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  • The carefully worded text of the 2015 nuclear pact has effectively hampered the ability of the US administration to wriggle out of its commitments, a lawmaker said.  

    "The JCPOA has…

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  • A lawmaker has called on the Foreign Ministry to monitor Saudi measures and tactics after Mohammad bin Salman's elevation to crown prince, underling the need to put high on the agenda preparation…

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  • The Foreign Ministry says the US Supreme Court ruling to partially reinstate travel bans against six Muslim nations testifies to an "insulting and humiliating" attitude of the US ruling…

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  • Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon of South Korea says his government is willing to help boost cooperation and trade between the two countries.

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  • Iran's top diplomat said Iran as a secure country in the volatile Middle East region is a reliable partner for Germany. 

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  • US Senator Tom Cotton said the foreign policy of his country toward Iran should be to push for a regime change, according to a Sunday Politico report cited by the Hill.

    “The policy of the…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani has censured the “siege” of Qatar by four Arab states that recently cut ties with Doha, saying Iran’s air, land and sea routes are always open to the Arab country.

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  • Iran’s potential and its geopolitical proximity enable it to play a bigger role in stimulating development of Eurasia and  contribute to sustainable security in the region, a lawmaker said.…

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  • Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said security forces dealt a heavy blow to a terrorist outfit in possession of "a very large" arms cache.

    "Yesterday we dealt a blow to a terrorist team…

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  • Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Tuesday assured people of the IRGC's unwavering resolve to safeguard the country’s interests against adversaries seeking to "milk" Iran.

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  • Parliament is weighing a countermeasure against a US Senate bill to impose new sanctions on Iran over its missile program, support for resistance groups and rights abuse accusations. Last week, US…

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  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution has stressed the need for forming the next government as soon as possible, after the parliament announced a change in the date of the swearing-in ceremony for…

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  • Riyadh has started a destructive game spelling fatal consequences for itself, a diplomat warned, referring to terrorist attacks hitting Tehran early this month that Iran blamed on Saudis.  …

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  • The Arak heavy water production plant has been temporarily shut down partly to ensure that additional production would not breach a curb Iran accepted on its stockpile of the material under the…

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  • Elevation of Mohammad bin Salman as crown prince in Saudi Arabia would have an “adverse effect” on already tense relations between Tehran and Riyadh and also on regional developments, a lawmaker…

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  • Swedish Ambassador Helena Sangeland said the 2015 Iran nuclear deal marked a “turning point” in international politics by highlighting the potential power of diplomacy in settling the most…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei visited senior cleric Ayatollah Hossein Mazaheri in a hospital in Tehran on Saturday. The Leader was briefed on the ayatollah’s health…

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  • Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday a future war waged by Israel against Syria or Lebanon could draw thousands of fighters from countries including Iran and Iraq.

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  • Ambassador to Turkey Mohammad Ebrahim Taherianfard praised bilateral relations between the two countries as “growing” and said media outlets can play a major role in promoting the two neighbors’…

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  • Islamic Revolution Guards Corps disbanded a terrorist outfit in the western province of Kordestan.

    Forces with the Hamzeh Seyyed al-Shohadah Base of the IRGC Ground Force engaged the…

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  • Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the country's Air Force shot down an unmanned Iranian drone in southwestern Baluchistan province.  The Pakistani Air Force initially declined…

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  • The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, one of the architects of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, has warned the US to stop upsetting the regional balance of power by siding with Saudi…

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  • Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Thursday that his country, Russia and Iran have been working on a plan to station their forces in de-escalation areas in Syria.

    “If these…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on university instructors to help policy and decision makers in the government find out why plans to revive the economy are…

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  • US House Republicans say they have proposed a way for the senate to resolve a procedural dispute over a bill to impose sanctions on Russia and Iran, allowing the house to take up the measure…

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