Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Iran should grow powerful militarily, and in the meantime, he is against the possession and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
A forum titled "Silk Road Economic Belt" kicked off in Iran's capital Tehran on Tuesday with its focus on the friendly exchanges and cooperation between China and the Islamic republic.
The one-week event, titled "2016 Experience China in Iran," is open to public from Aug. 22 until Aug. 28 and features Xinjiang through a photo exhibition, seminars and other cultural activities.
The United States on Wednesday expressed concerns over Russia's use of Iran's air base to conduct military strikes in Syria, saying that such move is "not helpful" to the situation in the war-torn country.
Russia said Tuesday its bombers took off from an Iranian airbase to strike terrorist targets in Syria, in an unprecedented move that deepens its involvement in the Middle East and underscores Moscow's increasingly close ties with Tehran.
Iran has executed a nuclear scientist convicted of handing over "confidential and vital" information to the United States, a judicial spokesman said.
Iran has filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the ruling of a U.S. court over seizure of Iran's assets, official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday.
South Korea’s foreign minister will visit Moscow next week after touring Cuba, Uganda and Iran as part of a push to enlist DPRK’s old allies to press for change in the isolated state, Seoul said on Tuesday.
Russia will not supply Iran with offensive weapons such as battle tanks and bombers due to UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, the CEO of State Corporation Rostec Sergey Chemizov said Friday.
Frequent visits to Iran by high-ranking political and economic delegations from various countries over the past five months, following the implementation of Iran nuclear deal, have led to an ambivalent sensation of fear and hope among the Iranians that whether these comes and goes will virtually serve the economy and welfare of the country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pledged up to $500 million to develop the southern Iranian port of Chabahar, laying a railway line from the port city to Zahedan, in a move to give his country trade access to Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia. Up to 12 agreements of cooperation have also been signed between India, Iran, and Afghanistan.
After years of dilly-dally in its ties with the Islamic republic, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make an imminent official visit to Iran to discuss topics with significant economic advantages.
Judicial authorities in Iran have launched a crackdown on modelling, arresting at least eight people, mostly women, for activities deemed “un-Islamic”.
Isfahan is a large city located almost in the center of Iran where the main north-south and east-west roads meet.
With China’s Belt and Road initiative, countries alongside the route have seen the chance to once again play a much more important significant role in the world trade.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said her landmark visit to Iran was an opportunity to secure a room for cooperation with the Persian country in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula, local media reported on Wednesday.
Iran and South Korean signed 19 agreements of cooperation here on Monday to boost ties in diverse areas.
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