TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – More than 60 Iranian nationals are being held in U.S. prisons, 11 of them on political grounds, a Foreign Ministry official has said.

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) -- Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has said that Iran’s nuclear facilities are safe and the Fukushima accident has not convinced the country to aba

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) -- Iranian MP Mohammad-Reza Bahonar has said that if the United States withdraws its troops from Afghanistan, peace and security will be promoted in the region.

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) -- Iran’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has opposed the merger of Communication and Information Technology Ministry with other ministries for security reasons, MP Hossein Sobhaninia t

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – Approximately 700 tons of heroin are produced in Afghanistan annually, Anti-Drug Police Chief Hamid Reza Hosseinabadi said on Saturday.

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – Iranian Navy commandoes rescued a foreign ship with 24 people onboard on Saturday.

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said the presence of extra-regional powers in Afghanistan is the reason behind friction, insecurity and dissipation of resources in

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – The Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) officials have said that the Bushehr nuclear power plant will be connected to the national grid in early August, accor

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) -- Iran Professional League (IPL) will start on August 2, according to IPL President Aziz Mohammadi.

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – Iran warned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) if it doesn’t fulfill its obligations on developing phase 11 of the South Pars gas field, the contract would be cance