Iran-US Talks

Witkoff confirms ‘lengthy’ UN talks with Iran via mediators

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says he had “lengthy talks” with the Iranian delegation on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Trump claims Americans held ‘very good’ meeting with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – President Donald Trump says US officials had a “very good” meeting with an Iranian delegation as he holds talks with PGCC leaders in New York.

Iran, Pakistan interior ministers hold talks in Tehran

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, has met with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Tehran, Iran’s capital.

Pakistani interior minister Naqvi heads to Iran for talks

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Pakistani Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi departed Islamabad for Tehran on Monday to hold high-profile talks with the Iranian officials.

Qatari spokesman claims US seeking agreement with Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The spokesman of Qatari Foreign Ministry has said that his country is shuttling between different capitals for a deal between Iran and the US, claiming that Washington seeks an agreement with Tehran.

Iran's terms to re-engage in talks conveyed to US: Rezaei

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – Iran has conveyed its conditions to mediators for re-engaging in negotiations aimed at ending the war with the US, Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei said on Saturday in an interview with foreign media.

Pakistan, IAEA discuss Iran-US peace MoU

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has discussed the “evolving regional situation” in a phone call with Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

No talks with US until it accepts all Iran’s conditions: MP

TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) – A senior member of the Iranian Parliament says that no negotiations will be held with the United States until its accepts all terms and conditions set by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran FM spox:

US has mistaken concept of negotiations for dictation

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Lashing out at the US policy on the negotiations between Tehran and Washington, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman emphasized that the US government has mistaken the concept of negotiations for dictation.

Pres. Pezeshkian meets with Pakistan PM in Bishkek

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran held talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Biahkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday.

Top Iranian, Qatari diplomats hold talks in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – The visiting Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held talk with Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Thursday.

Qatari PM to visit Tehran on Thu. to revive US-Iran talks

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is due to visit Tehran on Thursday for talks on de-escalating tensions and reviving dialogue between Iran and the United States.

Iran FM issues message after hosting Omani, Pak delegations

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi isssued a message after hosting Pakistani and Omani delegations, stressing Iran's commitments to strengthening peace and stability through diplimacy with neighbors.

US won't able to force Iran make concessions under pressure

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says United Statescannot secure concessions from Tehran by simply increasing pressure, especially concessions that were never part of the Islamabad MoU.

Spokesman denies Trump’s claim of backchannel talks with IRGC

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps spokesperson denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington is holding backchannel talks with the IRGC officials.

President Pezeshkian receives Pakistani delegation in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian received for a meeting a Pakistani delegation headed by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday in Tehran.

Araghchi receives Pakistani interior minister

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi received visiting Pakistan's Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi and his accompanying delegation for a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday.

Pakistan says Iran, US close to sort of agreement over Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Pakistani defense minister claims that Iran and the Unnited States are close to a sort of agreement over the Strait of Hormuz

Pakistani interior minister arrives in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Pakistan's Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials.

Ghalibaf:

US strategy of bullying and broken promises has failed

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – "The United States’ strategy of threats, broken promises and fabricated narratives has failed and that Tehran will not engage in further theatrics," Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says.

Qatar hopeful US-Iran deal be reached in coming hours, days

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – In his weekly press conference, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said that Qatar continues to call for de-escalation and dialogue.

Iran, Pakistan FMs hold call to discuss region

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday to discuss regional developments.

Iran rejects media speculations about talks with US

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has dismissed as “fabricated” recent media reports that it has proposed direct talks with Washington.

Iran rejected US proposal in talks due to excessive demands

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has said that Tehran rejected the US proposal in the mediated talks due to the exessive demands Washington made.

Chinese FM Wang Yi meets Pakistani counterpart

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Shanghai Cooperation.

Iran, Egypt FMs discuss ties, regional developments in phone

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty on Friday to discuss bilateral ties and the latest developments in the region.

FM Araghchi:

Iran strikes on US bases transformed reg. security structure

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran’s retaliatory military strikes against US bases in the region have fundamentally transformed the regional security structure.

Dep. FM warns US of firm retaliation against aggression

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, has warned that the Islamic Republic will not leave any act of aggression against its nation unanswered.

Ghalibaf stresses constant readiness to defend homeland

TEHRAN, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Top Iranian negotiator and the speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the country has to be always prepared to battle the US, stressing the need to preserve the Iranian arrangements in Hormuz.

Army spokesman:

Strait of Hormuz to never be opened through war, aggression

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Army spokesman warns the United States that no measure of American aggression will force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, following Tehran's decision to close the strategic waterway over US violations.