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Iran national news, Read the latest political headlines from Iran, including news on the Majlis, parliament affairs, international diplomacy, foreign ministry and government ministries.

  • Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a message on Saturday offered condolences over the tragic death of dozens of Iranians in a truck bomb terrorist attack in Iraq and…

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  • Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi announced two homegrown watercrafts are ready for naval missions to areas as far as the Atlantic Ocean.

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  • The Foreign Ministry dismissed “unfounded” claims by Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh that the Islamic Republic is interfering in the affairs of regional countries. Foreign Ministry…

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  • Chairman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the legislature is considering a plan to respond to US moves that constitute non-compliance with last…

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  • The president attached high importance to regular political consultations between the two neighbors, saying it can help promote peace in West Asia.

    Rouhani said regional security should be…

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  • Lawmakers say Iran will never agree to any plan to further tighten limits it has accepted on its nuclear program under last year's deal with major powers.

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  • A lawmaker played down the importance of a recent US Congress measure to restrict the sale of western aircraft to Iran, saying it actually places limitations on the US, not Tehran.

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  • The self-styled Islamic State terrorist group killed and injured over 100 people, most of them Iranian pilgrims, in a suicide bomb attack in Hilla, south of Iraqi capital Baghdad.

    The…

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  • The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps denied claims that Iran has dispatched forces to neighboring Iraq to take part in a massive operation to liberate Mosul from the self-styled…

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  • Ambassador in Baku Javad Jahangirzadeh and Azeri Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov in a meeting discussed military cooperation between the two neighbors.

    “Bilateral military ties are…

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  • Iran's UN envoy said the self-styled Islamic State militant group and its takfiri ideology is one of the most serious threats to the world the curbing of which demands collective cooperation at…

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  • Iran's Foreign Ministry denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that Iran and other parties to last year's nuclear deal are engaged in fresh nuclear talks to modify the terms of the landmark…

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  • Lawmakers have warned that a US decision to extend the Iran Sanctions Act would be seen as a violation of the 2015 nuclear deal and trigger retaliation from the Islamic Republic.

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  • Ayatollah Seyyed Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili was buried at the shrine of Hazrat Fatima Masumeh (AS) in Qom on Friday.  The burial ceremony was attended by high-ranking officials and prominent…

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  • In a bid to secure the Iran nuclear deal before US President Barack Obama leaves office, his administration is working to stave off any additional sanctions and encouraging American companies to…

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  • UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he will seek to work with the administration of US president-elect Donald Trump to “make a success” of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint…

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  • UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the nuclear agreement between Iran and major powers is “robust” and the leaders of the international community should abide by the accord.

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  • Ayatollah Seyyed Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardebili passed away at the age of 90 on Wednesday, after suffering heart attacks that sent him into a coma. The prominent cleric was hospitalized in Tehran and…

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  • A lawmaker said the recent shipment of some of Iran's heavy water supplies to Oman has allowed for more effective marketing of the product.

    "The transfer of heavy water to Oman has provided…

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  • Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday said the latest claims by the Israeli regime about Iran's alleged violation of the UN Security Council's resolutions are meant to "cover up their…

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  • The Leader of Islamic Revolution warned that should a US Congress bill to reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act be passed into law and implemented, Iran would treat it as a breach of the 2015 nuclear…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received Slovenian President Borut Pahor in Tehran on Tuesday.

    In the meeting, the Leader said Iran and Slovenia enjoy plenty of…

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  • Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari announced that a terrorist cell was dismantled in the eastern parts of Iran on Monday night.

    "Last night…

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  • A parliamentary statement signed by over 220 lawmakers denounced the US Congress' recent moves to renew the Iran Sanctions Act and block aircraft sales to the Islamic Republic. 

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  • Iran's parliament speaker said United States House Speaker Paul Ryan may be trying to invite trouble for US president-elect Donald Trump by speaking against a multilateral nuclear agreement with…

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