TEHRAN, June 17 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has welcomed the extension of a ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban, calling on the sides to respect the truce in order to establish stability and peace in the war-stricken country.
TEHRAN, June 13 - US President Donald Trump says “oil prices are too high,” blaming the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for the 60 percent rise of oil prices over the last year.
TEHRAN, June 10 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a three-day partial ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
TEHRAN, May 20 -A high-ranking Turkish official says there will be no peace in Palestine unless Israel ends its occupation of the Palestinian territories.
TEHRAN, May 14 - Jared Kushner’s speech at the US Embassy opening ceremony in Jerusalem claims both sides of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal could gain more than they give, as Israeli forces shot dead 52 protesters on Monday.
TEHRAN, May 9 -US President Donald Trump says that "everyone thinks" he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, after South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-in, rejected suggestions that he should win the prestigious award himself for his negotiations with North Korea, instead crediting Trump.
TEHRAN, April 30 - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that Palestinians should either accept peace proposals or "shut up," Israeli media reported.
TEHRAN, April 28 - Iran welcomed efforts by Korean leaders to ease tensions and normalize relations between the two states, saying the rapprochement could lead to peace in the region and the world.
TEHRAN, April 27 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in have signed a joint declaration agreeing to work for the "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" following their historic summit.
TEHRAN, April 25 - Pope Francis has invited leaders of all Christian denominations in the Middle East to join him in Italy in July to discuss how they can help bring peace to the region, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, April 24 - Delivering a swansong address to the United Nations, Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos called Tuesday for a shift in the global approach to drug trafficking, which he described as the main threat to peace .
TEHRAN, April 18 - South Korea is considering changing a decades-long armistice deal with North Korea to a peace agreement, as the leaders of the long-time rivals prepare for a historic summit later this month.
TEHRAN, April 17 - UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths says he will present a plan to the UN Security Council for resumption of peace talks between the warring parties in Yemen.
TEHRAN, March 7 - Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to Iran’s foreign minister in political affairs, has held talks with the UN envoy for Syria as well as the heads of Russian and Turkish delegations in Geneva.
TEHRAN, February 28 - The United States should “step out of the way” for the Korean Peninsula to find peace rather than continuing its “aggressive” approach, a political expert suggests.
TEHRAN, February 27 - Director General of Iran’s Foreign Ministry for West Asia Rasoul Eslami is in Afghanistan for the second Kabul Process Conference.
TEHRAN, February 4 - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani criticized Washington’s “shameless” hypocrisy in talking about world peace all the while threatening other countries with its new nuclear arsenal.
TEHRAN, January 1 - Pope Francis described migrants and refugees as the world's "weakest and most needy" on Monday, using his traditional New Year's address to "give voice" to people he has urged leaders to do more to help.
TEHRAN, December 23 - Iran’s Ambassador to United Nations Eshagh Al Habib said Iran has participated in every international and regional effort to create peace and stability in Afghanistan.