TEHRAN, December 20 - Iran and Turkey have agreed to step up their economic cooperation with the aim of reaching a $30-billion target set for their annual trade, voicing concern over the re-imposition by the US of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, a move which could affect the entire region's economy.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Iran’s Intelligence Ministry rejects the Israeli premier’s claim that Tel Aviv’s agents routinely visit the country for spying on its nuclear program, saying such “delusional remarks” are merely meant to ease the pressure on him over recent revelations about the Islamic Republic’s successful infiltration of the regime’s espionage services.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed the need for the enhancement of cooperation between the news media of Iran and Afghanistan.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom praised Iran’s support for the recent Yemen peace talks in her country, calling for continued consultations with Tehran on regional and internal issues.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, the Iranian president has travelled to the neighboring country at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the fifth round of Iran-Turkey high council of strategic cooperation.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani denounced military aggression against people of Yemen, saying the warmongers have not achieved any of their objectives due to the Yemeni people’s steadfast defense of their land.
TEHRAN, December 20 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US has no longer any influence on relations between countries in the region, stressing Washington will no longer be able to dictate its policies to regional states.
TEHRAN, December 19 - India has come up with a scheme to buffer Iran’s oil money against US sanctions after securing a waiver from Washington to continue oil imports from the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, December 19 - The Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and Turkey have agreed to step up efforts aimed at convening the first session of a UN-sponsored Syrian Constitutional Committee early next year in a bid to begin a viable peace process to the country's seven-year-old conflict.
TEHRAN, December 19 - The Iranian government has finalized a directive under which exporters would have to sell their foreign currency earnings on an online trading platform administered by the state.
TEHRAN, December 19 - Iran, Russia and Turkey agreed to step up efforts aimed at convening the first session of a UN-sponsored Syrian constitutional committee early next year in a bid to begin a viable peace process to end the country's seven-year-old conflict.
TEHRAN, December 19 -Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the capacities and potential of Iran and Qatar could contribute to regional peace and stability.
TEHRAN, December 19 - Officials from Iran and Saudi Arabia reached an agreement about the dispatch of Iranian pilgrims to the Arab county for next year’s Hajj rituals.
TEHRAN, December 19 - Attending in the trilateral Syrian Constitution forum in Turkey's Ankara, Iran's Foreign Minister stressed that Western governments should facilitate Syria's political solution instead of dictating it.
TEHRAN, December 18 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he hoped to reach an agreement on Tuesday with Russia and Turkey on the composition of a new constitutional committee in Syria.
TEHRAN, December 18 - The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey have held talks with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on the composition of a Syrian constitutional committee.
TEHRAN, December 18 - The Iranian ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations voiced Iran’s readiness for cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the war against narcotics and crimes.
TEHRAN, December 18 - Iran is currently scouring 60 percent of its total area for new oil and gas reserves, including in places which were deemed until recently the least likely to have hydrocarbon-bearing formations.
TEHRAN, December 18 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted the hawkish Israeli premier for openly boasting of the regime’s “offensive missiles,” saying such a warmonger is in no position to voice “concerns” about Tehran’s defensive missile program.