President Hassan Rouhani in a telephone talk with Qatari emir on Thursday underlined that Tehran welcomes further deepening of ties with Qatar as a friendly country, Press TV reported.

The situation around the Tehran-Washington relations continues to heat up, as Iran has dismissed a U.S. demand for United Nations nuclear inspectors to visit its military bases.

Although President Hassan Rouhani has appointed the same interior minister as before, the president is required by reformists to create a more inclusive political atmosphere at home and promote activities of political parties, Abdollah Ansari, member of Baran Foundation (Foundation for Freedom, Growth and Development of Iran, headed by former president Mohammad Khatami) told Trend August 26.

Unlike President Hassan Rouhani who earlier described talks of renegotiating the 2015 nuclear deal as "meaningless", an Iranian politician believes that fresh talks would protect the interests of both, Tehran and the world powers.

Iranian parliament has inaugurated Hassan Rouhani as president for a second term, who has pledged to fix the country’s economy.

At a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini ahead of his inaugural ceremony on Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed hope for expansion of ties with the EU during his second term.

Federica Mogherini arriving in Tehran on August 5, met with President Hassan Rouhani right after a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif, ISNA reported.

Russia and Iran agreed to strengthen the military, technical and technological cooperation after new US sanctions, Sputnik news agency reported.

Federica Mogherini, in her capacity as chair of the Joint Commission of the JCPOA, arrived in Tehran on August 5th to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani, IRNA reported.

A delegation of parliamentarians led by Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Ogtay Asadov will visit Iran’s capital Tehran on Aug. 5 to take part in the ceremony of inauguration of President Hassan Rouhani, the Azerbaijani Parliament said Aug. 4.