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2020-10-28 18:52
Putin, Erdogan discuss Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Libya
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed deep concern about the persisting conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh as well as the rising presence of foreign terrorists in the clashes in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart.
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2020-10-28 18:43
Turkey condemns Charlie Hebdo over Erdogan cartoon
The rift between Muslim nations and France is growing after French President Emmanuel Macron said earlier this month that Islam was a religion in “crisis”.
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2020-10-26 23:46
Russia strikes kill 78 Turkey-backed rebels in Syria
Air strikes by Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in northwestern Syria Monday, a monitor said, in the bloodiest surge in violence since a truce almost eight months ago.
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2020-10-22 10:46
Armenia PM says welcomes any Iranian initiative to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
TEHRAN - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has welcomed any Iranian initiative to help end the ongoing war between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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2020-10-19 23:10
Greece finalizes plan to build wall on border with Turkey
Greece’s government says it has finalized plans to extend a wall along its northeast border with Turkey, over concerns that migrants may try to stage mass crossings into the European Union country.
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2020-10-19 22:53
Iran denies shipping Russian arms out to Armenia
TEHRAN – Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has rebuffed allegations that Iran was siding with Armenia by allowing Russian weapons to pass through its territories to neighboring Armenia.
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2020-10-12 15:21
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
U.S. goal to destabilize Iran's economy, political system
TEHRAN – Referring to U.S. sanctions amid Covid-19, a former Turkish diplomat said, "destabilizing Iran’s economy and political system is an integral part of the grand U.S. strategy for the Middle East" regardless of who wins the election.
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2020-10-11 17:56
“Yalda” director Masud Bakhshi named best at Antalya Golden Orange festival
TEHRAN – Iranian director Masud Bakhshi was crowned best at the 57th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in Turkey on Saturday for his “Yalda: A Night for Forgiveness”.
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2020-10-05 19:25
Tehran, Ankara agree to resume flights, Iranian official says
TEHRAN - Chief Executive of Iran Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has said that Iranian and Turkish airlines have agreed to resume flights, which had repeatedly been suspended over coronavirus concerns.
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2020-10-04 21:26
Iran-Turkey flights suspended once again
TEHRAN – The newly-reestablished Iran-Turkey flights operated by Turkish Airlines has been suspended once again due to coronavirus fears.
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2020-09-29 16:33
Iran, Turkey, Russia can help restore Azerbaijan-Armenia peace: government
TEHRAN — Government spokesman Ali Rabiei has said Azerbaijan and Armenia should resolve their dispute peacefully, noting that Iran, Turkey and Russia can help the two countries resolve their issues.
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2020-09-28 18:26
Ashgabat exhibit featuring handicrafts, tourism potentials of Iran
TEHRAN – A select of handicrafts and tourism potentials of Iran are being showcased at an exhibition which opened its doors to the public in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on September 27, concurrent with the World Tourism Day.
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2020-09-28 11:28
By Payman Yazdani
Neither Biden nor Trump bodes well for Turkey
TEHRAN – Faruk Logoglu says Biden has been consistently anti-Turkish throughout his political career and Trump doesn't see Turkey as an ally, so it is up to Turkey to review its outlook and policy toward the US.
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2020-09-20 23:14
By Mohammad Mazhari
Israel's greatest fear is rapprochement between Ankara and Tehran: Turkish politician
Dogan Bekin likens UAE-Bahrain normalization deals with Israel to ‘cotton thread’
TEHRAN – Dogan Bekin, vice president of the New Welfare Party in Turkey, is of the opinion that Israel's greatest fear is a rapprochement between countries like Turkey and Iran as two regional powers.
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2020-09-14 16:05
By Mohammad Mazhari
Paris wishes to revive its colonial past: Turkish researcher
TEHRAN - Dogacan Basharan, a Turkish researcher, says France wants to play a key role in the events evolving in the eastern Mediterranean by filling the gap left in the region now that the U.S. is leaving the region.
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2020-09-08 23:21
Iran, Turkey should make unified decision on UAE ‘betrayal’: Rouhani
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Iran and Turkey should take a unified stance on a recent normalization deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.
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2020-09-08 11:53
Rouhani, Erdogan co-host cooperation meeting
TEHRAN — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan co-chaired the 6th Meeting of the Turkey-Iran High-Level Cooperation Council on Tuesday.
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2020-09-07 22:01
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran, Turkey, and Qatar can form alliance: Hamas representative in Tehran
TEHRAN – Khaled al-Qaddoumi, the Hamas representative in Tehran, believes that Iran, Turkey, and Qatar can form an economic and political alliance in the region.
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2020/09/05
By Abir Bassam
The hypothetical compromise: The end of 10 years of war in West Asia
On my way back from the south to Beirut two months ago, Elea crossroad in Saida was closed. As I took the long [S] turn to be able to reach Beirut road again, I came across the Lebanese Army.
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2020-09-05 01:30
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran-Turkey relations have not reached the desired level, but progressing: Turkish expert
TEHRAN - Kadir Ertach Chelik, a Turkish academic, believes that cooperation between Tehran and Ankara has been progressing despite the fact that the two countries' relations have not reached the desired level.
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2020-09-02 22:05
By Mohammad Mazhari
Turkish economist predicts increase in economic cooperation between Tehran and Ankara
TEHRAN - Hakan Topkurulu, a Turkish economic expert, believes that there are a lot of countries with different political views in Eurasia, but all of them, including Iran and Turkey, share common interests that push them toward strengthening their cooperation.
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2020-09-01 20:00
Turkish Airlines reneges on resuming flights to Iran
TEHRAN – Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines has extended the suspension of its flights to Iran until October 1, reneging on its previous announcement for resuming flights to Tehran and four other cities of Tabriz, Shiraz, Mashhad, and Isfahan as of September 1.
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2020-08-30 23:53
By Mohammad Mazhari
West Asian states should unite against U.S.-Israel-Saudi-UAE axis: Turkish party leader
“Emiratis even ally with the devil for their own benefit,” says Turkish Patriotic Party chief
TEHRAN – Utku Reyhan, the secretary-general of the nationalist Patriotic Party in Turkey, is of the opinion that West Asian countries including Iran and Turkey can form an alliance to confront common threats posed by the U.S. and its allies in the region.
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2020-08-26 18:09
Iran, Russia, Turkey slam Israeli attacks on Syria
TEHRAN — Iran, Russia and Turkey, as the three guarantors of a Syrian peace initiative, have denounced the Israeli military’s strikes on Syria as a violation of international law, undermining the sovereignty of Syria and its neighboring countries.
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2020/08/24
By Salman Parviz
Libyan rivals declare ceasefire
Prime Minister al-Sarraj calls for presidential, parliamentary elections next March
After nine years of political crisis, the two rival political factions in Libya announced an immediate ceasefire across the whole country on Friday and called for talks to demilitarize Sirte, an announcement that was welcomed by the United Nations Libyan envoy, Stephanie Williams, calling the development a sign of “courage,” adding that it will lead to the ultimate departure of foreign forces and mercenaries.
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2020-08-23 12:26
By Mohammad Mazhari
UAE-Israel agreement will threaten the national security of the region: Qatari analyst
TEHRAN - Saleh Gharib, a Qatari analyst, is of the opinion that the new peace agreement between the UAE and Israel, which is known as the Abraham Accord, will threaten Arab countries and Iran's interests by bringing Israel to the region.
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2020-08-18 19:43
Turkish Airlines to resume flights to five Iranian cities, including Tehran
TEHRAN – Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines has announced that it is scheduled to resume its flights to Tehran and four other major Iranian cities in September.
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2020-08-01 11:27
Rouhani calls for closer Tehran-Ankara co-op
TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani has called for closer Tehran-Ankara cooperation in the face of the United States’ cruel sanctions against the Iranian people.
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2020-07-27 20:30
Chabahar airport project a ‘major stimulus’ to attract tourists, investors
TEHRAN - Chabahar Free Trade–Industrial Zone Organization is planning to build an international airport which would be a major stimulus to attract both tourists and investors to the region in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2020-07-26 18:15
By Mohammad Mazhari
Persian Gulf states working hard to cause clash between Turkey and Egypt over Libya: Turkish analyst
The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul led to political conflict between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Ankara blamed Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman over the killing and stagnation in Saudi-Turkish relations.
