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Iran’s President condemns attack in Afghanistan
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday condemned the bomb attacks in Afghanistan in which several people including children were killed in Kunduz city. According to the Iranian presidency, Raisi told a…
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Iraq to sign gas deal with Qatar after Iranian supply shortages
Baghdad: The Iraqi government has announced its intention to sign an agreement in May to import liquefied natural gas from Qatar. This move is a part of its preparations to improve the…
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Iran nuke deal awaits final decisions after talks stalled
Tehran: At a time when the Iranian nuclear talks are about to reach an agreement, Iran and world powers have adjourned their talks, mostly over whether the US will remove Iran’s Islamic…
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Iran’s President warns Israel with armed forces for ‘tiniest move’ against Iran
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Monday warned that Israel will be targeted by his country’s armed forces if it makes the tiniest move against Iran. He spoke as talks stalled in Vienna…
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Iran confirms relocating centrifuge facility to underground site
Tehran: Iran has confirmed it relocated a centrifuge facility to its underground Natanz nuclear site, state media reported, days after the U.N. atomic watchdog said it installed surveillance cameras to monitor the…
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Iran: IAEA will have no access to camera records at nuke activities
Tehran: The Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) has said the International Atomic Energy Organisation (IAEA) continues to monitor activities in Iran’s nuclear sites, but it has no access to the recorded…
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Iran’s IRGC seizes ship smuggling 250K litres of fuel
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced it has seized a vessel in the Gulf waters carrying 250,000 litres of smuggled fuel, the second such seizure during the past days,…
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Iran calls for inclusive government in Afghanistan
Tehran: Iran has called for the creation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, local media reported. “We also consider the recognition of the interim government of Afghanistan conditional on the formation of…
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Iranian Commander vows serious response to any Israeli ‘aggression’
Tehran: Esmail Qaani, the Quds Force Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said his forces will seriously respond to “any aggression” by Israel, Tasnim news agency reported. “If an act…
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Iran’s top leader praises nuke negotiators for resisting excessive demands
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has praised the country’s negotiating team for resisting the “excessive demands” during the talks on salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal. “Negotiations are going well,” Khamenei…
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Iran seeks protection of its diplomatic missions in Afghanistan
Tehran: Tehran has sought protection of its diplomatic missions in Afghanistan and “necessary guarantees” for the safe operation of its diplomatic offices in the country following rallies held by Afghans in various provinces…
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Iran FM says US seeks to impose new conditions for lifting sanctions
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday that the US is seeking to impose new conditions for lifting anti-Iran sanctions, official news agency IRNA reported. “In the past two or three…
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Iran blacklists 24 US individuals for ‘illicit’ activities
Tehran: Iran announced Saturday the sanction of another 24 US officials and individuals for “involvement in terrorist and anti-human rights activities”, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website. The ministry said in a…