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Iran national news, Read the latest political headlines from Iran, including news on the Majlis, parliament affairs, international diplomacy, foreign ministry and government ministries.
July 21, 2023 16:47
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June 09,2020The United States activated a set of sanctions it imposed on Iran’s shipping network six months ago, in a move expected to further hamper imports of food and medical supplies into Iran at a time...
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June 09,2020Expansion of testing and young population account for Iran’s lower mortality rate compared to countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, a health official said. -
June 08,2020To date, nearly 174,000 have contracted the virus known to cause Covid-19 in Iran and 8,350 have lost their lives, a health official announced.
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June 08,2020Iran has lost its trust in the United States and the fruitfulness of negotiations with that country, a senior Iranian official said, adding that Washington needs to restore all that it has...
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June 07,2020New Iranian lawmakers maintain that holding talks with the United States that has already violated its previous commitments under the multinational 2015 nuclear deal is unwise and will have no gain...
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June 07,2020Iran’s UN ambassador said the US call for an extension of the United Nations Security Council's arms embargo on Tehran lacks legal standing in international law.
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June 07,2020Following the rapid reopening of businesses across Iran amid the coronavirus pandemic, a health official said infections in the capital Tehran are volatile and alarming.
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June 06,2020The International Atomic Energy Agency’s new report on the 2015 nuclear deal confirms that the verification of Iran’s nuclear program has continued since the agreement was enacted, an Iranian...
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June 06,2020President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran has no choice but to pursue economic goals, as it tries to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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June 05,2020Amid a new surge in Iran’s daily count of Covid-19 cases, President Hassan Rouhani suggested restrictions could be reimposed to curtail the deadly pandemic.
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June 05,2020An Iranian-American scientist who had been imprisoned in the United States was freed and will soon be returning home in exchange for Iran’s release of a US navy veteran from jail.
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June 05,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei commemorated the founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, on the 31st anniversary of his passing, saying the late leader...
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June 05,2020Russia is defending Iran’s right to launch a satellite, dismissing US claims that Tehran was defying the UN resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers by sending...
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June 01,2020Iran has announced to the 2015 nuclear deal parties that the lifting of the United Nations’ arms embargo is not a right to be given up by the Islamic Republic, a top diplomat said.
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June 01,2020Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has called on Iran to support peace talks with the Taliban during a phone call with President Hassan Rouhani on Monday.
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June 01,2020The number of overnight confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran soared by nearly 3,000 on Monday, the highest single-day rise in two months.
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June 05,2020A top Iranian diplomat said Iran will freely trade weaponry with any country it sees fit once the United Nations arms embargo expires in October.
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May 31,2020The recently-elected speaker of the Iranian Parliament said the new legislature is opposed to any negotiation or compromise with the United States and deems it “futile and harmful”.
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May 31,2020Iran’s foreign minister rebuked the United States for the rampant violence against African Americans in the country, urging the entire world to wage a war against racism.
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May 31,2020Iran’s confirmed coronavirus cases crossed 150,000 on Sunday, as the country rolled back on confinement measures despite a sharp rise in daily infections.
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May 30,2020Amid concerns over the recent surge in daily Covid-19 cases, President Hassan Rouhani attributed the climb to extensive testing and contact tracing.
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May 30,2020China and the European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal censured the United States’ decision to terminate the sanctions waivers that allowed foreign cooperation in Iran’s nuclear projects, saying...
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May 29,2020Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed former parliament speaker, Ali Larijani, as his advisor and member of Expediency Council.
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May 29,2020The United States' termination of sanctions waivers that allowed foreign firms to cooperate at Iranian nuclear sites will have no impact on Tehran's nuclear activities, spokesman for the Atomic...
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May 29,2020Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf was elected on Thursday as the speaker of Iran’s new principlist-majority parliament following the group’s election victory in February.
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