August 20, The Iran Project Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi appointing as new head of Iran Expediency Council, Pres. Rouhani introducing cabinet appointees to Parliament,Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri visit to Turkey and meeting with senior officials and New ambassadors of Serbia, Austria and Uruguay submitting credentials to Iranian President dominated the countrys media outlets in the past week (Aug 14Aug 20).
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi has been appointed by Irans Leader as the new head of the countrys Expediency Discernment Council, replacing the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Iranian Majlis (Parliament) started a public session on Tuesday morning to review President Rouhani governments plans and to give vote of confidence to his proposed ministers.
An Iranian court order has frozen the local assets of over 150 people associated with the BBCs Farsi-language service, the British broadcaster said on Tuesday, the latest effort by Tehran to crack down on the services popular newscasts.
Iranian Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has some advice for US President Donald Trump: instead of meddling in the affairs of countries across the globe, concern yourself with your own backyard.
Turkey and Iran have agreed to boost military cooperation after talks in Ankara this week between the Iranian armed forces chief of staff and Turkish leaders, President Tayyip Erdogans spokesman said on Thursday.
Despite misinformation spread about Iranian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, they are in a good state, head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs Organization said on Friday.
US State Department recently released a trove of confidential documents that disclosed more details of Britains role in the 1953 coup in Iran, an issue London strongly denied in the past.
The fifth and the last day of Majlis (Irans Parliament) open session to discuss plans of President Hassan Rouhanis proposed ministers started here on Sunday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that a plan byIraqs semi-autonomousKurdistan region to hold an independence referendum late next month will lead to civil war in the conflict-stricken Arab country.
Russian, Turkish and Iranian experts are working on the establishment of the de-escalation zone in Syrias Idlib, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
Moscow, Tehran and Ankara, as well as other participants are actively preparing for the sixth high-level international meeting on Syria in Kazakhstan capital, Astana, the Russia Foreign Ministry announced.
Leader of a political party, the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya al-Salam Muqtada al-Sadr pointed to historic and stable ties between two countries.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the commencement of a major offensive to liberate the northern city of Tal Afar from the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
South Koreas crude oil imports from Iran rose 26.5 percent in July from a year ago, driven by Seouls strong appetite for competitively priced Iranian light oil as Tehran looks to boost market share.
Japans biggest oil and gas explorer Inpex Corp might participate in a tender to develop the Azadegan oil field in southwestern Iran and form a consortium with other foreign oil firms to that end, a high-ranking Iranian official said.
Iran has prepared itself for transfer of 500,000 barrels of oil from the Caspian Sea countries per day in the form of swap deals, a senior Iranian official announced.
Indonesias state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina says it has asked Iran to allow the company to accelerate exploration of two major oil fields in the southwestern Khuzestan province.
Restoration of Bam Citadel will be complete in two years, the head of the provincial office of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said.