Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei underscored the necessity of creating a buoyant economy driven by domestic production to help boost the Islamic Republic's clout.
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Lebanon's newly-elected Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri called for closer political and economic cooperation with Iran, which he described as "a big and powerful country in the region that possesses…
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A senior official welcomed Turkey's decision to pull out its forces from Iraq and respect the Arab country's territorial integrity as a positive move.
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The passive role of the UN Security Council in the Syria conflict is a major obstacle to the settlement of the nearly six-year-long crisis, a lawmaker said, while a tentative Russia-Turkey…
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Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed the recent allegations leveled by Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Tehran, saying Riyadh's support for terrorists is the source of chaos in…
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The Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations will hold a meeting to discuss the achievements of the July 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers.
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The chair of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the abrupt rejection of the Iran nuclear deal by the incoming administration of Donald Trump could create "a crisis" and that he did not…
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President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Nana Akufo-Addo on his victory in Ghana's presidential elections. On Saturday, Rouhani issued a congratulatory message to Akufo-Addo, felicitating him on…
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Pro-Israel lobbyists and US congressmen are making a renewed push for imposing widespread sanctions on Iran, a lawmaker said, referring to two anti-Iran bills recently introduced in the US…
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A number of foreign military attaches and ambassadors paid a visit to an exhibition of development projects undertaken by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps. During the visit, the foreign…
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Masahiko Komura, the former Japanese foreign minister and current vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will visit Iran next Tuesday as the special envoy of Prime Minister Shinzo…
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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to demand international action to stop the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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President Hassan Rouhani said his government intends to seek parliamentary help to pass into law terms of the Charter on Citizens' Rights, which he unveiled last month.
The charter aims to…
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Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran would have to fight a war inside its borders, if the enemy threats had not been thwarted in Syria.
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Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base Lieutenant General Farzad Esmaeili highlighted Iran's latest achievements in the area of air defense, declaring the country's airspace one of the…
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The UN Security Council, as the body responsible for preserving world peace, should play a bigger role in guaranteeing the recent nationwide truce in Syria and pressure anti-government armed…
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Iran says unconstructive remarks by Turkish officials regarding Syrian developments on the ground will complicate the situation in the Arab country.
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A senior lawmaker said those who have entered Syria without the country’s permission are aggressors and must leave. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign…
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Outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry defended the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, stressing that Tehran is no longer technically able to build a nuclear weapon.
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A lawmaker underscored the need for thorough monitoring to ensure the ceasefire will hold in Syria so the peace talks between the warring sides would come to fruition.
"By closely…
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US Republican lawmakers hope to impose new penalties on Iran over a series of charges, including its alleged destabilizing actions in neighboring Middle East nations, within the next few months.…
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Tehran’s prosecutor said as many as 70 convicts are serving time over spying activities in the province’s prisons for compromising sensitive national intelligence. “These people betrayed the…
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman denied rumors that Iranians will be again barred from making hajj pilgrimage in the next summer, saying the final decision will be made after a possible…
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Commander of the Police Unit for the Protection of VIPs Lieutenant General Hedayat Alborzi announced the launch of a plan to use women bodyguards to protect foreign female diplomatic guests…
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Iran's Supreme Court on Saturday will review an appeal by a Lebanese citizen with US permanent residency, Nizar Zakka, who received a 10-year jail sentence in September on espionage charges, a…
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