Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday that Iran's nuclear position will not be affected by the result of the upcoming presidential election.
Iran's presidential hopeful Ali- Akbar Velayati vowed on Saturday to protect the country's " achievements" in nuclear program.
Candidates for Iran's 11th presidential election, slated for June 14, began to register on Tuesday. Iranians, who obtain the requirements stipulated in Iran' s Constitution, will be able to sign up for the race until May 11 at the country's Interior Ministry.
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said here Sunday that Iran's natural gas exports to Turkey will increase following the establishment of a planned joint pipeline, according to Press TV.
The UN nuclear watch dog on Tuesday said it would resume talk with Iran on May 15 aimed at finalizing the nuclear inspection framework which the agency has been striving for years to establish.
Casualties given by sources have been in contradiction after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit southeastern Iran on Tuesday.
The G8 foreign ministers issued a joint statement on Thursday following their meeting in London, expressing commitments on preventing and ending global and regional conflicts.
The head of Iran's Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Sunday that the talks between Iran and world powers will continue, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
U.S. President Barack Obama said here Wednesday that he prefers to deal with the Iranian nuclear issue in a "diplomatic" manner, which is in the interests of Iran itself.
U.S. President Barack Obama left on Tuesday night for a three-day visit to the Middle East, with focus on Iran's nuclear program, the Syrian conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday challenged the Iranian leaders to take "immediate and meaningful steps" now to reduce tensions over its controversial nuclear program, one day prior to his departure for a visit to the Middle East.
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to start a three-day visit to Israel, the Palestinian West Bank and Jordan on Tuesday night.
Iran and world powers have agreed to meet again over its disputed nuclear program after two days of negotiations in Kazakhstan that Tehran praised as "more realistic."
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Egypt's capital of Cairo on Tuesday, the first visit by an Iranian president to Egypt since 1979.
More than 400 global foreign and defence policy heavyweights have been discussing global hot-spot issues including the situation in Mali, Syria, and Iran's nuclear program at the 49th Munich Security Conference (MSC) starting from Friday.
Six major countries would hold new talks with Iran on its disputed nuclear program in Kazakhstan on Feb. 25, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said here on Sunday.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Monday that Iran took the first step to send man to space.