties between Iran and the US will further isolate the Israeli regime, says the secretary general of Iran’s Society…
Iran’s Khamenei says part of diplomatic push in New York ‘not proper’
(Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday he supported moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s diplomatic initiative at the U.N. General…
Removal of bans key to Iran nuclear talks: Analyst
Any success in the upcoming nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers is mainly contingent upon a removal of the sanctions…
Iran awaits practical US measures: Iranian cleric
A senior Iranian cleric says US President Barack Obama should not be swayed by Israel, adding that Tehran expects practical measures by…
US determined to engage with Iran: Analyst
A political commentator says the administration of US President Barack Obama is determined to engage in diplomacy with Iran despite pressure from…
State Dept. to Congress: Delay sanctions on Iran
The administration of US President Barack Obama has asked lawmakers to delay a new round of sanctions against Iran as a political…
Turkish foreign minister welcomes Iran-US détente
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has welcomed the recent diplomatic developments in Tehran-Washington relations, saying détente between Iran and the US will…
U.S. hints Iran could get some sanctions relief if takes steps
Oct 3 (Reuters) – The United States held out the possibility on Thursday of giving Iran some short-term sanctions relief in return…
Veteran journalist cautiously optimistic about Iran-US relations
London, Oct 3, IRNA – A wall of mistrust still separates Americans and Iranians and it will take more than recent statements…
Kerry, Hagel rebuff Israel pressure over Iran
US officials have snubbed Israel’s pressure aimed at dissuading Washington from engaging with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear energy program. “We have an…
Iran round-up: Rouhani presses ahead with engagement and nuclear talks
SUMMARY: Speaking after a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday — the first after his return from five days of diplomacy and public relations in…
Rouhani: Iran to discuss nuke details, not rights
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Iran is open to discussing “details” of nuclear activities including the enrichment…
Kerry: ‘Diplomatic malpractice’ not to engage Iran
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday it would be “diplomatic malpractice of the worst order” not to…
UN official terms Rouhani’s visit as constructive
A senior official at the United Nations has described the outcome of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to New York to…