Islamabad, May 7, IRNA - Foreign Minister of Australia Julie Bishop described her recent visit to Iran as very productive and useful. She made the remarks in an interview on Wednesday to IRNA correspondent to Pakistan where she is paying her first official visit since she assumed office in September 2013. Bishop said that during her April 18-...

Kuala Lumpur, April 19, IRNA Australian daily Herald Tribune reported in its Sunday edition that Australia has agreed to share its secret information with Iran in campaign against the ISIS terrorists. The Australian daily reported the news following a visit to Tehran of Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. During his stay in Iran, she met and conferred ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates Affairs, criticizing the compulsory deport of refugees by some Western countries, stressed that the voluntary return of any Iranian to the country is welcomed. Following the recent visit of Australian FM to Tehran, Hassan Ghashghavi said ...

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Tehran: The sight of a politician smiling and chatting with people on a march though an Australian shopping mall is a staple of political campaigns. However,for the crowds jammed along the narrow alleys of Tajrish bazaar in northern Tehran, the sudden appearance of a gaggle of cameramenaroundJulie Bishop as she looked atrows of coloured spices ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 10 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Army Day parade and comments of President Rouhani at a ceremony in Tehran to mark the occasion dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday. The meetings ...

A senior Iranian official says all sanctions against Tehran should be lifted once a final agreement is reached between Tehran and the P5+1 group over the Islamic Republics nuclear program. The abolition of all cruel and illegal sanctions [against Iran] is imperative after an agreement [is reached between Iran and the P5+1 group], Ali Shamkhani, ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader's top adviser for international affairs Ali Akbar Velayati warned supporters of terrorism and extremism in the region that their actions will backfire on them soon. "The terrorist and extremist groups have been created and supported by certain western states, and certain regional states supported them financially and ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday called for a UN fact-finding mission in Yemen to report on the results of the Saudi-led coalition's indiscriminate attacks on targets in the poor nation, warning that an overwhelming majority of the victims have been defenseless civilians. "The solution to the Yemeni crisis is political ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed the Islamic Republics readiness to cooperate with Australia in the fight against terrorism. Iran is ready to cooperate with all countries, including Australia, in the fight against violence, extremism and terrorism, Rouhani said in a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in Tehran on ...

Tehran, April 18, IRNA Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has welcomed wearing Hijab (Islamic Dress Code) to visit Iran, according to WA Today. The Australian Foreign Minister says Hijab is not something imposed on women and she herself uses hat, headscarf or other coverings in her daily life. WA Today reported that an Iranian journalist ...

Australia's foreign minister on Saturday hailed Iran's efforts to crush the jihadist Islamic State group in Iraq, saying on a rare trip to Tehran that the militants can be defeated. Julie Bishop is Australia's highest-ranking official to visit Iran in 12 years and she discussed the conflict in Iraq with her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif....

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Tehran, April 18, IRNA Visiting Foreign Minister of Australia Julie Bishop said on Saturday that she is happy with the progress made during the nuclear talks between Iran and the Group 5+1, stressing that the issue of sanctions removal should be settled as well. Speaking in a joint press conference here with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad ...

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TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated on Saturday that military approach towards Iran would fail to do effectively. I have always said that military option against Iran does not prove effectively. They had better not to make such remarks. Off course, I believe that the option (military option) is not on the table,...

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has met with Iran's foreign minister for the first high-level talks between Australia and Tehran in more than a decade. Speaking at a joint press conference with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Ms Bishop said she had discussed the Islamic State conflict and asylum seeker issues, as well as human rights....

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has arrived in Tehran early this morning. The official is scheduled to hold meetings with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani to discuss the expansion of ties, cooperation on fighting ISIL as well as the condition of Iranian refugees in ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Foreign Minister of Australia Julie Bishop will pay an official visit to Tehran on Friday at the invitation of her Iranian counterpart, Spokeswoman for Iranian Foreign Ministry Marziyeh Afkham announced on Wednesday. Bishop will arrive in Iran on Friday and begin talks and consultations with Iranian officials the following day, ...

Sanctions expected to be on the table when Australian foreign minister visits Iran this week to lobby for forced repatriation of failed asylum seekers. Iran is likely to press for Australia to ease sanctions on petrochemical trade during a high-level meeting in Tehran later this week, whenJulie Bishopwill lobby to allow the return of asylum seekers ...