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  • A senior diplomat said "effective and stabilizing" cooperation between Tehran and Moscow on West Asian issues is highly fruitful. Hossein Jaberi Ansari, deputy foreign minister for Arab and…

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  • Delegations from the armed forces of Iran and China will pay reciprocal visits to the two countries in the near future, the Chinese ambassador in Tehran announced.

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  • Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Lieutenant General Hossein Salami highlighted Iran’s military might in the face of foreign threats, stressing that the deterrence power of…

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  • A special aide to the parliament speaker criticized the US for supporting terrorists, either those fighting against the Syrian government or members of the anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization…

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  • A preliminary deal between Iran and Oman has been concluded to define the Islamic Republic’s longest maritime border with a Persian Gulf littoral state, a deputy foreign minister said.

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the importance of accurate and reliable statistics in devising national policies and urged people to help conduct a national…

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  • A series of close encounters between the US Navy and Iranian combat vessels in the Persian Gulf show the need for Iran and the United States to agree rules of behavior to avoid risky…

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  • The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Naval Force on Tuesday brought into service a new high-speed military vessel with an immense operational range and the capability of transporting helicopters.…

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  • A lawmaker said no foreign limits can be placed on Iran’s missile program, as it does not violate international law.

    Kamal Dehqani Firouzabadi, deputy chairman of Majlis National Security…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani said political dialogue and understanding are the only way to find solutions to ongoing problems in the region, particularly issues in the Persian Gulf.

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  • Azerbaijan transferred 22 Iranian prisoners to their homeland in line with an agreement on swapping prisoners already reached between the two countries.

    The inmates were handed over to…

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  • Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari is visiting South Africa to participate in a military equipment exhibition in the country.

    Heading a high-ranking delegation, Sayyari…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Iran for Venezuela on Tuesday morning to attend a meeting of the foreign ministers of Non-Aligned Movement. The ministerial meeting of NAM, due to be…

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  • A senior military official dismissed as untrue US claims that Iranian boats harassed an American warship patrolling the Persian Gulf, saying that Iranian naval forces act according to the…

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  • The Joint Commission of last year's nuclear deal will convene in New York on the sidelines of an annual meeting of the UN General Assembly later this month to follow up on discussions about how to…

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  • Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has dismantled a terrorist group, backed by Saudi Arabia and the United States, in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed the Riyadh regime for its continued support for militant groups in the Middle East, saying Saudis have caused huge suffering for regional nations by "…

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  • A high-ranking diplomat said Iran welcomes a US-Russia deal for a truce in Syria, saying Tehran has always believed that the Syrian crisis has no military solution and should end through peaceful…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the heads of Muslim countries on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, and called for stronger unity in the Muslim…

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  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday dismissed the recent claim by the Arab League about Iran’s three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb and the Lesser Tunb. “This [Arab…

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  • Commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Lieutenant General Amir Ali Hajizadeh underlined Iran’s determination to become stronger in the field of missile technology.

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  • The remaining members of the anti-Iran Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization terror group left Iraq on Friday for resettlement in Albania. More than 280 members of MKO living at Camp Liberty, next to…

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  • A hajj official said Saudi Arabia has deliberately barred Iranians from making the hajj pilgrimage and refused to discuss ways of preventing the recurrence of a deadly crush during last year’…

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  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the Arab League should compel Saudi Arabia to end its killing of civilians in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Bahrain and stop its support for terrorist groups founded and…

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  • A lawmaker described as positive a recent report issued by the UN nuclear agency as part of its task of monitoring Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal, but called for a similar mechanism to…

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