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Iran signs $300million MoU for car exports to Russia
Tehran: Iran has signed a Memorandum of Understanding valued at $300 million with Russia for car exports to the country, semi-official Fars news agency reported. Russia is one of the customers of…
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Iran complains to FIFA after US national team modifies Iranian flag
Tehran: Iranian Football Federation has filed a complaint with the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) against the background of removing the word “Allah” from the Islamic Republic’s flag, in a post…
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Iran filmmaker barred from attending int’l film festival of India, know why
Tehran: Iranian authorities have barred filmmaker Reza Dormishian from visiting the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, where ‘A Minor,’ a movie he produced, was scheduled to play in the…
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Iranian parliament approves bill for Iran’s accession to SCO
Tehran: The Iranian parliament has approved a bill for Iran’s membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the semi-official Mehr news agency reported. The bill was approved by the overwhelming majority of…
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Iran will thwart US, its allies’ plots’: IRGC commander
Tehran: The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that the Iranian nation will confront the “attempts by the US and its allies seeking to sow discord…
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi’s life is in danger, claims family
Tehran: The family of an Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, detained for supporting protests against compulsory wearing of hijab which resulted in Mahsa Amini’s death said his life is at serious risk after…
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Iranian bank manager fired for serving unveiled woman
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have fired a bank manager in Qom province, because of his service to a woman who did not wear the compulsory headscarf imposed in the country This comes at a…
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Iranian police seize batch of smuggled ammunition in Khuzestan province
Tehran: Iranian police seized a batch of smuggled ammunition in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Tasnim cited Provincial Police Commander Mohammad Salehi as saying…
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Iran’s top leader says negotiation won’t solve problems with US
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that the country’s problems with the US will not be solved through negotiation. Making the remarks while addressing members of Iran’s Basij voluntary…
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FIFA World Cup 2022: Old tactics bring life to Iran in dying moments, needed in USA test
Tehran: Iran’s crushing 6-2 defeat in the World Cup opener against England was a wake-up call for Portuguese manager Carlos Queiroz, forcing him to avoid resorting to the same shocking tactics against…
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1 killed, 2 injured in in steel factory explosion in Iran
Tehran: At least one person was killed and two others injured in an explosion in the Bafaq steel complex in central Yazd province in Iran, official IRNA news agency reported. The incident…
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FIFA World Cup: Stoppage time goals help Iran defeat Wales 2-0
Al Rayyan (Qatar): Reduced to 10 men, Wales were left heartbroken as Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaein scored in the stoppage time to help Iran claim a valuable 2-0 win in a…
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Iran: 40 foreigners arrested for involvement in ongoing protests
Tehran: Iran said that 40 foreign citizens were arrested within two months on charges of involvement in protests in Iran, which has been witnessing since the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody,…
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Iran to draw up roadmap with Belarus to deepen ties
Tehran: Iran’s first Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber has said that Tehran and Minsk will draw up a roadmap for expanding economic and trade relations. Mokhber made the remarks in an address to a…
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Iran accused of using live fire against Kurdish protestors
Iran was on Monday criticised for using live fire and heavy weapons against protestors in the Kurdish-populated areas. Over a dozen people protesting Mahasa Amini’s death have been killed in the last…