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UK pays Iran USD 530 mn debt for unfulfilled tanks order
London: Following the release of two British nationals held in Iranian prisons for several years, UK foreign minister Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed that the UK had paid Iran a USD 530…
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Two British Iranian prisoners return to UK after Iran deal
London: Two British Iranian dual nationals, who have been held captive in Iran for five and six years, have been allowed to fly back to the UK on Wednesday after a deal…
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Russia, Iran to forge new partnership
Moscow: Russia and Iran are preparing documents that will fix a new quality of partnership between the two countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with his Iranian counterpart…
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Iranian Revolutionary Guards claim ballistic missile attacks
Taking responsibility for ballistic missile attacks in Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Erbil, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, in a statement said it targeted the Israeli “strategic center” in the country. “Any…
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Iran’s economic benefits must be ensured in Vienna talks: Spokesman
Tehran: Iran’s economic benefits has been the focal point in the indirect talks between Tehran and Washington for the past months in the Austrian capital Vienna, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. “The…
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Iran ready to supply required oil for world market: NIOC head
Tehran: Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr, head of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), has said that his country is ready to supply the required oil for the world market and stabilise prices. The government…
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Iran won’t give up on regional presence, nuke program: Khamenei
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the Islamic republic will not give up on its regional presence and peaceful nuclear programme, the two factors that contribute to national power. Addressing…
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Iran calls nuke deal parties for immediate ‘political decisions’ in Vienna talks
Tehran: A senior Iranian diplomat said it is possible to make a successful conclusion in the Vienna talks on restoring the 2015 nuclear deal if relevant parties make the right political decisions…
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Iran vows revenge for death of officers in Israeli Syria strike
Tehran: Iran’s foreign ministry strongly condemned on Wednesday the killing of two Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in an Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital. The foreign ministry’s website quoted ministry spokesman…
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Iran won’t back down on red lines in Vienna talks: President Raisi
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stressed on Tuesday that Iran has not backed down on any of its red lines in the talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal and will never do so. Making the…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite: Report
Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a second satellite into space, state media reported Monday, just as world powers awaited Tehran’s decision in negotiations over the country’s tattered nuclear deal. State television identified…
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Iran urges ‘initiatives’ from all parties to accelerate talks in Vienna
Tehran: Iran’s top security official on Monday urged all parties involved in nuclear talks in Austria’s capital Vienna to put forward “initiatives” to accelerate the conclusion of the nuke deal. “Prospect of…
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Iranian diplomat says new IAEA report containing positive changes
Tehran: A senior Iranian diplomat has said that the new Iran report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) includes some positive changes, including the removal of a location, alleged to indicate…