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2021-03-26 10:52
Over 40,000 passengers tested for COVID-19 at borders
TEHRAN – More than 40,000 passengers have been tested for coronavirus at official border terminals since March 14, the Iranian Red Crescent Society reported on Thursday.
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2021-03-16 22:05
Man of the Year
TEHRAN – As Iranians from all walks of life prepare to celebrate the end of the year, the Tehran Times takes the unprecedented step of introducing Man of the Year, hoping that such a move would continue in the future.
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2021-03-15 22:08
Iran declares it was not behind attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq
TEHRAN - Iran’s UN envoy Majid Takht-Ravanchi has told the United Nations that claims of Iran’s role in attacks on United States interests in Iraq are “completely baseless and lacking legal credibility”, according to Aljazeera.
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2021-03-15 21:00
Iran suspends Iraq flights due to virus strain
TEHRAN – The Iranian Civil Aviation Organization of Iran on Monday announced all flights to the country from Iraq have been suspended for a week to curb the spread of a Covid-19 strain.
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2021-03-15 18:44
Two coaches added to Iran football coaching staff
TEHRAN - Marijo Tot and Juan Carlos Gómez Perlado have been added to coaching staff of Iran national football team.
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2021-03-13 20:32
U.S. faces trouble justifying presence in Iraq
Illogical presence
TEHRAN – With the Iraqi people and politicians ramping up their efforts to expel American forces from their country, the United States makes renewed efforts to concoct a plan to justify its illegal presence in the West Asian region, particularly Iraq.
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2021-03-12 21:39
KRG official underlines need to avoid any interference in the region’s countries
Iran: KRG’s friend of difficult days
TEHRAN – In a provocative move, a controversial stamp was published in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region marking the visit of Pope Francis to Iraq.
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2021-03-12 17:02
IRCS to tighten COVID-19 control across borders
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will launch a program this week aiming to take strict measures for curbing coronavirus across border areas of the country.
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2021-03-12 10:22
By Mohammad Mazhari
Israeli adventures in Iraq to disrupt JCPOA revival can’t be ruled out: American professor
TEHRAN – Pointing to Israeli moves to cripple efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal, an American professor says Israel’s adventures in the region cannot be ruled out in terms of the attacks in Iraq.
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2021-03-06 18:41
Iranian politician: General Soleimani made Iraq safe for Pope visit
TEHRAN - Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the special advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker for international affairs, says Pope Francis would not have been able to visit Iraq safely if it had not been for the sacrifices of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his companions in the fight against ISIS, according to Press TV.
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2021-03-06 11:31
Pope Francis meets powerful Shia cleric in Iraq
Pope Francis is holding a symbolic meeting with one of the most powerful figures in Shia Islam on the second day of his landmark trip to Iraq.
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2021-03-05 22:37
Pope meets Iraqi leaders in Baghdad's Green Zone
Pope Francis arrived inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government, to meet with President Barham Salih and other officials.
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2021-03-05 18:05
Qais al-Khazali: Israel directing attacks on U.S. headquarters in Iraq
Qais al-Khazali, the secretary-general of Asaeb Ahl al-Haq, has said Israel is behind attacks on the U.S. embassy and military bases in Iraq.
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2021-03-03 20:00
U.S. Ain al-Assad base in Iraq targeted in rocket attack
On Wednesday morning a barrage of rockets struck the Ain al-Assad air base hosting American forces in the western Iraqi province of Anbar.
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2021-02-28 18:13
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian condemns U.S. attacks on Syrian soil
TEHRAN - Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Parliament speaker’s special aide for international affairs, has condemned the recent U.S. airstrikes on anti-terror Iraqi popular forces in eastern Syria, according to Fars news agency.
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2021-02-28 17:54
Ambassador says Iran ready to assist Iraq in security affairs
TEHRAN – In an interview with Iraq’s Kurdish TV channel Rudav on Sunday, Iraj Masjedi, Iran's ambassador to Iraq, says that Tehran is ready to assist Iraq in security affairs if needed, according to the IRNA news agency.
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2021-02-27 21:54
Shamkhani says U.S. airstrikes intended to revive ‘organized terrorism’
TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, on Saturday condemned the recent “brutal” U.S. airstrikes on the Iraqi resistance forces in in eastern Syria as part of attempts to revive “a new round of organized terrorism”.
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2021-02-22 17:50
Iran closes Iraq border points to contain UK mutant coronavirus
TEHRAN – Iran has closed five crossing points with Iraq to prevent the spread of the UK variant of coronavirus, ISNA reported.
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2021-02-20 17:18
Iraqi travelers worsen pandemic in Khuzestan: governor general
TEHRAN – Iraqi nationals visiting Iran have worsened the coronavirus pandemic in the southwestern Khuzestan province, IRNA quoted the province’s governor general as saying on Saturday.
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2021-02-17 17:23
By Masoud Hossein
Hosting World Cup qualifiers a necessity for Iran
TEHRAN - Iran football federation has officially submitted the request to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to host the 2022 World Cup qualifiers matches in Group C. There is any other way for the federation to host the competition since the new fixture is more difficult for Iran than it seems.
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2021-02-16 22:33
By Mohammad Mazhari
S. Arabia trying to approach Shia groups in Iraq to undermine Iran: Iraqi analyst
TEHRAN – An Iraqi political analyst says that Saudi Arabia is trying to approach Shia parties in Iraq to restrain Hashd al-Shaabi and undermine Iran.
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2021-02-13 17:43
Senior MP: Iran’s ties with Russia and Iraq have concerned the West
TEHRAN- Hossein Ali Haji Deligani, a senior member of the Iranian Parliament’s presiding board, says Western states are concerned about his country’s efforts to strengthen relations and cooperation with its neighbors, especially Russia and Iraq.
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2021-02-12 22:15
Iran’s top judge holds talks with Iraqi leaders
TEHRAN - Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi held talks with several Iraqi political and judicial leaders including President Barham Salih, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and Head of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zaidan.
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2021-02-07 21:00
Iran’s Judiciary chief to visit Iraq on Monday
TEHRAN –Iran’s Judiciary chief Ayatollah Seyed Ibrahim Raisi will pay a two-day visit to Iraq to sign a number of memoranda of understanding, Iraq’s Judiciary said in a statement on Sunday.
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2021-02-06 18:17
Iraq seeking to act as mediator between Iran, U.S. and Saudi Arabia: analyst
TEHRAN - Hassan Hanizadeh, an expert on regional issues, says Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has offered that Baghdad can mediate among Iran, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.
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2021-02-03 22:25
Iraqi FM meets high-ranking Iranian officials
TEHRAN – Iraqi Foreign Ministry Fuad Hussein arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to hold high-level talks with Iranian officials about bilateral, regional and international issues.
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2021-02-03 22:23
Iran is against foreign intervention in Iraq: Rouhani
TEHRAN - Hassan Rouhani, Iran’s president, says his country is opposed to foreign intervention in domestic affairs of Iraq.
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2021-02-03 22:22
Iraqi FM heads to Iran amid regional de-escalation drive
TEHRAN – The chief Iraqi diplomat visited Tehran on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues in what appeared to be the latest in a series of regional diplomatic efforts to cool tensions in the Persian Gulf region.
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2021-02-03 21:26
Baghdad trying to stay away from Iran-U.S. competition: analyst
TEHRAN - Reza Mirabian, an international relations expert, says Baghdad intends to stay away from the competition between Iran and the United States.
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2021-02-03 11:16
Photo: Bahman Vakhshour
Zarif meets his Iraqi counterpart
On Wednesday morning, February 3, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Fouad Hussein, met with Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
