Iranians mark the 68th anniversary of the nationalization of oil industry

President Rouhani says Iran to take legal action against US over sanctions

President Hassan Rouhani says the government will sue US officials behind draconian sanctions on the country in Iranian courts before taking the case to international courts of justice.

Leader calls for “maximum mobilization” in the face of enemy threats

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts in Tehran on Thursday. Ayatollah Khamenei received members of the Assembly after it wrapped up an annual meeting focused on major international and domestic issues including the current economic challenges facing the country in the wake of re-imposition of illegal sanctions by the United States.

Rouhani's historic visit to Iraq, a major blow to Trump

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Baghdad on a trip aimed at solidifying strategic ties despite US efforts to keep the two neighbors apart and curb Iran's influence in the region.

US activists come under FBI scrutiny after Iran visit

The co-founder of Code Pink, a grassroots anti-war NGO based in the US, says she and a colleague have come under scrutiny by the FBI after returning from a visit to Iran. Media Benjamin told The Real News Network on Sunday that she and Mary Ann Wright, a retired United States Army colonel and retired US State Department official, had got "called to a secondary screening."

President Rouhani highlighted Iran’s numerous victories on the regional stage

Speaking to local officials during a visit to the northern province of Gilan on Thursday, Rouhani highlighted Iran’s numerous victories on the regional stage over the past years.

Zarif says Trump to be surprised by Iran’s response to sanctions

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran's measures to cushion the impact of US sanctions against the country will take US President Donald Trump by "surprise”.

Iranian official says World community has had enough of unilateral US policies

A senior Iranian official says the international community has grown sick and tired of America's unilateralism, and that world nations such as China and Russia as well as Washington's own European allies have today chosen to stand up to the US.