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2018-10-12 18:21
Senior Iranian MP urges talks with anti-Trump movements in U.S.
TEHRAN - Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has said that Iran should follow diplomacy of negotiation with movements inside the U.S. which are opposed to President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran.
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2018-10-10 21:58
Police hosts foreign diplomats
TEHRAN – The Iranian police on Wednesday hosted a conference with foreign ambassadors, charges d’affaires, and representatives of international organizations in Tehran.
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2018-10-10 20:49
Iran urges intl. community to respond to U.S. unilateralism
TEHRAN - Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran’s ambassador to the UN, said on Tuesday the U.S. unilateralism is a “serious threat” to the world and suggested that a “swift” and “robust” reaction is needed by the international community to counter this policy.
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2018-10-10 20:35
Iran calls on OPCW not to politicize Syrian issue
TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has called on the organization not to politicize the Syrian issue.
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2018-10-10 20:16
Tehran warns about U.S. ‘dangerous behavior’
TEHRAN - Majid Takht-Ravanchi, deputy director of the presidential chief of staff for political affairs, has warned about the consequences of the U.S. “dangerous behavior” and the silence of other countries in the face of such attitude.
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2018-10-10 20:03
Iran dismisses U.S. objections at ICJ hearings on frozen assets
TEHRAN – The legal team of the Islamic Republic of Iran moved to reject U.S. objections in its preliminary statements at a hearing regarding Iran’s frozen assets, which was held at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Wednesday, Al Masdar news reported.
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2018-10-10 13:44
Iran widens an already huge rift between Europe and U.S.
BRUSSELS — Of all the issues dividing Europe and the Trump administration, Iran has become the sharpest, with the Europeans actively working against United States policy, placing them in league with Russia, China and Iran.
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2018-10-09 19:55
Europe steps up drive to exempt Swift from Iran sanctions
European finance ministers will try to persuade the Trump administration not to cut off Iran’s access to Swift, the global financial messaging service, in meetings with Steven Mnuchin, the U.S. Treasury secretary, at the IMF gathering in Bali this week.
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2018-10-09 19:37
Security is Iran’s redline: military chief
TEHRAN - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Baqeri said on Tuesday that security is Iran’s redline and the country will not sit silent in case of aggression.
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2018-10-09 18:48
Iran names ambassadors to China, India
TEHRAN - Without giving their names, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that Iran’s new ambassadors to China and New Delhi have been appointed.
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2018-10-08 20:33
ICJ starts hearing Iran’s complaint against U.S.
TEHRAN – The Hague-based International Court of Justice on Monday started hearing Tehran’s complaint against the United States for seizing Iran’s assets.
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2018-10-08 20:22
Despite plots Iran’s security is exemplary: IRGC chief
TEHRAN - Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Monday that in spite of enemies’ plots, Iran’s security is exemplary.
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2018-10-08 19:33
Tehran seeks close interaction with Eurasia: Larijani
TEHRAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that Tehran seeks to expand economic interaction with the Eurasian countries.
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2018-10-08 19:24
Zarif, Lavrov discuss energy cooperation
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov discuss energy cooperation in a phone conversation on Monday.
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2018-10-08 19:07
A weak, helpless Iran is the objective of U.S., Israel: expert
TEHRAN – It is the objective of the United States and Israel to have a weak and helpless Iran, a political expert and former diplomat believes.
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2018-10-07 21:27
VP asks Health Ministry to report on U.S. violation of ICJ ruling
TEHRAN – The Iranian vice-president for legal affairs has called on the Health Ministry and other governmental bodies to provide the International Court of Justice (ICJ) with cases of the U.S. violation of the ICJ's decision on Tehran-Washington dispute.
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2018-10-07 20:46
Iran, Sweden discuss Yemen crisis
TEHRAN – Kingdom of Sweden’s special envoy for Yemen and Libya affairs Peter Semneby met on Sunday with Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a senior assistant to the Iranian foreign minister, to discuss ways to settle the crisis in Yemen and help its people.
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2018-10-07 20:44
30,000 policemen to be deployed in borders during Arbaeen
TEHRAN - Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said on Sunday that Iran will deploy 30,000 police forces in borders with Iraq during the Arbaeen ritual.
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2018-10-06 23:52
Tehran calls Israeli president’s remarks ‘thoughtless’ and ‘rude’
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has warned the Zionist regime of Israel against anti-Iran “thoughtless” and “rude” statements.
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2018-10-06 20:08
President Minnikhanov: Tatarstan firm to cement ties with Iran’
TEHRAN – Rustam Minnikhanov, the president of the Republic of Tatarstan, has said that he is determined to expand ties with Iran in various areas.
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2018-10-06 20:02
Guards crush armed group on Afghan border
TEHRAN – Iranian border guards on Thursday disbanded a three-member team of gunmen as they were trying to cross the country’s border with Afghanistan, local news outlets reported
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2018-10-06 15:50
‘It’s complete folly’ to threaten Iran out of Syria: ex-Pentagon chief
Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Thursday sharply criticized tough talk on Iran from senior Trump administration officials determined to ouster the forces backed by Tehran from Syria.
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2018-10-05 20:05
Washington: Iran can use Russia-U.S. deconfliction line in Syria
TEHRAN – The United States is urging Iran to use the U.S.-Russia deconfliction line in case of possible airstrikes in Syria, unlike a recent Iranian strike, which came with no warning, U.S. Central Command Commander General Joseph Votel said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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2018-10-05 20:04
Ready yourself to swim across the Mediterranean: IRGC general to Bibi
TEHRAN – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should know that soon he will have no way but to flee the region, so he must learn how to swim across the Mediterranean Sea, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ second-in-command said on Friday.
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2018-10-05 13:57
Tehran to host meeting on foreign policy, regional developments in November
TEHRAN – Tehran will hold a conference on Iran’s foreign policy, regional developments and international system on November 19-20.
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2018-10-04 09:34
‘Americans after wreaking havoc in Iran’
TEHRAN – Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to the Leader, has said U.S. leaders are seeking to wreak havoc in Iran through supporting anti-Islamic Republic groups, including the Monafiqeen (Mojahedin-e Khalq – MEK) and monarchists.
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2018-10-04 09:33
Terrorists to face Iran’s next retaliatory move soon: Hatami
TEHRAN – Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Wednesday hailed a recent missile attack by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Daesh positions inside Syria, saying the terrorists will soon face Iran’s next retaliatory move, Mehr reported.
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2018-10-03 22:00
Zarif: Iran can’t ‘start all over again’ with U.S.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Iran cannot “start all over again” with the United States to renegotiate a new deal after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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2018-10-03 20:42
New ministers to be named next week
TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi told reporters on Wednesday that the Rouhani administration will introduce its new ministers to the parliament next week.
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2018-10-03 20:40
VP: ICJ rulings cannot be violated
TEHRAN – The vice president for legal affairs on Wednesday dismissed doubts on whether the International Court of Justice’s ruling on Iran’s lawsuit against the U.S. would be enforced.