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Iran’s border guards clash with Taliban: Report
Tehran: The Iranian Border Police units and the Taliban forces exchanged fire on the eastern border of Iran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Majid…
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Iran arrests Swedish citizen over ‘espionage’ charges
Tehran: The Iranian Intelligence Ministry announced that it recently arrested a Swedish citizen over “espionage” charges. The detainee had some “suspicious behaviour and communication during his previous multiple trips to Iran”, Xinhua news…
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Death Toll in Iran floods rises to 59
Tehran: At least 59 people have died so far in the recent flash floods across Iran, an official from Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said. Yaqub Soleimani, secretary general of the IRCS, told the…
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Iran: Death toll from torrential rains risen to 53
Tehran: At least 53 people have been killed in recent flash floods in different Iranian provinces, a senior Iranian rescue and relief official said. Mehdi Vallipour, Head of the Relief and Rescue…
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Iran welcomes more diplomacy to revive nuclear deal: FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that his country “welcomes the continuation of diplomacy and talks” to rescue the 2015 nuclear deal. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone conversation with…
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Iran: Six killed in car-trailer collision
Tehran: At least six people died as two cars collided on a road in central Iran on Tuesday, official IRNA news agency reported. In the accident on the Nain-Isfahan road, a car…
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Won’t turn on IAEA cameras until nuclear deal revival: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian nuclear chief said his country will not turn on the surveillance cameras of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) installed within the framework of a 2015 nuclear deal until parties…
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Arab countries seek good relations with Iran: Jordan’s King Abdullah II
Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan has said all Arab states would seek good relations with Iran on the principles of good neighbourliness, mutual respect for sovereignty, and non-interference in each other’s…
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Iran plans to launch more satellites in 2022
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to launch more satellites in 2022, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, has announced. “We will put new satellites in orbit with…
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Tremors in UAE after Iran suffers a 5.3 magnitude earthquake
Dubai: Following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake in Iran, residents in UAE on Saturday reported tremors which were felt for about 30 seconds. The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) confirmed the tremors were…
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Afghanistan-Iran ink deal to import 350,000 tonnes of oil
Tehran: A delegation of the Taliban-led Afghan government, currently on a visit to Tehran, has signed a deal with Iran to import 350,000 tonnes of oil, according to media reports. The delegation included…
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20 dead, 89 injured in torrential rains in southern Iran
Tehran: Torrential rains in Fars Province, southern Iran on Friday killed at least 20 people, and injured 89 others, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS). Heavy rains on Friday evening…
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Iran says it will phase out dollar in trade with Russia
Tehran: Iran’s chief banker said the US dollar will be gradually eliminated from Iranian-Russian economic transactions, the country’s official news agency has reported. The trade volume between Iran and Russia stood at…
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‘Iran to gradually eliminate dollar in trade with Russia’
Tehran: Iran’s chief banker said the US dollar will be gradually eliminated from Iranian-Russian economic transactions, the country’s official news agency has reported. The trade volume between Iran and Russia stood at…
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Iranian Prez hails Erdogan’s visit as turning point in bilateral relations
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Iran is ‘a turning point’ in bilateral relations. Raisi made the remarks at a joint press conference…
