TEHRAN- Iran's government spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said on Monday that Tehran’s foreign policy is concentrated on neighborly diplomacy, expressing optimism that this will assist improve connections between Iranians and their neighbors.

Bahadori Jahromi said he expected that the approach will assist boost relationship between citizens in Iran

TEHRAN- Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has warned against spreading Islamophobia throughout the world.

Speaking at a United Nations meeting on Monday to commemorate International Day Countering Hate Speech, Takht Ravanchi stated that the rising tide of provocation against individuals

TEHRAN — A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the southeastern Afghan province of Paktika in the early hours of Wednesday.

According to authorities, the quake killed more than 1000 people and wounded at least 1,500. 

The shocks hit at 1:24 a.m. local time on Wednesday (4:54 p.m. ET on Tuesday). 

The disaster comes at a

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday expressed deep regret over the death of a number of Mali's nationals and civilians in terrorist raids in the city of Diallassagou, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

Khatibzadeh condemned the act of terrorism and sympathized with the government and people of Mali as well as the families who