foreign policy

Chaotic White House pursues confused foreign policy: Foreign minister

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says the recent dispute between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump highlights a chaotic global landscape where foreign policy decisions do not occur in isolation.
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Iran rejects aggression, intervention: Foreign Minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy is based on defending justice and rejecting foreign intervention.
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Kanaani: Parliament vote of confidence to new cabinet ‘strong support’ for Iran foreign policy

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that parliament’s vote of confidence for the entire cabinet members of President Masoud Pezeshkian serves as a strong support to pursue the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy.
9 months ago
New Iranian admin. to prioritize relations with China, Russia, newly-emerged powers: Araghchi

Tehran, IRNA – Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister proposed by Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that China and Russia along with newly-emerged powers across the world will be top priorities in the Islamic Republic’s foreign relations under the upcoming administration.
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Boosting ties with Muslim states among foreign policy priorities: Iran pres.

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, while emphasizing the need for unity among Islamic nations in confronting the Zionists' brutality and stopping the crimes in Gaza, has said that his government’s foreign policy priorities include strengthening relations with Muslim countries as well as creating synergy in Islamic societies.
10 months ago
Supreme Leader advises new administration to actively deal with global issues

Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised the new administration to actively and influentially deal with global and regional issues including those in politics.
10 months ago
Public diplomacy plays pivotal role in Iran’s foreign policy, says FM spox

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani considers public diplomacy an essential aspect of Iran’s foreign policy and a fundamental principle in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
10 months ago
Positive outcomes already emerging following visa cancelation with neighbors: Iranian official

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Alireza Bikdeli has said that their office has taken significant measures to facilitate consular affairs with neighboring countries, which have resulted in positive outcomes including in economy.
10 months ago
Acting FM: Iran's new gov't foreign policy based on strengthening multilateralism

New York, IRNA - Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said that new approach and foreign policy of the elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran focuses on strengthening multilateralism.
10 months ago
Iran will have to change nuclear doctrine if existence threatened: Ex-FM

Tehran, IRNA – Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR) Kamal Kharrazi has said that Iran will have to change its nuclear doctrine if Israel threatens its existence.
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Is America in decline?

Tehran, IRNA – America is in decline, losing its global hegemony much faster than achieving it amid growing public discontent over the country’s position in the world as well as internal woes including public-policy failures. This is according to an article published by American weekly magazine, Newsweek.
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Iran pursuing ‘strategic interaction’ with neighbors: Deputy FM

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the Islamic Republic has good ties with its neighbors thanks to policies of President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration that pursues “a strategic interaction” with the neighboring countries.
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Ex-IRGC chief appointed as member of Iran’s key foreign policy body

Tehran, IRNA – A former commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has been appointed as a member of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations which is regarded as a key foreign policy body in the country.
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'Territorial integrity matters in Iran’s relations with amicable states'

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian deputy president for parliamentary affairs Mohammad Hosseini says the Islamic Republic's priority in establishing amicable ties with other countries is to protect its territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
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By Mohsen Pakaein

Wise measures in Iran’s foreign policy

(Part 1) Tehran, IRNA - In recent years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has scored significant achievements by adopting wise measures in the field of foreign policy through relying on rationality and courage.
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FM says Iran's policy is to cooperate with all countries

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi pursues the doctrine of a balanced foreign policy to cooperate with all countries around the world.
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Foreign Ministry to adhere to Leader’s foreign policy guidelines: Amirabdollahian

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that his ministry will continue to follow guidelines by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on an efficient foreign policy of the country.
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Mohsen Pakaein

Foreign policy in speech of Ayatollah Khamenei

On the first day of the Iranian new year, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution mentioned several important and explainable issues in the field of foreign policy in a large gathering of pilgrims and residents of the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH), which will be briefly reviewed in this context.
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Iran foreign policy focusing on maximum interaction with all nations: Pres. Raisi

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said that his administration’s foreign policy focuses on extensive interaction with all countries based on dignity, wisdom and expediency.
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Iran foreign policy pursues diplomatic defense: IRGC commander

Tehran, IRNA - Chief Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said that Iran's foreign policy is focused on the diplomatic defense of Iran’s vital interests and the political assault on the foreign policy of the enemies.
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Western media cover news based on their governments' foreign policy: Turkish journalist

Tehran, IRNA - Yusuf Özkar, member of the executive board of Turkey’s Anadolu news agency believes that Western media outlets reflect news within the framework of their governments' foreign policy, staying away from their main mission to disseminate truth.
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Over 96 MoUs, agreements in 1st year of Raisi gov't

Tehran, IRNA – The foreign policy doctrine of President Ebrahim Raisi’s administration has helped ink more than 96 documents and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) during his first year in office.
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Not all roads lead to Vienna

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s trip to Uzbekistan where the final process of Iran’s SCO membership is expected to begin with signing commitment memorandums is in the continuation of the Raisi administration’s diplomatic trail; a road that does not end in Vienna.
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Iran’s foreign policy in Africa

Tehran, IRNA – Africa is a new horizon in President Ebrahim Raisi’s foreign policy where Iran’s interests are sometimes served in East Asia, e.g. in China, and sometimes in the Americas, in Venezuela for instance.
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Raisi admin. performance acceptable: Ex-ambassador

Tehran, IRNA – The one-year efforts made by the diplomatic apparatus of the administration of President Raisi have been acceptable, especially when it comes to the bilateral relationships with neighboring states, the membership in regional and international unions as well as the negotiations for the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions, a former Iranian ambassador said.
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by Mohammadreza Erfanian

Raisi legacy; from strategic partnerships to contribution to int’l organizations

Tehran, IRNA – Barely one year after taking office, President Ebrahim Raisi has had four important achievements in foreign policy, namely two strategic agreements with China and Russia, ascension to Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and aspiration to join the BRICS grouping.
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Raisi admin. successful in developing ties with East Asia, Africa: MP

Tehran, IRNA – The foreign policy of the administration of President Ebrahim Raisi has been active and balanced, which boosted the expansion of relationships with East Asian and African states, an Iranian legislator said.
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President Raisi to address nation live on Tuesday

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is to address people live on Tuesday.
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Interaction with world Iranian Gov't principle: President

Qom, IRNA – Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday that his administration prioritized interaction with the world, particularly with neighbors.
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Iran pursuing economic diplomacy to promote global trade

London, IRNA - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei's emphasis on the need for promoting economic diplomacy during his first meeting with the 13th administration indicates the significance of this sort of diplomacy in Iran's foreign policy as a top urgent mechanism.
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