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  • The White House is pressing intelligence officials to put forward a justifiable option for US President Donald Trump to declare Iran in breach of the 2015 nuclear deal, the same mentality that…

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  • Ebrahim Yazdi, a senior Iranian politician and former foreign minister in the Islamic Republic's interim government in 1979, passed away at the age of 86. He died late Sunday in Izmir, Turkey,…

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  • An advisor to the parliament speaker hailed Iraq’s success in recapturing the city of Tal Afar from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group as a victory that marks the elimination of the…

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  • Moscow’s military cooperation with Tehran is not in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, the head of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said.

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  • UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura is hopeful that the Astana peace process will ultimately lead to an end to the plight of Syrian people who have been embroiled in over six years of…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to visit New York in mid-September to take part in the 72nd United Nations General Assembly.

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  • Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the drive that led to the Islamic Revolution of 1979 has not ended and it needs to advance until revolutionary ideals are consolidated and the desired Islamic…

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  • Iran is likely to call for a ministerial meeting between the signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next month to discuss the US…

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  • High-ranking Iranian and Russian naval officials discussed ways of safeguarding security in the Caspian Sea through cooperation with littoral states.

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  • The US pressure on the UN nuclear watchdog to declare Iran in breach of its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal has proved futile as the agency appears to have refused to cave in, a former…

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  • A lawmaker hailed Qatar’s decision to normalize Iran’s ties by returning its ambassador to Tehran, saying the Islamic Republic accepts the diplomatic overtures of its southern neighbor with open…

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  • UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura was expected to arrive in Tehran late on Sunday for meetings with Iranian officials ahead of the sixth round of Astana talks aimed at settling…

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  • A lawmaker said the new Afghanistan strategy laid out by US President Donald Trump is aimed at prompting Islamabad to give concessions and buy more US weapons if it is to maintain its regional…

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  • The chief executive said his second-term Cabinet, equipped with wider experience, deeper hope and stronger will compared with his first team, is set to fulfill the legitimate expectations of the…

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  • US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Friday pressed the International Atomic Energy Agency to seek access to Iranian military bases to ensure that they are not concealing…

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  • The administration of US President Donald Trump is giving "strong indications" that it is preparing a case to decertify Iran's compliance with the international nuclear agreement, a US expert…

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  • Lawmakers said Iran's military centers cannot be visited by the International Atomic Energy Organization, rejecting the remarks by US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley that the US…

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  • The Iranian government has yet to decide the level of participation in this year's United Nations General Assembly, and it is not clear whether President Hassan Rouhani will attend the annual…

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  • The first phase of stable isotope production project at the Fordo nuclear site will become operational within the next couple of weeks, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said.…

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  • Chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said the programs confining the military forces to pure training and wargames are not sufficient to prepare the soldiers, calling for “…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged the government to reorient Iranian economic policies toward building a "production-based, private-run" economy, reiterating that…

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  • Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman embraced the Qatari announcement of the normalization of Iran diplomatic relations as a "rational and positive" step, saying the conflict-ridden Middle East…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the Ukrainian people and government over the Eastern European country's Independence Day.

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  • Iran censured US President Donald Trump's new strategy in Afghanistan, saying Washington must stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and abandon its "destabilizing" policies…

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  • Iran’s mission to the United Nations office in Vienna denounced as “illegal” the US pressure on the UN nuclear agency to interfere with its role in policing Tehran’s compliance with…

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