MNA A delegation from UKs Foreign and Commonwealth Officeis scheduled for a visit to Tehran late Sep. to hold consular talks with the Iranian side, a member of Parliament'sNational Security and Foreign Policy Committee said Saturday. Alireza Rahimi made the announcement while noting the recent meeting of Iran-UK Parliamentary Friendship Groupin ...

Britain and Iran moved closer to reopening embassies in each others capitals after a two-year break by naming new non-resident heads of their diplomatic missions. The U.K. Foreign Office appointed Ajay Sharma, the head of the Iran department at the ministry and who previously served as deputy head of mission in Tehran, as its charge daffaires with ...

Hopes are high that Hassan Rouhani's election to the Iran presidency will spell good news for the tourism industry. Rouhani's more moderate beliefs are hoped to be enough to encourage Britain's Foreign Office to lift its ban against travel to the middle-Eastern country, and that Brits will take the opportunity to visit again. Rouhani's desire to build ...

Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi says Tehran is in talks with London to resume consular relations. We are working with the UK for the resumption of consular services, Qashqavi said on Sunday. With regards to Canada, the Iranian official added that no agreement had been reached with ...