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2021-09-19 21:26
What behind Persian Gulf leaders’ détente
TEHRAN - A new, controversial photo featuring a casual appearance by leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates has once again focused the debate on the driving force behind the prompt reconciliation among some countries in the region that have been at daggers drawn for years.
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2021-09-13 18:29
High Qatari delegation visits Afghanistan
TEHRAN- In the highest-level foreign visit to Kabul since the Taliban seized the capital last month, Qatar's foreign minister has held talks with the new prime minister of Afghanistan.
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2021-09-01 19:19
Iran and the reconciliation drive in the region
TEHRAN – A wind of reconciliation is blowing across the region. Many countries are patching up their relations after years of antagonism. But will this reconciliation drive expand to include a thaw in Iran-Saudi Arabia relations?
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2021-08-28 23:52
Iran FM tells Baghdad summit: U.S. is main cause of insecurity in region
TEHRAN — Iran’s new Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian who participated in the Baghdad summit on Saturday blamed the U.S. for security problems in West Asia.
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2021-08-03 18:17
Iran ambassador meets senior Qatari diplomat
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Hamid Reza Dehghani has met with a senior Qatari official to discuss cooperation between the two neighbors.
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2021-07-25 21:43
Qatari FM visits Tehran, meets President-elect Raisi
TEHRAN — Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, the deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of Qatar, visited Tehran on Sunday and held talks with Iran’s President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi.
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2021-07-06 22:21
Taliban plan to present written peace proposal to Afghan government
Speaking to Reuters, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar ‘[the process] will be accelerated and they are expected to enter an important stage.’
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2021-07-03 18:40
By Mohammad Mazhari
S. Arabia key pillar of U.S. presence in the region: researcher
TEHRAN - An assistant professor at the Defense Studies Department of King's College London says that Washington uses Riyadh as a means to maintain its presence in the region.
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2021-06-20 21:45
Congratulations pour in on Raisi win
TEHRAN – A number of other foreign leaders and political figures have sent messages offering congratulating Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi.
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2021-06-12 19:33
Iran rout Qatar in FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers
TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team defeated Qatar 84-46 in Group E of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers on Saturday.
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2021-06-06 20:38
Qatar calls for dialogue between Iran and Arab neighbors
TEHRAN – Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has expressed readiness to facilitates talks between Iran and some of Iran’s Arab neighbors.
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2021-05-28 20:25
Doha urges Tehran, Washington to return to JCPOA
TEHRAN – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has expressed support for a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
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2021-05-09 18:52
Leaked documents show details of failed Arab-U.S. move to form anti-Iran alliance
TEHRAN - A Lebanese newspaper has published top-secret documents outlining details of a failed plan by former U.S. president Donald Trump and certain Arab countries in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia, to form a large regional coalition against Iran.
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2021-05-08 17:19
Qatar backs Iranian-Saudi dialogue
TEHRAN – Qatar has voiced support for dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia, calling such a dialogue a constructive step toward regional stability.
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2021-05-07 21:50
Qatar in contact with U.S., Iran to encourage them to have positive dialogue
TEHRAN— The Qatari foreign minister said that in separate contacts with the U.S. and Iranian governments, Doha is urging both sides to take an effective approach to advancing negotiations to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
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2021-04-30 18:21
Foreign Minister holds week-long regional tour
TEHRAN—Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif continued his regional tour by visiting Oman on Wednesday, April 28 and Kuwait on April 29.
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2021-04-26 21:41
FM Zarif welcomes regional dialogue to help establish stability in the region
Zarif wraps up visit to Qatar
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif finished a visit to neighboring Qatar where he met the country’s high-level officials.
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2021-04-25 20:51
Iran is serious about regional dialogue
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has embarked on a new regional tour to deepen and expand Iran’s ties amid reports of a possible thaw in Iranian-Saudi relations.
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2021-04-24 18:15
Zarif to travel to Qatar and Iraq
TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Qatar and Iraq respectively on Sunday.
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2021-04-14 18:42
U.S. has a destructive role in the region, Rouhani tells Barham Salih
TEHRAN — On Wednesday, the Iranian president named Iraq a good friend and neighbor, stating that Tehran and Baghdad can play an important role in regional developments.
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2021-03-03 18:58
Guterres, Qatar FM hold talks on JCPOA
TEHRAN - In a phone conversation on Tuesday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres spoke with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussing the 2015 nuclear deal – JCPOA - between Iran and 5+1 nations as well as Doha's efforts to revive the agreement.
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2021-02-28 18:49
Iran not interested in escalation with U.S.: ambassador
TEHRAN – Iran has no interest in escalating tensions with the United States, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said.
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2021-02-27 16:30
Qatari FM meets E3 ambassadors to discuss JCPOA
TEHRAN – Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with the ambassadors of the three European countries that are signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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2021-02-22 19:05
Gigantic kilim carpet unveiled in southern Iran
TEHRAN – A gigantic handwoven kilim carpet was unveiled on Sunday during an official ceremony held in the town of Ghirokarzin, southern Iran.
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2021-02-16 22:26
Iran deputy FM, Qatari envoy discuss regional issues
TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi met on Monday with Ali bin Fahad al-Hajari, the special representative of Qatar’s foreign minister for regional issues, to discuss regional issues.
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2021-02-15 15:50
Iran hails Qatar’s efforts to revive JCPOA
TEHRAN - Saeed Khatibzadeh, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Monday welcomed Qatar for its efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal though he made it clear that Washington’s commitment to the JCPOA requires no mediation.
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2021-02-12 22:22
Qatar FM says working to revive JCPOA
TEHRAN - Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Wednesday that his country is working to de-escalate tensions in the region through reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
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2021-01-22 16:58
Qatar voices readiness to mediate between Iran, U.S.
TEHRAN – Qatar is ready to mediate between Iran and the United States as the new U.S. president, Joe Biden, assumes office after the turbulent years of the Trump administrations, Lolwah al-Khater, spokeswoman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, has said.
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2021-01-19 17:49
Qatar urges Arab states to start talks with Iran
TEHRAN – Qatar has called on the Persian Gulf’s Arab states to seize on the momentum of reconciliation drive in the region and patch up their differences with Iran.
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2021-01-08 20:11
Qatar says deal with Saudis won’t affect ties with Iran
TEHRAN – Following a landmark deal between Qatar and the so-called Arab quartet to end a three-year bitter Persian Gulf dispute, Doha announced that its decision to mend ties with the quartet will not affect its ties with Iran.