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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday received Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who was in Tehran to attend a meeting between the high-ranking delegations of the…

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  • Senior European diplomats, fresh from conversations with US president-elect Donald Trump's transition team, are hopeful that the next US administration will not tear up the Iranian nuclear deal.…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for vigilance among Muslim countries to thwart the plots of the occupying regime of Israel and its allies to break the resistance…

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  • A top advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution said Iran's response to the US Congress bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act will not be limited to a presidential directive to build nuclear-…

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  • Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani congratulated the Syrian Army on the full liberation of the city of Aleppo.

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  • Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan hailed South Africa for sharing common stances with Iran on global issues, stressing that the two countries can effectively tackle terrorism and organized crime…

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  • Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force Lieutenant General Kioumars Heidari hailed the remarkable results of the large-scale military maneuvers in southeastern parts of the country, which…

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  • The spokesman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said the liberation of Aleppo heralds the end of pain of all Syrian people who suffered at the hands of foreign-backed…

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  • Domestically-developed unmanned aerial vehicles played a leading role in the final stage of massive military exercises of the Army’s Ground Forces in southeast Iran.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will continue to stand by Iraq and other regional nations against terrorism and external plots to undermine their unity.

    “The Iranian nation and…

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  • Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said the nuclear agreement between Tehran and major powers will endure only if all parties to the deal stick to their commitments.

    Gholamali Khoshrou…

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  • Iran's Foreign Ministry expressed serious concern over the move by Bahrain's appeals court to uphold a "long-term" jail sentence handed down to senior Shia opposition cleric, Sheikh Ali Salman.

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  • A lawmaker called for an emergency meeting between Iran and international parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to address Tehran's grievances over a US Congress bill to extend the Iran Sanctions…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani, in separate letters to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and nuclear energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi on Tuesday, issued directives on how to respond to a US Congress…

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  • Defense Minister Lieutenant General Hossein Dehqan left Tehran for Pretoria on Monday to hold talks with senior South African officials. Heading a delegation, Dehqan is visiting the African…

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  • The Iranian Army's Ground Force staged the second day of a large-scale military exercise in the country's southeastern regions on Monday with the aerial bombardment of targets along the coasts of…

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  • If any anti-Iran decision is enforced by the US to the detriment of last year's nuclear deal, it will face a proportional response from the Islamic Republic, a top Iranian security official warned…

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  • A top advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution said Saudis should admit defeat against Iran in all battles and should realize that the support of their western allies will not turn the…

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  • Head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharazi reiterated Tehran's policy on counter-terrorism and said the country will continue its support for stability and peace in West…

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  • Some lawmakers have drafted and submitted to the Majlis Presiding Board a motion demanding the government downgrade diplomatic and economic ties with Britain. The Monday move was a reaction to…

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  • Iran's Foreign Ministry said Saudi Arabia and Britain are making claims against the Islamic Republic to cover up their destructive role in supporting terrorism.

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  • Two lawmakers supported regular consultations between Iran and Egypt, in the hope that these contacts will help improve relations to serve the interests of the two nations and the wider region.

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  • Bulgarian Ambassador in Tehran Haristo Polendakov voiced his country’s willingness to broaden bilateral ties. “The Bulgarian government is keen on closer political, economic and cultural relations…

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  • A senior lawmaker said the military interference of foreign powers in the internal affairs of Middle Eastern countries has intensified regional tensions.

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  • The Iranian Army has launched large-scale military drills in the southeast to enhance the combat readiness of its ground forces. Codenamed “Muhammad Rasoulallah [Muhammad, the Messenger of God (…

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