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Iran unveils budget of 'resistance' against U.S. sanctions
'Despite sanctions, we will manage the country, especially in terms of oil,' says Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
Iran announces discovery of massive oil field
If the new reserves in the province of Khuzestan are proven, Iran would become the country with the third-biggest oil reserves, just before regional arch-rival Saudi Arabia
Iran alleges foreign government behind 'treacherous' ship attack
Tehran says the Iranian-flagged Sabiti oil tanker was hit by two separate explosions off the Red Sea port of Jeddah
Trump says Rouhani meeting not scheduled as speculation swirls
Speculation is rife over whether the leaders of the two arch-foes will meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York
Rouhani heads to U.N. in bid to win Iran support against 'cruel' U.S.
President Hassan Rouhani says his delegation is heading to the UN gathering despite reluctance from President Donald Trump's administration to issue them visas
U.S. emphasizes diplomacy in standoff with Iran
Ahead of the annual UN General Assembly, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo puts aside threats of US military retaliation against Iran for the attack on a Saudi oil complex
Foreign forces raise Gulf 'insecurity' – Iran's Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani adds that Iran would present to the United Nations a regional cooperation plan for peace
Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host Presidents Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani in Ankara for the latest summit on the Syrian conflict
Trump says Iranian leadership 'wants to meet'
The US president has repeatedly indicated he is ready to meet with President Hassan Rouhani, who is expected to attend the UN General Assembly in New York this month
Iran to unveil details on nuclear commitment cuts
Iran's atomic energy organization is set to announce Tehran's third round of cuts in its nuclear commitments since May
Iran's Rouhani warns Macron of looming nuclear step
Rouhani's chief of staff says the next step would be taken 'in the event Iran's demands are not met'
U.S. must observe nuclear deal if it wants talks – Iran
'If (the US) wants to come back to the room there is a ticket that they need to purchase, and that ticket is to observe the agreement,' Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says
Iran dampens down prospect of Trump-Rouhani meeting
(UPDATED) 'You must retreat from all illegal, unjust and wrong sanctions against the nation of Iran,' says President Hassan Rouhani
Iran 'favors' talks despite Trump snub
'Iran favors talks and negotiations and, if the US really wants to talk, before anything else it should lift all sanctions,' says President Hassan Rouhani
Iran says sanctions show U.S. 'afraid' of top diplomat
The US Treasury says the sanctions will freeze any of Mohammad Javad Zarif’s assets in the United States or controlled by US entities, as well as squeeze his ability to function as a globe-trotting diplomat
Iran's Rouhani warns UK of tanker seizure 'consequences'
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani calls the seizure of the tanker 'a foolish act'
Trump warns any conflict with Iran 'wouldn't last long'
'Well, I hope we don't but we're in a very strong position if something should happen. We're in a very strong position. It wouldn't last very long, I can tell you that,' says Donald Trump
Iran 'never seeks war' with U.S., says Rouhani
'Iran has no interest to increase tension in the region and it never seeks war with any country, including [the] US,' state news agency IRNA quotes President Hassan Rouhani as saying
Iran sets 10-day countdown to surpass uranium stockpile limit
(UPDATED) The move 'will be reversed once other parties live up to their commitments,' Iran's atomic energy organization spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi says
Japan PM meets Rouhani on mission to ease Iran-U.S. tensions
Japanese government officials say Shinzo Abe will not present Tehran with a list of demands, or deliver a message from Washington, but instead wants to play the role of neutral intermediary
Japan's Abe in Tehran mission to ease Iran-U.S. tensions
Shinzo Abe is expected to arrive in Tehran at around 1120 GMT (7:20 pm, Manila time) and go straight into talks with President Hassan Rouhani
Iran president rules out talks until U.S. acts 'normal'
'The party that has left the negotiating table, the party that has trampled the pact must return to a normal' behavior, Hassan Rouhani says in a televised speech
Iran president says U.S. 'leader of world terrorism'
'Who are you to label revolutionary institutions as terrorists?' Iranian President Hassan Rouhani asks in a speech broadcast live by state television
Iran president visits flood-hit zones as death toll hits 43
A day of mourning has been declared for Thursday, March 28, in the southern city of Shiraz, the worst-hit area where the flooding claimed the lives of 19 people and injured more than 100
Iran's Rouhani seeks to counter U.S. pressure on first Iraq visit
(UPDATED) Hassan Rouhani, who is on his first trip to Iraq since becoming president in 2013, hails the Islamic republic's 'special' ties with its neighbor
Iran president keeps FM Zarif in post
'I believe your resignation is against the country's interests and do not approve it,' Iranian President Hassan Rouhani writes in a letter to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
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Mammoth crowds mark 40th anniversary of Iran revolution
'The presence of people today on the streets all over Islamic Iran... means that the enemy will never reach its evil objectives,' says President Hassan Rouhani, decrying a 'conspiracy' involving Washington
Iran sees 'revival' of imperilled Lake Urmia
Incoming Iran President Hassan Rouhani says he is still committed to prioritize the revival of Lake Urmia
Iran's Rouhani: U.S. sanctions are 'economic terrorism'
'We are facing an all-out assault which is not only threatening our independence and identity but also is bent on breaking our longstanding ties,' says Iran's President Hassan Rouhani
Iran vows to 'proudly bypass' US sanctions
'I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it's against international regulations,' Rouhani says in a televised speech.
U.S. is loser by abandoning Iran nuclear deal – Rouhani
'Everyone knows that America has lost legally and politically by giving up on its international obligations and that we have achieved victory,' says Iran President Hassan Rouhani
Iran points finger at U.S. allies over deadly attack
'All these little mercenary countries we see in this region are backed by America. It is the Americans who incite them,' Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says
Iran vows 'crushing response' after gunmen kill 29 at army parade
(4th UPDATE) The Islamic State claims to have carried out the rare assault in Ahvaz, while Iranian officials accuse 'a foreign regime' backed by the United States of being behind it
Macron to meet Trump, Iran's Rouhani at UN in New York
Macron will meet Trump on Monday afternoon before having dinner with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. On Tuesday, the French president will address the assembly and hold talks with Rouhani, an Elysee Palace official says.
Iran, Russia, Turkey to hold Syria summit on September 7 – Turkish TV
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Iran to meet with his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani, state-run TRT Haber television says
Iran's foreign minister: 'There will be no meeting' with U.S.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif adds there are also no plans for a meeting with US officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next month
Trump warns world against business with Iran as sanctions return
(3rd UPDATE) 'The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level,' Trump writes in an early morning tweet
Trump says willing to meet with Iran leaders 'any time'
Barely a week after warning Iran it would suffer untold 'consequences,' US President Donald Trump says he would meet the country's leader Hassan Rouhani 'any time' and without preconditions
Rouhani says conflict with Iran would be 'mother of all wars'
'Peace with Iran would be the mother of all peace and war with Iran would be the mother of all wars,' Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warns the United States
Iran talks aim to save nuclear deal after U.S. pullout
But Iran's President Hassan Rouhani tells French President Emmanuel Macron that European economic measures now on offer does not go far enough
Iran president in Europe to rally support for nuclear deal
The tour, which also includes a stop in Austria, is part of Tehran's efforts to secure Europe's continued support for the landmark agreement aimed at preventing Iran from building the atomic bomb
China's Xi hails 'unity' of security bloc led with Russia
Chinese President Xi Jinping says this year, they would 'draw up a blueprint for the SCO's future growth'
Iran rejects new deal as France vows it will never get atomic weapons
In their different ways, Europe, Iran and Russia are all seeking to convince US President Donald Trump not to abandon the landmark 2015 deal that curbed Iran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief
Iran president criticizes violence by morality police
'Promoting virtue will not work through violence,' says Iran President Hassan Rouhani
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India, Iran agree to step up efforts to help Afghanistan
'We want to see our region and the world free from terrorism,' says Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Iran's Rouhani to visit India this week
Rouhani is due to leave for India on Thursday, February 15, to discuss 'the latest regional and global developments,' according to an ISNA news agency report
Armed man shot trying to enter Iran presidency – reports
'An individual wearing a shroud tried to push through the doors of the presidential complex and was warned by security guards,' Tehran's deputy governor for security Mohsen Nasj-Hamedani says
Rouhani warns Iran must heed lessons of 1979 revolution
In a speech marking the 39th anniversary of the uprising, Rouhani also warns foreign powers that Iran's people would 'forever safeguard the Islamic republic'
