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Iranian leader gets 1st dose of domestic COVID vaccine
Tehran: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei received the first shot of the homegrown coronavirus vaccine, Barekat, on Friday and thanked the developers for their efforts. “Receiving the first dose of the #IranianCovidVaccine…
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Ebrahim Raisi as President means ultra-conservatives have absolute control over Iran
Nicosia: Hard-line Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi won Friday’s elections in Iran, getting 17.8 million votes, while his main opponents – former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei got only 3.3 million, and moderate…
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Israel PM warns world of Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday said the world should “wake up” to the election of Iran’s next president, stating that the “regime of brutal hangmen” Ebrahim Raisi must…
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Iran alleges ‘misinformation campaign’ against president-elect Ebrahim Raisi
New Delhi: Iran has alleged that “a few hostile forces” are waging a disinformation campaign against its President-elect Dr Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, aiming to “manipulate public opinion” against him. In a press…
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Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner’s favour
Dubai: Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favour of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fuelling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott…
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Caution on Iran nuclear deal as G7 leaders vow to stop bomb
Vienna: Diplomats from outside the European Union cautioned Sunday that negotiations with Iran to salvage a landmark nuclear deal still need more time, as leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations…
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IAEA head: Iran hasn’t answered questions on uranium find
Vienna: Iran has failed to answer questions about the discovery of uranium particles at former undeclared sites in the country, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday, calling on Tehran…
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Iran slams suspension of voting rights in UNGA
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed “strong dismay” over the suspension of the country’s voting rights at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), saying the US sanctions were to be…
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‘Next round of Iran nuke deal talks could be conclusive’
Tehran: The next round of talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal could be conclusive and lead to an agreement, the head of Tehran’s negotiating team Abbas Araqchi said.…
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Iran report: Huge fire at refinery near Tehran extinguished
Tehran: A massive fire that broke out at an oil refinery near Iran’s capital and sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky over Tehran was extinguished on Thursday, after…
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Oil refinery fire near Iran’s capital burns into second day
Tehran: A massive fire at an oil refinery near Iran’s capital burned into a second day Thursday as firefighters struggled to extinguish the flames. The fire began at the state-owned Tondgooyan Petrochemical…
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Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman
Tehran: The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, the latest calamity to strike one of the country’s vessels…
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Netanyahu: Israel would risk “friction” with US over Iran
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he’s prepared to risk tension with the US if that is what it takes to neutralize Iran’s nuclear capabilities. The embattled premier, whose…
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‘Iran-Saudi talks continue in constructive climate’
Tehran: The spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the talks between Tehran and Saudi Arabia to settle issues continue in a “constructive” climate. The spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday…
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Iran state TV: 7 approved for June 18 presidential election
Tehran: Iranian state television announced Tuesday that only seven candidates have been approved by the country’s constitutional watchdog to run for president next month, drastically narrowing the field of hopefuls for who…
