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  • Rouhani
    President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday ordered the establishment of a committee to facilitate and improve trade with neighboring countries.  
  • Zarif, Wang to Help Deepen Partnership
    Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held consultations with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Saturday over a range of subjects, including the 25-year roadmap for Tehran-Beijing strategic...
  • Putin Highlights Iran’s Role in Resolving Regional Conflicts
    Russian President Vladimir Putin underlined Iran’s role in resolving conflicts in the region and expressed willingness to cooperate with Tehran to help end the recent clash between neighboring...
  • Fines for Breaching Covid-19  Rules in Tehran Outlined
    People who breach coronavirus regulations in Iran’s capital could face fines of up to $6.6, President Hassan Rouhani announced on Saturday in a bid to encourage compliance with health protocols in...
  • Borrell
    European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, underlined the need to keep the 2015 nuclear deal in place since engagement with Iran remains in EU’s “vital strategic interest.”  
  • Zarif in China for Talks
    Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif set off for Beijing on Friday to meet his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, as part of close consultations between the two countries.   
  • Death
    Iran logged 210 overnight deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, which pushed the national toll past the 28,000 mark, a health official said.  
  • shajarian
    The great classical Iranian composer and singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian passed away at a hospital in Tehran on Thursday at the age of 80 after a years-long battle with kidney cancer.  
  • Sanctioned States Censure West for Rights Violations
    A senior Chinese diplomat on Monday made a joint statement at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, on behalf of 26 countries including Iran, criticizing the United...
  • Daily Virus Infections Surpass 4,000
    For the second day in a row, Iran set a daily record of 4,151 Covid-19 infections on Tuesday as officials warned that the third wave of the disease had become more severe.  
  • MPs Visit Nagorno-Karabakh Border
    A group of Iranian lawmakers paid a visit to the country’s border areas near the Nagorno-Karabakh region, where fighting has broken out between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan since last...
  • Covid-19 Cases Hit Single-Day Record
    Iran registered its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Monday with 3,900 new infections, as overnight deaths touched late July’s record high of 235.  
  • Plan to Meet Weaponry Needs After Arms Ban Expiry
    Iran will meet its weaponry needs after the United Nations arms embargo expires later this month and no country can prevent Tehran from exercising its right under the UN resolution, a senior...
  • Zarif Meets New Kuwaiti Emir
    Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Kuwait on Sunday to meet the Arab country’s new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and his counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammed...
  • Stay-Home, Lockdown Measures Underlined
    An official with Iran’s Health Ministry has urged authorities to tighten restrictions on citizens’ movements and promote the stay-home campaign to stem a surge in coronavirus cases that has...
  • Russia Would Have ‘No Problem’ Delivering S-400s to Iran
    Moscow would have “no problem” selling its S-400 air defense system to Iran, Russian Ambassador Levan Dzhagaryan.   
  • Covid-19 Restrictions Return in Tehran
    Lockdown disciplines returned to the province of Tehran for a one-week period to tackle the spread of the coronavirus infection in the epicenter of the outbreak in Iran.  
  • US, Allies Disturbing Peace in Afghanistan
    Those who disrupt peace in Afghanistan are the United States and its allies in the region while Iran’s policy is focused on promoting peace in the war-torn country, a lawmaker said.  
  • russia
    Russian representative to the United Nations said the issue of reviving global sanctions against Iran, which have been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, will not be discussed at the UN Security...
  • penalty
    President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called on committees within the National Coronavirus Taskforce to put forward their proposals on stricter supervision of Covid-19 regulations and imposition of...
  • IAEA
    The International Atomic Energy Agency has inspected the second of two suspected sites in Iran, as agreed with Tehran last month in a deal that ended a standoff over access, the agency said on...
  • death
    The number of Covid-19 fatalities in Iran jumped by over 1,000 in less than a week to reach 26,000 on Wednesday, health officials announced.  
  • rouhani
    President Hassan Rouhani called for promotion of economic relations with European states, stressing that bilateral trade should not be affected by the “illegal” and “unilateral” US sanctions.  
  • Need for Serious Intervention to Counter Covid-19
    An official with Iran’s Health Ministry has called for serious intervention by authorities to curb coronavirus transmissions, as the country’s large cities reported a third wave of infections.  
  • No Talks With US Now or Later
    No negotiations are underway between Iran and the United States, and there will be no such dialogue in the future, a senior Iranian diplomat said in response to a report about secret talks between...

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