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  • Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and the head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Kamal Kharrazi, warned of conspiracies hatched by the US and Israel to partition Iraq and…

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  • The two-day expert talks on Syria attended by Iran, Russia and Turkey kicked off in Tehran on Tuesday to flesh out an oversight mechanism for the four de-escalation zones the trio agreed to…

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  • A senior British diplomat said his country is very satisfied with the extension of President Hassan Rouhani’s mandate for another four years in the May vote, believing that it would help…

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  • Lawmakers said the recent meeting of prominent Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was a "strategic mistake" that would only be to Iraqi people's…

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  • Lawmakers believe the huge participation of foreign dignitaries in President Hassan Rouhani's swearing-in ceremony on Saturday demonstrated the international community's interest in developing…

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  • The reelected President Hassan Rouhani proposed ministerial picks for his second four-year tenure on Tuesday, replacing nearly half of his first Cabinet to keep up his drive for broadening Iran’…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday proposed his nominees for ministerial posts to parliament for a vote of confidence.

    Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs Hosseinali Amiri…

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  • Experts from Iran, Russia and Turkey, the guarantors of Syria ceasefire, are to meet in Tehran today for preparatory talks in advance of the sixth round of the Astana peace negotiations due in…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat down for talks with a delegation from the Palestinian Hamas movement. The Hamas delegation was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of…

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  • Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Iran and Britain have not discussed a prisoner exchange deal during the recent visit of a high-ranking British delegation to Iran.

    The…

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  • The chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission reiterated his side's criticism of a new US sanctions package targeting Iran along with China's two other major partners,…

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  • A senior reformist politician urged reelected President Hassan Rouhani to earmark more Cabinet positions for reformists, saying it would help him fulfill "a bigger portion of popular demands"…

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  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani received two top lawmakers from African states on Saturday to discuss bilateral relations.

    The African parliamentarians were in Iran to attend the swearing-in…

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  • The introduction of new anti-Iranian sanctions by the United States is a violation of the 2015 nuclear agreement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry declared, adding that Iran is preparing a "…

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  • Iran’s Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin held a meeting in Tehran on Saturday. The two officials discussed bilateral ties and exchanged views on…

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  • A series of meetings between President Hassan Rouhani and international dignitaries on Sunday, a day after they took part in his inauguration ceremony, marked the beginning of Rouhani's second…

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  • The top Spanish senator hailed the positive consequences of the 2015 nuclear accord for Iran-Spain ties.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani plans to announce the names of his candidates for Cabinet posts to the parliament on Tuesday, according to the spokesman of Majlis Presiding Board.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani promised that in his second term, Iran will pursue a path of coexistence and interaction with the world.

    Rouhani, 68, was speaking on Saturday evening in parliament…

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  • A senior advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution flatly rejected a US demand for inspections of Iran’s military sites, saying foreign access to these facilities would constitute a breach of…

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  • The European Union's foreign policy chief said the bloc attaches high importance to the Iran nuclear deal and is developing a plan to ensure its full and sustained implementation.

    "The EU…

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  • A top South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's new government, led by President Moon Jae-in, who took office in May, is keen to forge closer collaboration with Iran, particularly by making investment in…

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  • Russian, Turkish and Iranian military experts, who plan to hold talks on Syria in Tehran on August 8-9, are awaiting the confirmation from Ankara, an unnamed spokesperson for the Russian Embassy…

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  • Ranking diplomats from Iran and Turkey discussed the latest regional and international developments, particularly the Syrian peace process.

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  • A British minister voiced his country’s enthusiasm for closer cooperation with Iran. British Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt and Iranian Foreign Minister…

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