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Iran says cyberattack closes gas stations across country
Dubai: A cyberattack targeted gas stations Tuesday across Iran, shutting down a government system managing fuel subsidies and leaving angry motorists stranded in long lines at shuttered stations. No group immediately claimed…
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Khamenei calls regional states’ normalisation of ties with Israel ‘mistake’
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the attempt of some regional states to normalise relations with Israel is “a great sin and mistake”. The governments, which recently established diplomatic…
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Iran provincial governor slapped in a rare security breach
Dubai: The new governor of a northwestern Iranian province found himself slapped in the face by an angry man during his inauguration Saturday, an unusual breach of security in the Islamic Republic…
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Talks with Saudi to continue focusing on Gulf, Yemen: Iran
Tehran: Talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will continue focusing on the issues of the Gulf and Yemen, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. Contact between the two countries continues…
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Iran urges IAEA to ‘clarify position’ on sabotage against Iranian nuclear sites
Tehran: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must “clarify its position” concerning a sabotage act in June against a building of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the head of the…
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Iran won’t accept commitments beyond 2015 nuke deal
Tehran: Iran will not accept more commitments beyond the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “Iran accepts nothing more…
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Iran, Saudi sides continue tension-easing talks in Baghdad
Baghdad: Representatives from Iran and Saudi Arabia have held a new round of talks in Baghdad, two Iraqi officials said Monday, in the first such meeting between the regional foes since a…
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Raisi urges formation of inclusive govt in Afghanistan
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Tehran supports the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan as a means to settle peace and stability in the country. Raisi made the remarks on…
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Iran’s nuclear chief admits removal of damaged IAEA cameras
Tehran: Iran acknowledged on Wednesday that it had removed several surveillance cameras installed by U.N. nuclear inspectors at a centrifuge assembly site that came under a mysterious attack earlier this year. The…
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Iran to maintain ‘ordinary, technical’ cooperation with IAEA
Tehran: Iran will maintain its “ordinary and technical” cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as long as the UN nuclear watchdog sticks to a “non-political and non-discriminatory” approach towards Tehran,…
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IAEA chief arrives in Iran for talks
Tehran: Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), arrived in Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials on bilateral cooperation. During the visit, Grossi will hold talks…
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Raisi open to ‘useful’ talks on lifting sanctions
Tehran: Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi said that his country is ready for “useful” talks aimed at lifting sanctions against the Islamic republic. “We do not oppose useful negotiations, but the plan and…
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Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights experts
Geneva: The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday. Their appeal follows serious concerns that Heidar…
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Iranian FM urges Europe to play ‘constructive’ role in n-talks
Tehran: Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian called for Europe’s “constructive” act to protect Tehran’s nuclear interests, which were harmed after Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal. The “illegal” US…
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US military equipment left behind in Afghanistan spotted in Iran: Report
New Delhi: Several US military armoured vehicles, which allegedly belonged to the Afghan army before the Taliban took over control of the country, were spotted in Iran on Wednesday, images shared on…
