Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago, authorities said on Friday. "The transport ministry has made transfers to a certain number of (victims') families," the foreign ministry said in a statement marking the anniversary of the tragedy....

The latest exchange of insults follows a crisis between Lebanon and Gulf Arab states over the war in Yemen.

Iranian negotiator Bagheri made the comment during a meeting with Seoul’s Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun in Viena.

The possible reason for the strikes is that Iranian militias may have been planning an attack on US forces to coincide with the two-year anniversary of the US assassination of Qassem Soleimani.

The Oil Minister of Iran Javad Owji has said that his country has not faced the need to cut the gas in any area despite decreased pressure problem, and thanked his colleagues and people for it, Iranian media reports said. The petroleum minister was referring to the gas consumption in...

The Secretary-General of Iran-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Fahimeh Damroudi said that barter is the best choice of exchange as the proper way of financial exchange does not exist. Reportedly, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has repeatedly underlined the importance of trade development with neighbors. As the president stressed, boost in...

A Saudi-led military coalition threatened Tuesday to target Yemen's rebel-held ports after Huthi fighters seized a UAE-flagged ship -- unless the vessel is freed. On Monday, the pro-Iran Shiite Huthi rebels based in the key Red Sea port of Hodeida seized the Emirati-flagged Rwabee ship claiming it contained military materials....

None of the three attacks in less than 48 hours resulted in casualties but came as Iraq marked the second anniversary of the US assassination of Soleimani.

Raisi called for continuous communication and dialogue between the two countries at different levels.

Jordan and Saudi foreign ministers Monday held talks in Amman on increasing cooperation between Jordan and Saudi Arabia and coordination on regional crises. The meeting underscored the Jordan-Saudi "strategic" ties and emphasised the importance of the institutionalisation of bilateral cooperation on investment, development and environment.

The statement was issued after the latest review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) — which first came into force in 1970 — was postponed from its scheduled date of January 4 to later in the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Negotiations to restore the accord began last year but stopped in June as Iran elected ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi.

Mohammad Ali Farahnakian, advisor to Iran's energy minister for international affairs, told IRNA on Sunday that given a contract among the three countries, implementation of the power network connection project will be launched following the presentation of specialized reports by these states to Iranian engineering consultants.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in Moscow for discussion over expanding strategic cooperation.

Iran announced Thursday it has carried out a new space launch, in a move likely to irk Western powers amid tough talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal. Western governments worry that satellite launch systems incorporate technologies interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.

Iranian expats are free to travel to and from the country and the government's plans and decisions should ensure that the travel of the citizens should be trouble-free, President Ebrahim Raisi has said. Raisi was speaking at the newly established Iranian Expatriates Supreme Council. He said the government's efforts are...

King Salman said, ‘We hope (Iran) changes its policy and negative behavior in the region, and it heads towards dialogue and cooperation. We are following with great concern the Iranian regime's destabilizing policy to security and safety in the region.’

Mehdi Mahdavikia recently wore a jersey featuring the flags of all FIFA member countries, including Israel, during a friendly match in Qatar.

Iran said nuclear talks that are set to resume Monday in Vienna should focus on lifting sanctions on the Islamic republic and "guarantees" the US will return to the fold. Negotiations to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in late November, after a five-month hiatus following the election of...

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran director Mohammad Eslami said the enrichment levels were related to the needs of the country.

Iran has agreed to accept Ceylon tea in payment for a Sri Lankan oil debt valued at $251 million, Iranian media reported Thursday. "In recent negotiations, we reached a written deal to reimburse Iran's debt and interest on it in the form of a monthly shipment of tea produced in...

Officials have said the deal would become obsolete within weeks if Iran continued to step up its nuclear activities as it has been doing since 2019, a year after the United States left the landmark agreement and reimposed sanctions.

On Tuesday, Iran's military fired several missiles from land and sea as part of the five-day exercise.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government has called for a halt to international efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal. The accord saw Iran agreeing to limits on its nuclear activities in exchange for sanctions relief from world powers.

Iran's envoy to Yemen, Hassan Eyrlou, died on Tuesday despite being flown out from the Huthi rebel-held capital in a rare exemption from a Saudi-led air blockade. Tehran blamed the "slow cooperation of certain countries" in facilitating Saturday's evacuation for Eyrlou's death.  

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) released the Labor Market Publication, confirming that the unemployment rate of Saudis remained stable at +15 for Quarter 3 of this year at (11.3%) compared to the previous quarter.

Iran has said exporting vaccines manufactured by domestic producers was possible in a few months. Iran's deputy health minister for research and technical affairs Younes Panahi told Iranian media that some local producers made good progress and mass production of the vaccines will happen in the future. He said the...

The Canada-led International Coordination and Response Group had repeatedly asked Iran to meet in November to negotiate redress, but got no reply.

An Iran-linked hacking group attacked seven Israeli targets over a 24-hour period this week, an Israeli cyber-security firm said, in the latest episode of cyber-warfare between the rival states. The targets of the attack by the group called "Charming Kitten" included the Israeli "government and business sector", Tel Aviv-based Check...

South Korea's $2.5 million aid for programs supporting Afghan refugees in Iran has been hailed by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF. Iranian media reports said that South Korea's Ambassador to Iran Yun Kahghyeon on Tuesday signed an agreement of cooperation with the two UN agencies in the...

The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency had been seeking to replace the devices which Iran says were damaged in a June attack it blames on Israel. The IAEA said the two sides "will continue to work on remaining outstanding safeguards issues with the aim of resolving them".

The deal has been on life support since 2018, when former president Donald Trump pulled the US out of the accord.

International diplomats have been cloistered in a Vienna hotel discussing how to salvage a deal that was intended to prevent Iran from developing an atomic bomb.  Can the landmark 2015 agreement be saved or has time run out to revive the deal? What's at stake?  Talks to rescue the agreement...

“Iran intends to take advantage of the EU experience to improve agricultural commerce in Iranian villages with emphasis on women’s employment,” an Iranian official said.

Iran's Vice President for parliamentary affairs, Mohammad Hosseini said his country stood by Syrian people and government to the best of its ability to help preserve its territorial integrity.

The 2022-2023 budget allocates about $5 billion to boost "defense capacities and strategic research", up from $4 billion the previous year.

The G7 on Sunday said time was running out for Iran to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions and warned Russia about the consequences of invading Ukraine. Foreign ministers from the world's richest nations have held a two-day meeting in Liverpool, northwest England, seeking to present a...

The animals that may be banned under the proposed law include 'crocodiles, turtles, snakes, lizards, cats, mice, rabbits, dogs and other unclean animals as well as monkeys.' This has led to protests and ridicule, especially on social media.

Negotiation is the first and foremost step, but not the last one, Nasr said, noting that there should be considerable agreements and outcomes to let the trust grow.

Iran plans to double exports to regional countries within the four-year term of President Ebrahim Raisi, though the target is achievable even within the next two years and a half, said the country's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs Mehdi Safari. Safari, while presenting a report of the 100-day...

The sanctions announced by the US Treasury and State Department targeted government officials and organizations.

Iran expressed hopes Monday to turn the page in its ties with the United Arab Emirates during a rare visit by a senior official from the Gulf Arab country. UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan arrived in the country earlier Monday.

The landmark 2015 nuclear accord was initially agreed between Iran and Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States. But it began unravelling in 2018 when then US president Donald Trump pulled out and reimposed sanctions, prompting Iran to start exceeding limits on its nuclear program the following year.

Iraqi fishermen live in constant fear of arrest by Iran or Kuwait for mistakenly straying across frontiers.

Ebrahim Raisi, who took office in August, listed inflation, high prices, and tax evasion as among the top challenges facing his government. He was speaking during a television interview on Sunday, December 5, marking his first 100 days in power.

A senior Emirati security official is due in Iran on Monday, ISNA news agency reported, in the latest outreach between the two countries since a downgrading of ties five years ago. UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan "will arrive tomorrow in Tehran" at the invitation of secretary...

The explosion was heard in the skies over the Iranian city of Badroud, just 20 kilometres from the nuclear plant

The seventh round of nuclear talks ended Friday after five days in Vienna, with delegations returning to their national capitals and expected to go back to Austria next week. Iran had paused the talks in June following the election of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi.

The deputy minister Mehdi Sadeqi Niaraki argued that production growth is one of the main strategies to develop the Islamic Republic, adding that the Statistical Centre of Iran and the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran have announced in a different report 5.5 percent and 6.1 percent production...

Negotiations in Vienna aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal are to be suspended Friday, Iranian media said, as European diplomats expressed "disappointment and concern" at the latest proposals from Iran. Iran said it has submitted two draft proposals for the nuclear agreement, which has been in tatters since the...