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Yesterday 22:39
VP: Govt. mulling legal actions against U.S. IRGC move
TEHRAN – Vice President for Legal Affairs Layla Joneydi said on Wednesday the Rouhani administration is considering legal actions against the United States in response to its designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Crops (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
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Yesterday 22:39
Guardian Council ratifies bill in support of IRGC
TEHRAN – The Guardian Council on Wednesday ratified the double-urgency bill to bolster the status of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the face of U.S. moves, IRNA reported.
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Yesterday 22:37
Baqeri: U.S. will pay for its hostilities towards Iran
TEHRAN – Major General Mohammad Baqeri, chief of the Iranian armed forces, said on Wednesday that the United States will soon pay the price for its hostilities towards Iran.
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Yesterday 22:33
Khanzadi says Iranian Navy won’t let hegemons disrupt Pakistan ties
TEHRAN – The Iranian Navy will not allow the hegemonic countries to hamper the expansion of cooperation with the Pakistani Navy, Navy Chief Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Wednesday.
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Yesterday 20:25
Zarif censures Trump admin for silence on Saudi mass execution
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lashed out at the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for remaining silent after Saudi Arabia’s latest mass execution of its nationals, one of whom was crucified after beheading.
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Yesterday 20:23
Zanganeh: U.S. unable to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero
TEHRAN - The United States will not be able to reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said in a parliamentary session on Tuesday, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
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Yesterday 20:20
Zarif warns Trump against the ‘infamous B-Team’
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday warned U.S. President Donald Trump to beware of “warmongers” and “butchers” who have surrounded him, referring to them as the ‘infamous B-team’.
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Yesterday 20:08
Ambassador Takht Ravanchi submits credentials to UN chief
TEHRAN – Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s new permanent representative to the United Nations, on Tuesday submitted his credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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Yesterday 20:05
U.S. officials have become ‘pawns in a very dangerous Israeli game’, Zarif says
The Iranian foreign minister has described the Trump administration’s officials as “pawns in Netanyahu’s game”, warning them against the consequences of the “extremely dangerous” Israeli game they are playing.
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Yesterday 20:01
Iran’s defense chief does not rule out military force to counter economic terrorism
TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has said the U.S. plan to zero Tehran’s crude sales is impractical, and warned that his country may be forced to resort to “defensive tools” to combat Washington’s “economic terrorism” against the Iranian people.
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Yesterday 16:10
Rouhani: Saudi Arabia and UAE owe their existence to Iran
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirate are owed to Iran for their existence as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was seeking Iran’s military help in capturing the Arab countries on the southern shores of the Persian Gulf.
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Yesterday 15:48
Rouhani likens Trump to a knifeman whom Iran won’t negotiate with
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Wednesday likened U.S. President Donald Trump to a knifeman with whom Iran will not negotiate.
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Yesterday 14:00
Ayatollah Khamenei says Iran to export oil as much as it needs
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said Tehran will be exporting any amount of crude it wants to, asserting that U.S. attempts to zero out the export of Iranian oil will be fruitless.
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2019-04-23 21:40
Iran’s Human Rights Council slams UK crackdown on climate protesters
The top Iranian government watchdog on human rights has issued a statement condemning Britain’s ongoing crackdown on people protesting against its environment policies.
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2019-04-23 21:12
Haddad-Adel: Iran seeks strategic ties with China
TEHRAN - Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, a member of the Expediency Council and a cultural and political figure, said on Tuesday that Iran seeks strategic and long-standing ties with China.
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2019-04-23 19:52
Zarif to Trump: Inheritors of Persian civilization do not seek advice from Americans
TEHRAN – In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the “inheritors of the ancient Persian civilization don’t base their strategy on ‘advice’ of foreigners-let alone Americans.”
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2019-04-23 19:51
Trump endangering intl. security: Hatami
TEHRAN – Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump is endangering international security by violating international law and ignoring humanitarian principles.
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2019-04-23 19:40
New IRGC Chief Salami officially promoted to major general
TEHRAN – The new commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami was officially promoted on Monday to the rank of major general by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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2019-04-23 19:40
Prominent lawyer Bahman Keshavarz passes away
TEHRAN – Prominent Iranian lawyer Bahman Keshavarz passed away on Tuesday, his son Karim Keshavarz told ISNA.
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2019-04-23 19:39
‘Iran highly unlikely to negotiate with Trump’
TEHRAN – Wendy Sherman, the former senior U.S. nuclear negotiator with Iran, said on Monday that Iran is highly unlikely to negotiate with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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2019-04-23 19:36
MPs: Salami’s appointment sends ‘clear message’ to U.S.
TEHRAN – 251 MPs on Tuesday issued a joint statement in support of the appointment of Major General Hossein Salami as the new chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), saying the appointment sends a “clear message” to the hegemons including America.
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2019-04-23 19:32
Verdict against Nasrin Sotoudeh not final: Judiciary
TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili on Tuesday rejected media speculation about the jail sentence passed against human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, saying the verdict is not final yet.
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2019-04-23 11:50
Iranian Parliament declares CENTCOM as terrorist
TEHRAN – The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) on Tuesday voted to put the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in West Asia on the list of terrorist groups.
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2019-04-22 22:49
Rouhani congratulates IRGC chief on new post
TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated the new commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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2019-04-22 22:47
Rouhani to visit Kurdistan on Wednesday
TEHRAN – President Rouhani will travel to Kurdistan Province on Wednesday to meet with people at Esteghlal club stadium in Sanandaj, the provincial capital.
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2019-04-22 22:47
Hungarian, Swedish envoys bid farewell to Zarif
TEHRAN – Ambassadors of Hungary and Sweden, Janos Kovacs and Helena Sangeland, met on Monday with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to bid farewell to him at the end of their diplomatic mission in Tehran, ISNA reported.
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2019-04-22 22:18
Turkey says U.S. move to end sanctions waivers on Iran oil threatens ‘regional peace’
TEHRAN – A few hours after the United States announced that it will not extend sanctions waivers for buyers of the Iranian oil, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this action will threaten “regional peace and stability”.
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2019-04-22 20:42
Leader: Iran, Pakistan should boost ties against enemies’ will
TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a Monday meeting with the visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan stressed that Tehran and Islamabad need to fortify their mutual ties to the dismay of their shared enemies.
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2019-04-22 20:07
Iran says attaches no value, credit to U.S. exemptions
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that Iran does not attach any value or credit to the United States’ exemptions on Iranian oil exports.
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2019-04-22 19:33
U.S. unable to zero out Iran’s oil exports: ex-diplomat
TEHRAN – A former Foreign Ministry spokesman believes that the United States is not capable of forcing Iranian oil exports to zero.
