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2020-12-16 16:03
Rouhani says happy over Trump’s leaving, but ‘not excited’ over Biden’s coming
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has said his administration is “not excited” about U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but it’s happy about the defeat of Donald Trump.
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2020-12-16 16:01
Ghalibaf calls for closer interactions with Russia
TEHRAN – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has called for closer interactions with Russia, given the current state of the world and the region.
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2020-12-15 21:42
JCPOA talks will go ahead as planned: EU diplomat
TEHRAN – The European Union-Iran talks on the 2015 nuclear deal will go ahead as planned despite the controversy over the execution of Rouhollah Zam, an EU foreign service spokesman said, according to Euobserver.
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2020-12-15 21:39
Trump’s pressure campaign against Iran failed: former WH official
TEHRAN – U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to reach a new deal with Iran through exerting pressure on it but he failed to get any deal with Iran, former assistant director for National Security in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has said.
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2020-12-15 17:52
Rouhani says Trump’s anti-Iran actions were based on his illusions
TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani has censured his outgoing American counterpart, saying Donald Trump’s actions against the Islamic Republic were based on his illusions.
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2020-12-15 11:59
Ex-diplomat suggests Iran should diversify its relations
TEHRAN – A former diplomat believes that Iran should diversify its relations with the outside world.
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2020-12-14 21:35
Scientific independence is source of power: IRGC chief
TEHRAN - While most politicians and analysts consider politics, economy, or culture as the main source of independence for nations, “scientific independence is a source of power for a nation,” IRGC Commander Hossein Salami said on Monday.
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2020-12-14 20:21
Parliament speaker congratulates Venezuelan counterpart on election
TEHRAN - Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has congratulated the newly-elected President of the National Assembly of Venezuela Diosdado Cabello on his parliamentary success.
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2020-12-14 20:20
Bolivia plans to reopen embassy in Iran
TEHRAN – Bolivia’s top diplomat has said that his country is seeking to reopen the Bolivian embassy in Tehran to rebuild the relationship with Iran.
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2020-12-13 22:24
Iran, Afghanistan to finalize ‘strategic document’ soon: deputy FM
TEHRAN – Seyed Abbas Araghchi, the deputy foreign minister of Iran for political affairs, has said Iran and Afghanistan have all but finalized a strategic document that will set the stage for deeper ties between the two countries.
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2020-12-13 22:21
Iran’s Yemen peace initiative still on the table: diplomat
TEHRAN – Ali Asghar Khaji, a special assistant to Iran’s foreign minister for special political affairs, announced on Sunday that Iran’s Yemen peace initiative is still on the table.
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2020-12-13 12:23
Iran’s deputy FM meets Hamid Karzai in Kabul
TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Saturday evening to discuss relations between the two neighboring countries.
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2020-12-12 21:53
Iran urges IAEA to be ‘independent, professional and impartial’
TEHRAN – Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi has called on the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA) to remain professional and impartial.
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2020-12-12 18:33
Tehran: U.S. trying to tempt others to sacrifice Palestinian cause
TEHRAN — The U.S. regime tries to tempt other countries to sacrifice the Palestinian cause, Iran’s Foreign Ministry tweeted on Friday.
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2020-12-12 18:32
Araghchi meets top Afghan officials in Kabul
TEHRAN — Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with Afghanistan’s top officials in Kabul to discuss bilateral ties.
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2020-12-12 17:45
Takht-Ravanchi rails against politicizing OPCW processes against Syria
TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has voiced concerns over the systematic abuse of the processes of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) against Syria
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2020-12-11 17:48
Iran to exact vengeance on Israel for Fakhrizadeh assassination: IRGC chief
TEHRAN — The head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has vowed to exact vengeance on the Zionist regime and its minions for the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a prominent Iranian scientist.
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2020-12-11 17:46
Riyadh after disrupting U.S. return to JCPOA, says expert
TEHRAN — International affairs expert Sabah Zanganeh has said Saudi Arabia is seeking to disrupt the United States’ return to the 2015 nuclear agreement under the incoming administration of Joe Biden.
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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 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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2020-12-08 18:07
Europe failed to meet Iran’s JCPOA expectations, says senior MP
TEHRAN — A top Iranian legislator said on Tuesday that Europe has not met Iran’s expectations in salvaging the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear agreement.
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2020-12-08 18:06
Biden advisor sees chance for revival of Iran deal
TEHRAN — Jake Sullivan, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for national security adviser, has voiced guarded optimism for restoring the Iran nuclear pact.
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2020-12-08 18:06
Supreme Court upholds Ruhollah Zam’s death sentence
TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence against Ruhollah Zam, the operator behind the Amad News website and Telegram channel.
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2020-12-08 14:29
By Mohammad Mazhari
Fakhrizadeh assassination deliberately intended to hinder return to JCPOA: historian
TEHRAN – The assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist was first and foremost intended to prevent a return to the JCPOA (the 2015 nuclear deal) by the incoming Biden administration, says a professor of political science and history at Cornell University.
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2020-12-07 23:08
Tehran urges Europe to prove goodwill by fulfilling JCPOA commitments
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has called on European parties to the Iran nuclear deal to prove their goodwill by fulfilling their commitments under the 2015 deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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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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2020-12-07 12:39
Parliament determined to harden Iran’s defense power, says senior MP
TEHRAN – The Parliament is determined to strengthen Iran’s defense power, the chairman of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said.
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2020-12-07 11:16
AI technology used in online-controlled assassination of Fakhrizadeh: general
TEHRAN – The machine gun that targeted Martyr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was controlled online and artificial intelligence technology was used in it, the Deputy Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said.
