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  • The first vice president said the government's success in stabilizing the economy hinges on plans to foster domestic production and absorb foreign investment.

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  • Reformist Policymaking Council has presented its demands to President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting aimed at furthering interactions between the executive branch and reformists.

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US policy of regime change toward Iran is doomed, as its government relies on its own people, calling on the US officials to “look at realties” and…

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  • The younger brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been released on bail after being detained for two days on "unspecified financial charges". Hossein Fereydoun was sent to prison after…

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  • A Foreign Ministry’s periodical report on the implementation of the nuclear deal dismissed domestic criticism that concessions made to the West under the historic agreement are to blame for the…

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  • Two Iranian nationals have been charged for allegedly hacking a company in the US to steal defense software and sell it to clients in Iran, the US Department of Justice said in a statement on…

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  • A top Iranian commander warned Washington that a new US Senate sanctions bill targeting the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps to curb its missile activities would pose a serious challenge to…

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  • Lawmakers said Tehran is opposed to the escalation of the ongoing Arab crisis, refuting foreign media speculations portraying Iran as the player pushing its own agenda amid the dispute.

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  • The US administration is expected to again certify Iran's compliance with the nuclear deal, possibly as early as Monday, even as it continues to review the broader US policy regarding the Islamic…

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  • The spokesman of Majlis Presiding Board said its members are going to hold a meeting with Hassan Rouhani, as the newly-reelected president is preparing to nominate ministers.

    Speaking to…

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  • Iran's top diplomat said on Sunday US President Donald Trump is violating the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers. "The US has failed to implement its part of the bargain," Foreign…

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  • An advisor to Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran draws a distinction between the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group and Taliban militants in Afghanistan.

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  • Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi sat down for talks with Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government’s Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani on Sunday.

    Speaking in the meeting in Erbil, Masjedi,…

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  • The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran underscored the nuclear and economic benefits of the 2015 nuclear deal to reaffirm his stance in favor of the controversial accord.

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  • A terrorist team fired projectiles from inside Pakistan at a border area southeast of Iran on Saturday, killing two local workers in Saravan in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the Islamic…

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  • A senior diplomat said the presence of Iranian advisors in Syria to help the Arab country in its anti-terror drive was agreed upon by Tehran and Damascus, and is not subject to agreements among…

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  • Iran censured the Israeli regime’s recent move to shut down Al-Aqsa Mosque and cancel Friday prayers at the holy site, warning against the “dangerous repercussions” of such measures.

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  • The board of trustees of the Islamic Azad University nominated Farhad Rahbar, former chancellor of Tehran University, as the new head of the largest privately-funded Iranian university. The…

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  • The US desperate attempts to scare off global investors from Iran are certain to fail, an Iranian nuclear official said, citing business agreements recently signed between Iran and some high-…

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  • Lawmakers said the death of the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group's leader and its heavy losses in Iraq and Syria would spell the end of the outfit, but warned that more needs to be done…

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  • Iran on Saturday blamed US President Donald Trump's "arbitrary and conflicting policies" for increasing global instability, rejecting the US president's description of Tehran as a rogue state.…

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  • The historic nuclear deal requires the full and continued commitment of all sides to survive, a nuclear negotiator and the ambassador to Britain said.

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  • A lawmaker said Kurdistan Regional Government's push for gaining independence from Iraq is lacking key elements needed to form an operating state, noting that KRG's stance indicates an unrealistic…

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  • Reformist lawmakers have called on President Hassan Rouhani to choose Cabinet members who will be able to fulfill the promises he made during the May presidential election, arguing that a Cabinet…

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  • The US House of Representatives voted unanimously to require the Pentagon to consider setting up a communications channel with Iran to prevent an accidental military confrontation in the Persian…

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