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  • Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi rejected reports that Tehran has received a message from Washington about the ongoing crisis in Yemen. “The Foreign Ministry has not received any message […

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  • A senior lawmaker suggested that President Hassan Rouhani, in his speech at the UN General Assembly this week, should raise issues related to the July 2015 nuclear deal, last year's Mina incident…

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  • Iran dismissed Saudi Arabia's "unfounded and undocumented" allegation that the Islamic Republic is supplying arms to Yemen.

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  • A lawmaker said members of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission are to visit nuclear facilities in the central provinces of Markazi and Isfahan today.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani held meetings with senior officials of the Non-Aligned Movement member states in Venezuela, calling for stronger unity among "independent" states in pursuit of their…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran's mistrust of the United States is based on "rationality" arising from deep consideration and long experience.

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  • Iran handed over the rotating presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement to Venezuela for three years.

    It took place at the 17th summit of the heads of state and government of the…

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  • Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari visited an exhibition of military equipment in Pretoria, South Africa. Heading a military delegation, the senior commander has traveled to attend…

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  • The foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan discussed strengthening cooperation, particularly in international organizations, and major developments in the Middle East.

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  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari underlined increasing cooperation between Tehran and Moscow on regional issues.

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  • Israel has 200 nuclear weapons all of which have been “pointed at Iran”, according to former US secretary of state Colin Powell’s leaked emails.

    The former secretary revealed the…

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  • The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran denied that the European Union has demanded full details of its manufacture of centrifuge parts.

    A Saturday report on the Iranian state TV website…

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  • Iran has fully complied with its commitments under last year’s landmark nuclear agreement, but eight months after the official removal of sanctions, the West is failing to deliver on its promises…

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  • Quashing rumors of planning to go into politics, Commander of Qods Force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Major General Qasem Soleimani stressed that he will always remain a soldier serving Iran…

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  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari said the Islamic Republic considers dialogue as the only way to resolve crises in the Middle East, stressing…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the most serious threats to the Non-Aligned Movement are the spread of extremism in the world and outside interference in the internal affairs of…

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  • Iran rejected claims by a former US senator about Tehran's alleged "role" in the 9/11 attacks, saying the Islamic Republic has been fighting terrorism for a long time.

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  • A senior Iranian official stressed the need for a global fight against “all forms of terrorism” without differentiating between terrorist groups, saying the world should follow Iran’s example in…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani voiced Tehran's enthusiasm for closer relations with Managua in a congratulatory message to Nicaragua on its independence day. In a message to his Nicaraguan counterpart,…

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  • Foreign ministers from countries involved in reaching the landmark Iran nuclear deal will get together on September 22 in New York on the sidelines of the annual session of the UN General Assembly…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called on Saudi leaders to begin genuinely to help counter the global threat of terrorism and extremism.

    “I by no means suggest that Saudi Arabia…

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  • President of the Italian Senate Pietro Grasso said talks between Iran and Italy on human rights and judicial cooperation have proven to be "very effective".

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  • Defense Minister Lieutenant General Hossein Dehqan warned that supporters of terrorist groups in Syria may use the ceasefire agreement in the country to rearm the militants.

    Speaking to…

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  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Islamic Republic will hold no talks with the United States about a ceasefire in Syria, which took effect on Monday.

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