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Iran hopes to promote ties with Belgium, Europe: FM
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed hope that the recent prisoner swap between Iran and Belgium could be an effective step to promote bilateral ties and Iran-Europe relations. Amir-Abdollahian made…
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Iran says security guaranteed on border with Afghanistan after clashes
Tehran: A top Iranian military commander has said that the security of Iran’s common border with Afghanistan is fully guaranteed as it is completely under the control of Iranian Army’s Ground Force.…
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Kabul-Tehran issues can be resolved through talks: Afghanistan’s acting FM
Kabul: Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has stressed the need to resort to dialogue to resolve issues between Kabul and Tehran in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan…
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Ali Akbar Ahmadian replaces Shamkhani as top Iran security official
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday appointed, Brigadier General Ali Akbar Ahmadian as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council to succeed Ali Shamkhani, according to Iranian media reports. The appointment…
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Iran urges Taliban to allow its visit to Hirmand dam amid water dispute
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has urged Taliban to allow the visit of Iranian technical teams to Afghanistan’s Kajakai Dam to measure its water level and verify drought claims. Amir-Abdollahian made…
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Iran, Egypt to restore ties, reopen embassies soon
Tehran: An Iranian lawmaker said negotiations between Iran and Egypt are going on in Iraq and the two countries’ relations will be restored in the near future. Fada Hossein Maleki, a member…
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Iranian FM lauds progress in Tehran-IAEA cooperation
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the exchange of delegations between Tehran and the IAEA is continuing and both sides are “satisfied” with the progress being made in the technical aspect.…
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Iran expels four Azerbaijani diplomats in ‘retaliatory’ response
Tehran: Iran has expelled four Azerbaijani diplomats from Iran after declaring them “persona non grata”, a media report said. The move was a “retaliatory response” to the expulsion of four Iranian diplomats…
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Iran arrests individuals for ‘fomenting unrest’
Tehran: Iran has arrested a group of individuals who sought to “foment unrest” in the country by planning nationwide strikes and bringing up again the “fake” student poisonings, state media reported. The…
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2 Iranian actresses charged for not wearing headscarf in public
Tehran: The Iranian police have filed charges against two prominent actresses for appearing in public without the obligatory headscarf in the Islamic Republic, Tasnim News Agency reported on Tuesday. Iranian police announced…
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Iran to launch six satellites by March 2024
Tehran: Iranian Deputy Defence Minister Amir Rastegari announced that the country is preparing six satellites to be launched by March 2024. Rastegari made the remarks in an interview with the semi-official Tasnim…
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Iran says Blinken’s anti-Iran remarks aimed at selling US weapons
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman rebuked the remarks by the US Secretary of State about Tehran’s military programme, saying they are “aimed at marketing American weapons”. Nasser Kanaani on Sunday made…
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Iran: More schoolgirls taken to hospital after poisoning
Tehran: Gas and chemical attacks in Iran targeting mostly girls’ schools continued on Wednesday in several cities, including Tehran, VOA’s Persian service reported. Dozens of students were hospitalized. According to the reports…
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Three killed in flash floods in Iran
Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported. The victims were from the provinces of West…