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November 12, 2018 19:43
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November 13,2018Pirouz Hanachi narrowly won the race for Tehran mayor against his heavyweight rival Abbas Akhoundi in a Tuesday vote by Tehran City Council. The councilors cast 11 votes for Hanachi, which handed... -
November 13,2018Iran has continued to implement the main nuclear restrictions set by its 2015 deal with major powers even as the United States reimposed sanctions against Tehran, a UN atomic watchdog report showed... -
November 13,2018Iran is willing to hold talks with Europe on ways of alleviating the problems in war-torn Yemen and preventing the further massacre of its innocent people, a lawmaker said. “Mutually, Europeans... -
November 13,2018European powers have demonstrated a strong political will to salvage the Iran nuclear deal but should be aware that they will suffer greater losses in future if they are not willing to pay the... -
November 12,2018The administration of US President Donald Trump hopes the sweeping sanctions it has imposed on Iran’s oil, shipping and banking industries will cripple its economy and force it to negotiate a new... -
November 12,2018Afghanistan will never experience peace as long as foreigners, including the Americans and NATO forces, are present in the war-ravaged country, a lawmaker said. -
November 12,2018US sanctions will fail to stop the country’s progress in different fields, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said. “In spite of sanctions, Iran’s achievements in various fields,... -
November 12,2018The Iraqi government is working toward maintaining ties with Iran, its top trade partner, in the face of the United States’ sanctions on Tehran, which are aimed at minimizing its international... -
November 12,2018Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said Pakistani officials have pledged to help release the Iranian border guards recently abducted by terrorists near the common border. -
November 11,2018Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif has dismissed his American counterpart’s starvation threat, stressing that Iran will survive and even advance despite Washington’s sanctions. -
November 11,2018Iranian and Brazilian officials have called for concrete steps to help increase the volume of bilateral trade, saying that it will help strengthen ties between the two friendly countries. “There... -
November 11,2018Europe’s effective measures to compensate for the suspension of Iranian banks’ access to the SWIFT financial messaging system will prove its determination to protect Tehran’s interests in the face... -
November 10,2018Saving Iran’s nuclear deal is absolutely essential because its complete collapse would cause security issues in the Middle East, which are certain to reverberate across the world, a former Iranian... -
November 10,2018Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif has played down the impact of the results of US midterm elections on Tehran-Washington relations, adding that Iran should focus more on its own actions rather... -
November 10,2018Europe has intensified efforts to preserve the Iranian nuclear accord and maintain economic relations with the Islamic Republic in the face of growing pressure after the US administration renewed... -
November 10,2018Tehran is fulfilling its obligations under its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, which places curbs on the country’s nuclear activities in return for sanctions relief, the head of UN... -
November 09,2018Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the new US economic sanctions on Iran, saying Turkey will not abide as they are aimed at unbalancing the world. “US sanctions on Iran are wrong.... -
November 09,2018The delay in the activation of Europe’s proposed financial mechanism to facilitate trade with Iran in the face of the US sanctions is due to technical and legal complexities that need time to be... -
November 09,2018Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif said on Thursday that Washington should be held responsible for “crimes against humanity,” dismissing his US counterpart’s claim that the leadership in Tehran... -
November 09,2018Tehran has lodged a complaint with the International Maritime Organization against the US over the reimposition of sanctions that target scores of Iranian ships as part of Washington’s much-... -
November 05,2018The United States' new sanctions on Iran are unlikely to achieve their objectives for a number of reasons, provided appropriate approaches are adopted by Tehran, a political analyst said. After... -
November 05,2018A new approach by the United States and mutual respect are essential requirements for new negotiations between Tehran and Washington, the top Iranian diplomat said. In a recent interview with USA... -
November 05,2018Air defense units of the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps launched a major joint military exercise on Monday. The air defense exercise includes forces from the Khatam al-Anbia... -
November 05,2018Renewed anti-Iran sanctions demonstrate the United States' lack of ability to work with other members of the international community, a senior official said on Monday, dismissing the new economic... -
November 05,2018Iran says it has successfully thwarted a wave of cyberattacks apparently staged by Israel to target the country's communications infrastructure, saying it will follow up on the “hostile” scheme via...
