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2022-04-08 22:21
Iran urges coordinated effort to find diplomatic solution to Ukraine war
TEHRAN – In separate phone calls with his Hungarian and Serbian counterparts, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has insisted on the need to take concerted efforts to find a peaceful solution to the war between Russia and Ukraine, emphasizing Tehran's opposition to wars and sanctions.
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2022-04-06 21:17
President calls for knowledge-based management
TEHRAN — Iran’s president believes that the management in the country should be knowledge-based.
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2022-04-06 21:16
One cleric martyred, two wounded in stabbing attack at holy shrine of Imam Reza
TEHRAN — One Iranian cleric has lost his life and two others have been wounded in an unprecedented stabbing attack at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Press TV reported.
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2022-04-06 21:15
Iran urges international community to pressure Israel to join NPT
TEHRAN- Iran's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations on Tuesday urged the international community to exert pressure on the Israeli regime to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
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2022-04-05 19:14
Pressure mounts on Russia as Europe begins cutting diplomatic cord
TEHRAN— As the situation in Ukraine is not going as Putin expected, the European countries have tightened the rope on Russia by expelling Russian diplomats, calling them “undesirable” foreign agents.
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2022-04-05 18:57
Saudi playbook on Lebanon needs revamp
TEHRAN— The Saudi ambassador to Lebanon is set to return to Beirut by the start of Ramadan, according to the Lebanese newspaper al-Joumhouria, after Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati reaffirmed the country's commitment to restoring relations with Arab governments in the Persian Gulf region last Tuesday.
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2022-04-05 18:28
U.S. demands halt to Iran’s revenge for the assassination of General Soleimani: report
TEHRAN – The United States has asked Iran to drop its policy of exacting revenge for the assassination of its top general, Qassem Soleimani, during the talks in Vienna over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, Al-Alam reported on Monday.
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2022-04-04 21:15
Iran is in negotiations with Turkey about repatriating prisoners: Official
TEHRAN- Deputy Head of the Iranian Judiciary and Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has stated that Tehran is working with Ankara to return Iranian people imprisoned in Turkey.
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2022-04-04 21:09
Official rebuffs claim of illegal entry of Afghan refugees into Iran
TEHRAN — The deputy interior minister for security affairs on Saturday dismissed as bogus a video clip showing a wave of Afghan refugees pouring into Iran.
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2022-04-04 21:08
Iran has so far sent 30 aid convoy to Afghanistan: envoy
TEHRAN- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi says the international community should assist Afghans in overcoming obstacles, stressing that the Islamic Republic has so far sent 30 aid convoys to the war-ravaged Central Asian nation.
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2022-04-03 17:58
U.S. shows once again it is enemy of Iranian people: government
TEHRAN – Ali Bahadori Jahromi, spokesman for the Iranian government, has reacted to the U.S. move to bar a renowned Iranian singer from entering the U.S. despite having a valid visa from an American consulate.
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2022-04-03 17:57
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman wraps up visit to Africa
TEHRAN – Saeed Khatibzadeh, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, has returned from a tour of West African countries where he met with a number of foreign officials.
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2022-04-02 20:54
Foreign Ministry felicitates Islamic Republic Day
TEHRAN — On the occasion of Islamic Republic Day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry released a statement celebrating the day.
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2022-04-02 20:54
Palestinians begin new phase of intifada right before Ramadan
TEHRAN— As the holy month of Ramadan is approaching, the Palestinians are commencing a new phase of resistance, or as they say, intifada.
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2022-03-29 15:02
Iranian FM departs to China to attend meeting on Afghanistan
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, accompanied by a political delegation, departed to China on Tuesday morning to attend a meeting on Afghanistan.
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2022-03-28 16:49
Iran’s Kharrazi, Qatar’s FM hold talks in Doha
TEHRAN – Kamal Kharrazi, the chief of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), who had participated in the Doha Forum on Sunday, reviewed regional developments in a meeting with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Thani.
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2022-03-27 20:53
IRGC is a national army and no national army can be named terrorist: Iran
TEHRAN - Kamal Kharrazi, chief of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), said on Sunday that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is a national army that its name must definitely be removed from the so-called U.S. list of foreign “terrorist” organizations.
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2022-03-27 17:27
EU’s Mora meets Iranian FM in Tehran
TEHRAN – Enrique Mora, the European Union coordinator for the Vienna nuclear talks, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Tehran on Sunday.
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2022-03-26 15:53
Iran insists on urgent resolution of Ukraine conflict based on int’l law
TEHRAN - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says Tehran remains “deeply concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine,” reiterating Tehran’s call for an “urgent and peaceful” resolution of the conflict in Ukraine in line with “international law”.
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2022-03-16 23:27
Iran backs OIC ampaign to counter Islamophobia
TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has voiced Tehran’s support for efforts by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to fight Islamophobia.
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2022-03-16 14:02
Nazanin Zaghari released, returns to Britain
TEHRAN – Nazanin Zaghari, a British-Iranian national who had been serving prison terms in Iran on charges of trying to overthrow the Islamic Republic system, was released on Wednesday and returned to Britain.
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2022-03-15 22:34
Iranian parliament links Saudi mass execution to NATO-created Ukraine war
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament issued a statement on Tuesday faulting the United States and its Western allies for creating the Ukraine crisis which instead provided an opportunity for Saudi Arabia to execute 81 persons.
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2022-03-15 22:31
Iranian rights chief says Riyadh must be held accountable for mass execution
TEHRAN – Iran’s human rights chief said on Monday that Saudi authorities must be held accountable for the latest execution of dozens of prisoners in a single day, noting that the kingdom must make clarifications on the charges leveled against those put to death.
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2022-03-15 17:44
Iran FM holds phone talks with foreign counterparts
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian held phone conversations with a number of foreign diplomats to discuss a variety of issues.
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2022-03-14 22:15
Raisi felicitates 30th year of Tehran-Baku diplomatic ties
TEHRAN — In a message on Monday, Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi congratulated President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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2022-03-14 22:15
Foreign Ministry: ‘We will return to Vienna tomorrow if U.S. takes political decision today’
TEHRAN — Speaking in his last press briefing in the current Iranian new year which ends on March 20, Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday discussed the latest developments in Vienna at length, saying that the United States is solely responsible for the current status of the Vienna talks.
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2022-03-13 21:55
Iran: Break in Vienna talks was made at EU request
TEHRAN — On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman touched on some important developments in the field of foreign policy.
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2022-03-13 21:52
Raisi urges intelligence apparatus to fight injustice, counter corrupters and profiteers
TEHRAN- President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday asked the Intelligence Ministry to fight injustice and strongly counter “corrupters and profiteers”.
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2022-03-12 21:57
Azerbaijan-Iran ties is based on respect, Aliyev says in message to Raisi
TEHRAN — In a message to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev stated that the cooperation capacities between Iran and Azerbaijan are much higher, saying, “I believe that today there are many prospects for further development of our mutually beneficial cooperation.”
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2022-03-12 21:29
Iran signs draft status for full SCO membership
TEHRAN — Following consultations between authorized representatives of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Iran, a signing ceremony was arranged for Iran’s membership protocol in Tashkent on Friday.