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2021-10-16 19:13
China reaffirms support for JCPOA
Iran, China foreign ministers call for implementing 25-year partnership
TEHRAN — The foreign ministers of Iran and China discussed the latest status of bilateral relations and regional and international developments in a phone call on late Friday.
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2021-10-16 19:03
U.S. to lift ban on vaccinated travelers from Iran, other countries
TEHRAN – The United States is set to lift its COVID-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors from Iran and several other countries, putting an end to historic restrictions that had barred much of the world from entering the country for as long as 21 months.
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2021-10-13 09:20
CICA: an initiative to change equations
NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan — As the 6th ministerial meeting of the CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) kicked off on Monday in Nur-Sultan, the ministers emphasized the need for stronger multilateralism amid the increased challenges, including the pandemic and the destabilizing situation in Afghanistan.
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2021-10-10 12:20
By Mohammad Mazhari
China has significant leverage over U.S.: American scholar
TEHRAN – Pointing to Beijing's leverage over Washington, an American anthropologist says that any damage to U.S.-China trade would harm U.S. economic interests.
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2021-10-04 18:32
New Zealand’s opposition leader slams the U.S. for being “foolish”
TEHRAN - Judith Collins, leader of the center-right National Party, called the United States “foolish” for withdrawing from the free trade agreement and opening the door for China to increase its presence in the Pacific region.
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2021/10/02
By Dost Muhammad Barrech
Afghanistan in the shackles of great power rivalry
The recapturing of Afghanistan by the Taliban on August 15, 2021, the aftermath of the U.S. irresponsible and tumultuous withdrawal, has triggered an engrossing debate among the experts. Some experts regard the withdrawal as a defeat and humiliation of the U.S., while others conceive it as a calculated and crafted move by the U.S.
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2021-10-01 14:30
Amir Abdollahian says Iran will never forget China as ‘friend of difficult days’
TEHRAN – Writing on his Twitter page in the Chinese language on Friday, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Iran “will bear in mind the friends of difficult days forever”.
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2021-09-28 18:41
Iranian director Narges Abyar named honorary professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University
TEHRAN – Iranian director Narges Abyar has been named an honorary professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China.
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2021-09-25 16:40
By Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng
Xinhua Commentary: Washington is the master of coercive diplomacy
Besides numerous unquestionable events recorded in history, even the most recent ones have proven the United States is the very one that has been addicted to practicing coercive policies, with a whole range of tools ready to deal with targeted countries, including sanctions, intimidations, stoking unrest and forming inglorious clique.
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2021-09-22 21:48
Prospects for Iran's admission to SCO from viewpoint of Russian experts
TEHRAN - With the official accession of Iran to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), according to Russian experts, while a new chapter in the relations between Iran and the countries of the region is on the horizon, a clear prospect of increasing the organization's authority in military and economic, security aspects is expected.
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2021-09-21 21:36
Winning public trust strengthens people's participation in politico-social affairs: analyst
TEHRAN - Nasser Imani, a principlist political activist, told IRNA on Sunday that "attracting public trust will strengthen people's participation in various social and political affairs and will lead to people's cooperation with officials."
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2021-09-21 21:36
Iran can smartly use SCO membership as leverage in Vienna talks: South Alabama University professor
TEHRAN – A professor of political science and international relations at the University of South Alabama (USA) According says Iran's permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will not in itself have a decisive impact on Tehran's relations with the West as well as the Vienna talks.
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2021-09-21 11:30
By M. A. Saki
China sees AUKUS as a step toward new cold war: ex-Lebanese ambassador to Canada
TEHRAN - A former Lebanese ambassador to Canada, Chile and Poland says that China is being irritated by the AUKUS pact, considering it as a step towards a new cold war.
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2021-09-20 21:27
By Mohammad Mazhari
Full membership in SCO will enhance Tehran’s soft security: analyst
TEHRAN - A geopolitical analyst says that Iran’s full membership at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will improve the Islamic Republic’s soft security in the region.
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2021-09-20 21:21
Iran's membership in SCO strengthened prospect of Asian cooperation: expert
TEHRAN - A senior expert on strategic issues says Iran's change of membership from observer to permanent in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has strengthened the perspective of Iran's cooperation with the organization bilaterally and multilaterally.
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2021-09-20 21:04
President: Ministries must take advantage of SCO membership
TEHRAN — Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Sunday, President Ebrahim Raisi said Iran’s foreign policy is centered on comprehensive relations with neighbors and regional countries.
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2021-09-19 21:25
Iran's membership in SCO promises close political and economic cooperation in a wide geography
TEHRAN - Among the regional organizations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has attracted Iran's attention since its formation in 2001. It centered on two major world powers, China and Russia. Now, Iran's membership in the organization is a harbinger of expanding economic-political cooperation in the region.
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2021-09-17 22:23
Iran backs formation of inclusive government in Afghanistan, Raisi says
TEHRAN - Iran supports the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan with the involvement of all ethno-religious groups, President Ebrahim Raisi said in a meeting on Thursday with Uzbek President Shaukat Mirzayev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
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2021-09-08 21:28
FMs of countries bordering Afghanistan hold virtual summit
TEHRAN - Foreign ministers of countries neighboring Afghanistan held a virtual conference on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in the war-torn country.
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2021-09-08 17:57
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. intent on pressuring Russia, China, Iran by Afghanistan card: professor
TEHRAN - Nader Entessar, a professor of political science from the University of South Alabama, says that the U.S. is trying to pressure its foes through its exit from Afghanistan.
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2021-09-04 10:53
Chinese FM: 25-year partnership with Iran should expand
TEHRAN — In a telephone conversation between Wang Yi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Friday, the Chinese foreign minister emphasized implementation of previous plans such as the 25-year Iran-China partnership, suggesting that the cooperation plan must be broadened.
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2021-09-03 15:55
By Mohammad Mazhari
Biden did what Trump set out to do in Afghanistan: professor
With regard to Afghanistan, the globe is witnessing a consensus between current U.S. President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, an American professor says.
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2021-08-31 22:21
Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Kazakhstan to hold joint drill in Caspian Sea
TEHRAN - Admiral Sergei Ekimov, Deputy Commander of the Russian Caspian Fleet, said on Tuesday that Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Republic of Azerbaijan will hold a joint naval exercise in the Caspian Sea.
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2021-08-29 16:35
Over $125 million allocated to nanotechnology sector
TEHRAN – As of the start of a national plan to develop the nanotechnology sector 15 years ago, more than 5,283 billion rials (about $125.7 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to nanotechnology projects, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2021-08-27 22:07
Borrell congratulates Amir-Abdollahian, asks Iran to set date for Vienna talks
TEHRAN — Joseph Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Friday telephoned Hossein Amir Abdollahian to congratulate him as the new Iranian foreign minister.
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2021-08-27 18:41
By Mohammad Mazhari
Geography and history defeated America in Afghanistan: Egyptian professor
TEHRAN – A professor of political science at Beni Suef University says the Taliban succeeded to force the U.S. to pull out of Afghanistan because of the strategic location of the country and the tribal nature of the society.
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2021-08-25 18:16
By M. A. Saki
Terrible U.S. defeat in Afghanistan tilts power balance in China’s favor: professor
TEHRAN - A leading Indian academic says China can play a leading role in the region through partnership with Afghanistan now that the United States has failed terribly in the Central Asian country and the Taliban has taken over.
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2021-08-25 11:30
China-Russia-Iran naval drill announcement ‘shows support for Tehran’: Chinese expert
Russia has said it will hold joint maritime exercises with China and Iran in the coming months, in an announcement timed to show support from Moscow and Beijing to Tehran in its confrontation with Washington, the South China Morning Post quoted a Chinese analyst as saying.
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2021-08-24 19:05
China tells the U.S. to investigate its own bio-labs
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman has called on the United States to stop slandering others with the lab-leaking theory concerning the origin of novel coronavirus but to investigate its own bio-labs first.
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2021-08-23 21:17
President Raisi invites Kurz to visit Tehran
Raisi, Austrian chancellor exchange views on Afghanistan, nuclear talks
TEHRAN — In a phone call with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Monday afternoon, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi said the Islamic Republic is ready to cooperate with all responsible governments to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan.
