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2020-12-10 00:02
By Mohammad Ali Saki
Academic predicts Biden would continue to support S. Arabia militarily
TEHRAN – An Assistant Professor from Coastal Carolina University (CCU) rules out any major change in U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia under Joe Biden's presidency as the kingdom has been a close U.S. ally for several decades.
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2020-12-09 23:20
Russia calls on U.S. to lift Iran oil sanctions
TEHRAN - Sergei Ryabkov, the deputy foreign minister of Russia, has called on the United States to remove its sanctions on Iran’s oil sector so that Iran would be able to sell oil.
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2020-12-09 23:20
FM Zarif hails Iran-Afghanistan railway project as border bridge
TEHERAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has hailed a joint railway project linking eastern Iran to western Afghanistan as a boost to regional trade and popular exchanges.
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2020-12-09 23:17
Iran ambassador to Yemen thanks Trump for sanctioning him
TEHRAN – Following the United States' decision to impose sanctions on Iran’s ambassador to Yemen, the Iranian envoy thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on him.
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2020-12-09 15:26
Autumn snow adds beauty to nature
People are walking at a park in the north-central city of Hamedan as snowfall has adorned the city environment. According to meteorological maps, precipitation in Iran is expected to meet normal or lower than normal averages over autumn. The country will be facing a cold winter with heavy snowfalls this year.
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2020-12-09 13:00
Israel wouldn’t have assassinated Iranian scientist without U.S. consent: expert
TEHRAN - Philip Giraldi, the executive director of the Council for the National Interest, has said in an analysis that the White House green-lighted Israel’s plan to assassinate prominent Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
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2020-12-09 12:19
Ayatollah Yazdi passes away
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, a member of the Assembly of Experts and chief of the Association of Qom Seminary Teachers, passed away on Wednesday.
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2020-12-09 12:03
Russian envoy: Israel-Arab issues, not Iran, is main problem in West Asia
Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov on Tuesday blamed Israel for destabilizing West Asia.
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2020-12-09 10:41
Iran stands up against transatlantic bullying
TEHRAN – As the European trio - France, Germany, and the UK – are pushing for expanding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Iranian experts and officials reiterate that Tehran will not only not negotiate over its defensive missile program and regional influence it will also not renegotiate the nuclear deal.
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2020-12-09 04:00
Webinar to discuss landscape conservation around Pasargadae
TEHRAN – An online seminar will be discussing today the latest developments in the conservation of sceneries encircling the UNESCO-registered Pasargadae in southern Iran.
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2020-12-08 18:47
Three novels shortlisted for Jalal Literary Awards
TEHRAN – Three novels have been shortlisted for the 13th edition of the Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Awards, Iran’s most lucrative literary honor.
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2020-12-08 18:07
Archaeologists shed more light on massive underground city central Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian archaeologists have uncovered what they say might be the entrance to a massive underground city located in Taftesh, central Iran.
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2020-12-08 17:58
By Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Figures like Soleimani foiled US plans to redraw N Africa, WA
TEHRAN – Anthony Cartalucci believes that figures like Soleimani - and in a wider sense - the efforts by the Iranian, Syrian, Iraqi, and Russia have already foiled the US plans to redraw North Africa and West Asia (Middle East).
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2020-12-08 15:40
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran cannot trust U.S. after Trump’s JCPOA exit: ex-Senate candidate
TEHRAN - Mark Dankof, a former U.S. Senate candidate, says Iran possibly cannot be expected to trust Washington once again after Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the JCPOA, the official name for the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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2020-12-07 23:14
Ex-ambassador calls for closer ties with Kazakhstan
TEHRAN — Former Iranian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ramin Mehmanparast has called for closer relations between Tehran and Nur-Sultan, describing Kazakhstan as the most important country in Central Asia.
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2020-12-07 23:09
Survey reveals prehistorical links between Iran, Anatolia, Caucasus, and Mesopotamia
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian archaeologists have found what they say is an early cultural exchange between a northwestern Iranian site, Anatolia, Caucasus, and Mesopotamia during the Copper, New Stone ages.
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2020-12-07 23:05
Europeans push for new deal while U.S. remains silent
The West’s true colors
TEHRAN – European countries signatory to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have expressed concerns over Tehran’s nuclear program, but a former Iranian diplomat tells the Tehran Times that the these countries are not genuinely worried about Iran's nuclear activities. Instead, he said, they are worried about the Islamic Republic getting stronger over time.
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2020-12-07 18:35
Zarif meets new Syrian FM, says Tehran backs Astana process
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Javad Zarif who held talks with new Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Tehran on Monday expressed happiness over the continuation of political process in Syria and said Iran backs the Astana format for ending the long-running conflict in Syria.
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2020-12-06 22:06
Do not go gentle into that night
TEHRAN – After more than three years of diplomatic tensions and media campaigns against each other, Saudi Arabia and Qatar seem to have ultimately decided to bury the hatchet, a move that prompted observers to ponder over what might have gotten the two archrivals to leave behind their differences and embark on a new policy of rapprochement.
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2020-12-06 22:03
Ulyanov slams Western calls to ‘improve’ JCPOA
TEHRAN - Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, has responded to Western calls to improve a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
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2020-12-06 22:03
New Syria FM to make first foreign trip to Iran
TEHRAN – Faisal Mekdad, the newly-appointed foreign minister of Syria, will make his first foreign visit to Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
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2020-12-06 18:39
Cinéma Vérité to review “The Chilean Building”
TEHRAN – “The Chilean Building” by Macarena Aguilo has been selected to be screened in the Chilean Films Panorama at the 14th edition of the Cinéma Vérité festival in Tehran.
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2020-12-06 18:21
Fajr filmfest 2021: pandemic forces jury-only screenings
TEHRAN – The 39th edition of the Fajr Film Festival, Iran’s major film event, will go ahead with screenings but only for the jury due to a sharp spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.
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2020-12-06 18:12
Iranian embassy in Kabul denies insulting of Afghan nationals
TEHRAN — Iran’s embassy to Kabul has issued a statement dismissing as fake two videos that show Iranians insulting Afghan nationals in Iran, Mehr reported.
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2020-12-06 15:10
By Mohammad Mazhari
Iran should become a crucial node in China's BRI project: geopolitical analyst
TEHRAN - Andrew Korybko, an American geopolitical analyst, tells the Tehran Times that whatever the incoming American administration decides regarding the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), Iran should play a key partner in China's Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) project.
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2020-12-05 22:00
European demands will only complicate the situation surrounding the JCPOA
Europe’s unachievable goal
TEHRAN – While Iran keeps insisting on not renegotiating the 2015 nuclear deal, the Europeans not only call for reopening the deal, but also expanding it in a way that includes other thorny issues such as Iran’s missile program and its regional influence.
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2020-12-05 18:34
Iran, neighbors explore ways to safeguard Silk Roads heritage
TEHRAN – Cultural experts and officials from Iran and some neighboring states on Thursday discussed ways to safeguard, and benefit from the cultural heritage their nations are inherited from the ancient Silk Roads.
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2020-12-05 18:31
Lublin Film Festival praises Iran’s “Eleventh Step”
TEHRAN – Iranian animated short “The Eleventh Step” has won the Honorary Award of the 14th edition of the Lublin Film Festival.
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2020-12-05 18:10
FM Zarif welcomes Kuwait efforts to end Persian Gulf crisis
TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has welcomed the Kuwaiti mediation efforts to bring an end to the three-year-long crisis between Qatar and the so-called Arab Quartet, which includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt.
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2020-12-05 12:54
Biden likely to fail in resolving America problems in four years
TEHRAN – As Joe Biden prepares to move into the White House in a few weeks, experts highlight the difficulties that he will face once he is inaugurated. An expert on international relations told the Tehran Times that a Biden administration would likely fail to address all issues weighing on the United States foreign policy in the coming years.
