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Khamenei denies sending any message to US through 3rd countries
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dismissed as “fabricated rumors” recent claims that Tehran had sent a message to the United States through third countries. Speaking in a televised address broadcast Thursday…
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Iran accuses US of replacing global legal norms with ‘force-based order’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has accused the United States and its allies of undermining international law and pushing the world towards what he described as a “force-based international order”…
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Iran denounces IAEA decision, signals potential action
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry called a resolution by the UN atomic watchdog’s board of governors “anti-Iranian” and threatened unspecified retaliatory actions, state media reported on Friday, November 21. The International Atomic Energy…
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Iran releases Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, crew
Dubai: Iran on Wednesday released a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker with all its 21 crew members aboard days after Tehran seized the ship without explanation, the vessel’s managers said. Tehran had no immediate…
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Iran suspends visa-free entry for Indians from Nov 22 amid job-scam fears
New Delhi: Iran has suspended the visa waiver facility for ordinary Indian passport holders in the wake of several reported incidents of Indians being lured to that country on false promises of…
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Iran halts uranium enrichment as nuclear sites hit in June attacks
Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday, November 16, said that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country. Answering a question from an Associated Press journalist visiting Iran,…
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Tehran rejects G7’s anti-Iran claims, calls them ‘baseless and irresponsible’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei rejected the anti-Tehran claims made in a recent Group of Seven (G7) statement, calling them “baseless and irresponsible.” He made the remarks on Thursday in…
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US sanctions 32 entities, individuals from several countries including India
Washington: The US on Wednesday announced sanctions against 32 entities and individuals from several countries, including India and China for links to Iran’s ballistic missile programme. The US state department said the…
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Iranian films take centre stage in Hyderabad’s cultural celebration
Hyderabad: The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hyderabad, in collaboration with Moving Images, organised a three-day Iranian film festival that celebrated contemporary cinema and deepened cultural ties between…
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Iranian plot to kill Israel’s envoy in Mexico thwarted: Officials
Washington: Mexican authorities with assistance from the United States and Israeli intelligence agencies thwarted an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Mexico, Israeli and US officials said Friday.…
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Iran’s President Pezeshkian vows full support for ‘peaceful’ nuclear programme
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday, November 2, his government is fully committed to supporting the development of the country’s “peaceful” nuclear programme, according to a statement from his office.…
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Iran says deal possible through indirect talks with US
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said Tehran is not interested in direct negotiations with Washington, but an agreement can be reached through indirect talks. In an interview with Qatar’s…
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Two Russians face sentencing in plot to kill Iranian-American journalist
New York: A plot to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home came “chillingly near success,” prosecutors told a judge who will sentence two purported Russian mobsters. Prosecutors are…
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Iran refuses to resume nuclear talks until US drops ‘excessive demands’
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that Tehran will not return to the negotiating table unless the US abandons “excessive demands” and “unreasonable” requests. He made the remarks on…
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Iran hangs man for spying for Israel’s Mossad
Tehran: Iran executed a person convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in the city of Qom, the official judiciary news agency reported Sunday. The sentence was carried out early Saturday…
