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Iran summons Australian envoy over FM’s ‘meddlesome’ remarks
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Australian charge d’affaires in Tehran to protest against “meddlesome” remarks by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the media reported. The Australian diplomat was summoned to the…
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Saudi King Salman, Crown Prince receive letters from Iranian President Raisi
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received letters from Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday, September 14. The letter was in regard…
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Iran won’t resume full JCPOA implementation unless all sanctions lifted: Atomic chief
Tehran: Iran’s atomic chief has said his country will not completely implement a 2015 nuclear deal if the Western sanctions on Tehran are not fully lifted and the other parties do not…
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Israel accuses Iran of building airport in Lebanon to launch attacks across border
Israel accused its big ‘rival’ country Iran of building an airport with militant group Hezbollah in the southern Lebanon area to be used for attacks against Israel across the border. Israeli defence…
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‘No complaint’: Iranian judiciary dismisses sexual assault reports of jailed scribe
The judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday charged that a female journalist who claimed sexual and physical assault in prison failed to “report” or “provide any evidence” to prove…
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Iran arrests Mahsa Amini’s uncle ahead of first death anniversary
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have arrested an uncle of slain Mahsa Amini, whose death in police custody last year sparked the largest Iranian protests in decades, local media reported. Thirty-year-old Safa Aeli…
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Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Iran assume post after seven-year hiatus
The ambassadors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the Islamic Republic of Iran have arrived in the two countries to officially assume their duties after a seven-year rupture in ties.…
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Iran concerned about hunger strike over jail conditions in Bahrain: Spokesman
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that Iran is extremely concerned about the hunger strike over “unfavourable” jail conditions in Bahrain, the media reported. He made the remarks at…
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Iran sentences 2 women journalists to 3 years for ‘colluding with hostile countries’
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have ordered a three-year prison sentence for two women journalists for ‘colluding with hostile countries’, local media reported. A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced Negin Bagheri and Elnaz…
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Police seize over 40 illicit weapons in Iranian city
Tehran: Iran’s police have seized 43 illegal weapons in the northeastern city of Mashhad over the past three days, the media reported. The weaponry was confiscated in an operation to ensure public…
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Iranian, 4 Iraqis get life term for killing US citizen
Baghdad: The Iraqi judiciary has sentenced an Iranian citizen and four Iraqi nationals to life imprisonment for killing a US citizen in Baghdad last year, the country’s Interior Ministry said in a…
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Iran bans weightlifter for life over handshake with Israeli athlete
Iran imposed a lifetime ban on their weightlifter on Wednesday, August 30 after the athlete shook hands and greeted an Israeli counterpart at the World Master Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Poland, while…
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Zionist-terrorist cells dismantled by Iran Intelligence forces: Ministry
The Intelligence Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Esmail Khatib said that its forces traced and dismantled a terror network of cells affiliated with the Israeli regime in four provinces across…
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Europeans interested in buying Iranian drones: Top official
Iran’s Iranian defence ministry spokesperson, Reza Talaei Nik, said on Saturday, August 26, that a number of western and European states have sought to purchase the Iranian drones, Tasnim reported. The officer said…
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Iran swaps over 1,500 prisoners with other states since last March: Minister
Tehran: Iranian Justice Minister Amin-Hossein Rahimi said Iran has exchanged 1,531 prisoners with a number of countries since March 2022, the media reported. Rahimi made the remarks in an interview with the…
