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Israel won’t be bound by Iran nuclear deal: PM Lapid
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid told French President Emmanuel Macron that his country objects to a return to the Iran nuclear deal and would not be bound by it. “The Prime Minister…
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UAE ambassador to Iran to resume duties in coming few days
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday, that the UAE’s ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, will resume his duties at the embassy in Tehran in the coming days,…
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Iran to raise pensions by 38%
Tehran: Iran is planning to increase pensions by 38% to help offset rising prices and high inflation. The change is due to take effect at the end of August, according to the…
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Iran says entry into new stage in nuke talks hinges on US response
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister has said that the Vienna nuclear talks could enter a new stage if Iran’s economic interests are protected and its red lines respected in the potential US response to…
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Iran signals it’s open to prisoner exchange with US
Tehran: Iran has signalled that it is prepared to enter a possible prisoner exchange with the US. “We are ready and have announced this several times, even independently of the nuclear agreement,”…
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Iran denies involvement in attack on Salman Rushdie
Tehran: An Iranian government official denied on Monday that Tehran was involved in the assault on author Salman Rushdie, in remarks that were the country’s first public comments on the attack. The…
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After 6-yr hiatus, Kuwait appoints its first ambassador to Iran
Kuwait: Kuwait announced, on Sunday, the appointment of its ambassador to Iran, more than six years after its decision to downgrade diplomatic relations with Tehran. The new Kuwaiti ambassador to Tehran, Bader Abdullah Al-Munaikh,…
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Rushdie’s attacker allegedly sympathised with IRGC, extremists: Reports
New York: Author Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant Hadi Matar sympathised with an Iranian military organisation and sith extremists, according to media reports citing law enforcement sources. During a preliminary review, Matar’s social media…
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UK must sanction Iran over Salman Rushdie stabbing: Rishi Sunak
London: UK Prime Minister hopeful and Conservative party leadership contender Rishi Sunak has called for sanctions on Iran over the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie in the US. Rushdie, who faced death…
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Iranian FM warns US against using ‘language of threat’
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned Washington against using “language of threat” against the Islamic republic. “History ought to have taught the US that language of threat against Iran and Iranians…
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Iran says US ‘fabricates stories’ about Bolton
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has said the US “fabrication of stories” about a “politically bankrupt element, a known terrorist and a coup plotter” against independent states is a “deceptive bid…
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Iran ignores West’s ‘threats, empty deadlines’ in nuke talks: Advisor
Tehran: Iranian negotiators in the nuclear talks have been ignoring “threats and empty deadlines” by the West in order to protect Iranian people’s rights and the long-term interests of the country, an…
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Vienna talks on Iran nuke deal end, with text ready for approval
Vienna: Talks in Vienna to revive the Iran nuclear deal have ended with diplomats from the countries involved returning to their capitals with a provisional text for a new agreement that it is…
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Russian optimism about reaching agreement with Iran in Vienna
Vienna: Talks to restore the nuclear agreement between Iran and six other states are going in the right direction, according to Russian negotiator Mikhail Ulyanov. “Looks like we are making progress. Let’s…
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Iranian FM: Nuclear weapons against our policies, beliefs
Tehran: Iran does not seek possession of nuclear weapons, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “Nuclear weapons have no place in the doctrine…
