Regional Issues

Kharrazi:

Regional countries must resolve differences through dialogue

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Head of Tehran-based Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi says ​​​​​​the emerging multipolar world order requires regional countries to unite and resolve their contentious issues through dialogue.

Erdoğan, Trump discuss ties, regional, global issues in phone

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed regional, global issues and bilateral ties in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Monday.

Dozens killed, injured in fresh US attacks on Yemen

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Dozens of people were killed and injured after the United States launched a fresh round of airstrikes on the Arab state's territory.

Iran, Azerbaijan FMs discuss bilateral ties, regional issues

TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephone conversation with his Azeri counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov late Wednesday.

Iran’s deputy FM meets senior UAE official Gargash for talks

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) — Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi met and held talks with Diplomatic Adviser to the Emirati President Anwar Gargash on Wednesday.

Foreign states must not meddle in regional issues: Ghalibaf

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that foreign countries must not interfere in the regional issues.

Iraq PMF chief, Iran security chief discuss regional issues

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – The head of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) met and held talks with the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian.

Ahmadian, Turkey intel chief discuss regional developments

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Director of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization met in Tehran with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian and Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib and discussed regional issues.

FM Araghchi meets with Qatari counterpart in Doha

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held talks with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

Tajikistan a strategic partner for Iran, Pezeshkian says

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has described Tajikistan as one of Iran's strategic partners in the region, adding that the two countries have deep neighborly relations.

Iraqi govt spox calls Al-Sudani's visit to Tehran 'pivotal'

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Iraqi Government Spokesperson Bassim Al-Awadi has described the Wednesday visit of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani to the Islamic Republic of Iran as important and pivotal.

Iranian FM Araghchi meets visiting Qatari official

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – In a meeting with a Qatari official on Wednesday, the Iranian Foreign Minister stressed the need to continue consultations on shared issues between the two nations.

Iran, UAE FMs discuss regional developments

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed to discuss the latest developments in the region.

Iran working with regional countries on Syria: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – There are common concerns and interests among the countries of the region regarding Syria, and Iran is working on these commonalities with them, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

Iran urges for intensified efforts against terrorism in Syria

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned resurgence of terrorism in Syria and its spread in region will pose a serious threat to peace and security in region, urging efforts by key regional players to counter threat.

Iran, Turkey FMs discuss Syria, fight against terrorism

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan met and held talks in Ankara on Monday to discuss the latest developments in Syria and fight against terrorism.

Russian defense minister:

West aims to keep dominance by undermining regional stability

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – In a bid to preserve its global dominance, the West is attempting to undermine regional stability, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said.

Hamas Council Chief meets with Iran's FM Araghchi in Istanbul

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Head of the Council of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Mohammad Ismail Darwish met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Istanbul on Saturday.

Iran's diplomacy pursue regional peace, stability: FM Spox.

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey following his talks with the region's countries.

Araghchi to visit Amman for talks

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Following his regional trips, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi will visit Jordan to meet and talk with the authorities.

Iran envoy meets Qatar, Russia, France ambassadors in Lebanon

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – A special aide to Iran’s Foreign Minister on West Asia Affairs Mohammadreza Sheibani has met with the ambassadors of Qatar, Russia and France to Lebanon.

Sanaei:

‘Integration, unity with neighbors’ Pezeshkian’s discourse

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Political Affairs said that convergence, unity and amity with the neighboring and regional countries is the discourse of President Pezeshkian.

In retaliation;

Hezbollah fires drones, rockets Israeli military bases

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) –  Lebanon's Hezbollah says it carried out strikes on multiple Israeli sites in response to the brutal aggression on Gaza and in retaliation for assaults on southern Lebanese regions. 

Iran, UAE FMs stress expansion economic, security cooperation

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Arab Emirates stressed the need to expand the economy and security cooperation between the two states.

Iran FM stresses unity to counter Israel’s destabilizing plot

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday stressed the need for the continuation of consultations among Muslim nations amid escalated tensions in the region as a result of the Zionist Israeli regime's actions.

US pressuring Hamas to accept Israeli proposal: Hamdan

TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA) – Hamas says the US is pressuring the Palestinian Resistance movement to accept an Israeli truce proposal, which does not honor the group’s condition of complete cessation of Tel Aviv’s brutal aggression against the Gaza Strip.

Regional crisis to be discussed in FM meeting of ACD: Safari

TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari says that the meeting of foreign ministers of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue is aimed at creating peace and preventing possible crises in the region.

Top Iran, Russia diplomats discuss countering US illegal acts

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – The top diplomats of Iran and Russia held a meeting to discuss utilizing the capacity of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS group to counter the unilateralism and illegal actions of the United States.

Amir-Abdollahian to UN chief:

Iran to continue peace-making efforts in region

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has told the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres that Iran will continue its efforts to create peace and security in region amid the Zionist regime's war on Gaza.

China patrolling S. China Sea amid US naval drill with allies

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – China’s military announced Sunday that it would conduct air and sea patrols in the South China Sea, where the US along with the Philippines, Japan and Australia are holding joint naval exercises.