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2020-07-01 17:51
Envoy terms Saudi Arabia as ‘central bank of terrorism’
TEHRAN — Iranian Ambassador to Belgium Gholamhossein Dehghani has called Saudi Arabia as the “central bank of terrorism” and the main sponsor of extremism in the region and beyond, IRNA reported on Wednesday.
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2020-06-26 16:41
Iran cites economic and medical terrorism against Iranians as examples of U.S. terrorist measures
Tehran categorically rejects U.S. report on terrorism
TEHRAN — Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said the United States, as the world’s most infamous terrorist regime, is in no position to judge other countries.
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2020-05-15 16:58
U.S. ‘not a good yardstick’ for measuring anti-terror efforts: Tehran
TEHRAN — The United States is not a good yardstick for measuring anti-terrorism efforts, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said, hinting at Washington’s history of founding, funding and arming different terrorist groups.
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2020-04-19 19:44
U.S. distracting world attention from its economic terrorism: Iranian envoy
TEHRAN — The United States is trying to distract world attention from its economic terrorism waged against the people of Iran, says Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations.
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2020-02-25 18:58
Zarif: Coronavirus, like terrorism, knows no bounds
TEHRAN — Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said like other viruses, including terrorism, coronavirus knows no borders, calling for more regional cooperation to combat it.
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2020-01-12 19:18
Soleimani assassination is at least international terrorism, says Chomsky
TEHRAN — Renowned American scholar Noam Chomsky believes the assassination of Iran’s top general Qassem Soleimani is at least an act of international terrorism.
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2019-12-18 14:53
By Javad Heirannia
Changing label of Iran’s sanctions to make it harder to remove sanctions: Nephew
TEHRAN –Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the US team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion that “It is true that this is the Trump Administration's intention: to make it much harder to remove the sanctions in the future because now entities and individuals are considered "terrorists" in addition to "proliferators".”
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2019-12-02 18:56
Economic terrorism kills, Zarif tweets
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the European parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to carry out their “minimal human duty” of selling pharmaceuticals to Iran.
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2019-11-19 19:17
We will certainly defeat terrorists, Rouhani says in meeting with Pakistan commander
TEHRAN – In a meeting with a high-ranking Pakistani military commander in Tehran on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani said that the terrorist groups will be definitely defeated by reliance on the firm will of the two friendly nations of Iran and Pakistan.
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2019-10-28 17:05
Daeshism still exists, not ended by al-Baghdadi's death
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said that the US-claimed death of ISIL ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi does not end terrorism and operations of the notorious terrorist group, warning that recruitment of remnants of the ISIL terrorists by Washington is still possible.
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2019-10-26 00:29
NAM capable of neutralizing US sanctions: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has censured the United States for dominating the international monetary system and misusing dollar, saying the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is capable of countering Washington's illegitimate actions and making its sanctions ineffective.
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2019-10-09 12:12
By Shuaib Bahman
Strategies for combating international terrorism in Central Asia
TEHRAN - After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asia has been cast as the site of a new "great game". Central Asia has been largely influenced by international developments and the emergence of persistent sources of instability and tension in other parts of the world, including the Middle East and North Africa. Some states in the region have succeeded in expanding their relationships with other actors. For example, Kazakhstan has tried to advance its goals by participating in important international issues and designing appropriate policies. Although Kazakhstan has succeeded in this path, most of the countries in the region face major challenges.
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2019-10-04 20:19
By Afshin Majlesi
Words versus deeds: Are White House sanctions on Iranians economic terrorism?
Tehran accuses Washington of launching an economic terrorism against Iranian people, a claim that the U.S. denies.
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2019-09-25 13:22
Trump abandoned the nuclear deal ‘without a valid reason or cause,’ Iranian president regrets
Rouhani: If U.S. seeks talks with Iran, ‘it must create the needed conditions’
TEHRAN/NEW YORK - In an interview with Fox News aired on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani said if the U.S. administration is really seeking dialogue with Iran “it must create the needed conditions.”
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2019-09-21 12:47
‘Legal capacities in access to justice for victims of terrorism’ held in Geneva
GENEVA - Media section of the Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism reported on Tuesday that the “Legal Capacities in Access to Justice for Victims of Terrorism” was held as a side event of the 42nd session HRC of the UN in Geneva. The side event was held by the Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism in cooperation with the Comisión Juridica para el Autodesarrollo de los Pueblos Originarios Andinos (CAPAJ), Geneva Academy and Iraqi Alliance of Disability and experts from Iran, the U.S., Hawaii, Maldives, Germany, Argentine in which some families of the victims of terror in Iran discussed the solutions in access to justice for victims of terrorism.
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2019-08-26 11:07
By Payman Yazdani
Indonesia interested in exchanging information, defense equipment with Iran
TEHRAN– Indonesian Ambassador Octavino Alimudin in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency said Indonesia is interested in exchanging information and defense equipment with Iran to fight terrorism.
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2019-08-22 17:34
4th conference of ‘Examples of Patience’ held in Urmia
TEHRAN – According to the Public Relations Department of the Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism (ADVT), the 4th conference of “The Examples of Patience” was held in Urmia to pay tribute to the martyrs and survivors of terrorism in West Azerbaijan Province.
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2019-07-04 17:47
Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism’s Letter to William Rogers
Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism (ADVT) Public Relations – On the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the missile attack to the airliner in the Persian Gulf, ADVT requested the commander of the Vincennes to confess and provide access to justice for the victims of the terrorist crime.
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2019-06-18 20:48
Russia hails IRGC ‘huge contribution’ to terror fight
TEHRAN – A senior Russian official on Tuesday hailed the “huge contribution” of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to the battle against ISIL terrorists.
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2019-05-06 20:07
Embassy: Tehran condemns ‘any form of terrorism’
TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in South Korea on Monday denounced allegations by a U.S. official that Tehran supports terrorism, emphasizing that Iran condemns “any form of terrorism against any country”.
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2019-05-03 15:52
‘Nobody can show the true face of terrorism better than the victims’
TEHRAN – “We want the world to see the true face of terrorism, and nobody can do that better than the victims of terrorism,” says Mansoureh Karami, the chairwoman of the board of an Iranian NGO called Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism (ADVT).
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2019-04-17 21:42
Zarif urges counterparts to stand against U.S. ‘provocative’ move on IRGC
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a letter to his counterparts all around the world, called every government to adopt a principled, accurate and lawful stance against the United States’ recent measure against part of Iran’s armed forces, the Foreign Ministry reported on Wednesday.
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2019-04-16 21:07
IRGC official: Terror designation serving Zionists’ interests
TEHRAN – The United States’ designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as terrorist is to serve the interests of the Zionist regime of Israel, the IRGC representative for parliamentary affairs has said.
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2019-04-14 22:31
MPs pass overview of bill to counter U.S. move against IRGC
TEHRAN – The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday passed an overview of a bill to counter Washington’s move in calling the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) a terrorist organization.
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2019-04-09 13:41
Iranian lawmakers wear IRGC uniforms to jeer U.S.
TEHRAN – Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday uniformly appeared on the Majlis floor wearing outfits of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in a move to show contempt for the United States’ move a day earlier to name the armed forces terrorist.
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2019-04-08 19:56
By Mehdi Sepahvand
U.S. labels IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization
The Trump administration on Monday designated the Iranian Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization, taking an unprecedented step that seems to increase pressure on Tehran.
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2019-04-07 13:45
Iranian parliament drafting bill to designate U.S. army as terrorist if IRGC blacklisted
TEHRAN – The Iranian parliament is working on a double-urgency bill to put the U.S. army on the terrorist list as it has put Daesh if the U.S. State Department designates the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist, a senior lawmaker announced on Sunday.
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2019-04-06 20:10
Iran to retaliate if U.S. designates IRGC terrorist: MP
TEHRAN – A senior lawmaker says Iran may react in kind and designate U.S. armed forces as terrorist if Washington puts the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on its terror list.
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2019-03-18 21:25
By Mehdi Sepahvand
Another border guard lost in clash with armed groups
TEHRAN – An Iranian border guard has been killed in clashes with armed bandits in the northwestern province of Kurdistan near the border with Iraq.
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2019-03-18 21:12
New Iranian Judiciary chief calls for serious steps to counter racism, terrorism
TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi has called for serious measures to counter racism, terrorism and extremism, saying condemning acts of terror after they occur is “not enough”.