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Iran accuses West of fuelling Islamophobia after New Zealand massacre
Tehran:Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused Western governments of encouraging Islamophobia on Friday, after the attacks on two mosques in New Zealand that killed 49 worshippers and wounded dozens. In a statement carried…
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Iran seeks Iraq’s aid on sanctions
Baghdad: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is seeking to boost economic links with Iraq on his first official visit to the neighbouring country at a time when the US is upping efforts to…
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Rouhani on first official visit to Iraq
Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday left for his first official visit to Iraq with the aim of bolstering ties with the Shia-majority Arab country amid the US’ renewed sanctions on…
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Iran FM arrives in Iraq ahead of Rouhani’s visit
Baghdad: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reached Iraq on Saturday (local time) ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani official visit starting Monday. Rouhani is scheduled to meet with his Iraqi counterpart…
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Iran demands Pakistan acts ‘decisively against terrorists’
Tehran: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has demanded Pakistan act “decisively against anti-Iranian terrorists” in a phone call with the country’s premier, Tehran said, a month after a bloody attack on security forces.…
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Rouhani’s visit to Iraq will be ‘turning point’: Iraq deputy FM
Baghdad: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s maiden visit to Iraq will be a “turning point” in the bilateral relations the two countries share, Iraq’s deputy Foreign Minister Nazar al-Khairullah said on Saturday. Rouhani…
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Iran president defends telecom minister against judiciary
Tehran: Iran President Hassan Rouhani on Monday brushed off attacks against his telecom minister over charges of failing to create a “safe environment” in social media and leaving Iranian data vulnerable to…
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Military conflict with Israel can’t be ruled out: Iran’s foreign minister
Tel Aviv: Iran on Thursday accused Israel of “adventurism” with its airstrikes against Syria and said that the possibility of a military conflict between arch rivals Tehran and Tel Aviv cannot be…
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Iran vows revenge on ‘mercenaries’ behind suicide attack
Tehran:President Hassan Rouhani vowed revenge Thursday against the “mercenary group” behind a suicide bombing which killed 27 people in southeastern Iran and accused the US and Israel of supporting “terrorism”. “We will…
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Iran satellite in US row fails to reach orbit: state media
Tehran: Iran launched a satellite criticised by the United States on Tuesday but it failed to reach orbit, state television quoted the telecommunications minister as saying. “The Payam satellite was successfully launched…
