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  • Iran once again expressed concern over the continuation of Turkey's military incursion into Syria, urging all countries to respect the Arab country's national sovereignty and territorial integrity…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei outlined the official policies on family life devised in consultation with the Expediency Council and in line with the Iranian…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has traveled to Uzbekistan's Samarkand on Saturday morning to attend the funeral of Uzbek President Islam Karimov who died at 78 on Friday. The top Iranian…

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  • Russia said Tehran and Moscow see eye to eye on the need to ensure an uninterrupted process of implementing last year's nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.

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  • Iran is weighing how to respond to US attempts to interfere with the full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, said a senior member of a committee that oversees the other side's compliance…

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  • Iran’s Navy chief said its forces have in the past few years escorted 3,200 commercial ships to ensure their safe passage in the Gulf of Aden where pirates are active.

    Rear Admiral…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the Vietnamese people and government over the anniversary of the Southeast Asian country’s independence.

    In a message to his Vietnamese counterpart,…

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  • Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' forces arrested an individual with Iranian-American nationality in the northeastern province of Golestan. According to the IRGC's Neinava Base in the provincial…

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  • Iran has urged the international community to endeavor toward changing counterproductive, deep-rooted attitudes in favor of furthering justice, morality and democracy.

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  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed recent remarks by Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister against Tehran, describing them as “baseless” and “repetitive”.

    Bahram Qasemi was reacting to comments by…

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  • A lawmaker said Iran should diversify its partners for nuclear collaboration and not become too dependent on its northern neighbor, Russia.

    He was pointing to a recent contract to sell…

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  • Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, praised the Iraqi nation for its contribution to regional stability by forcing the…

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  • Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday visited an exhibition of the achievements of the Defense Ministry.

    The achievements included “advanced, indigenized…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will take part in the 71st session of the UN General Assembly later this month.

    "According to arrangements, Mr. Zarif will visit New York to attend the…

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  • The Foreign Ministry says Turkey’s continued military presence in Syrian territories without the Damascus government’s consent will aggravate the situation in the region, and called for an…

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  • Spokesman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission says “hostile [western] intelligence services” use people of dual nationality as pawns to carry out “infiltration missions…

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  • Lawmakers frustrated with the failure of the world's two largest plane makers to meet commitments to their deals with Iran, urged the government to take action.

    State-run carrier Iran Air…

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  • Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriate Affairs Hassan Qashqavi says eight Iranian prisoners will be extradited from Armenia late on Wednesday.

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  • The three islands of the Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa are inseparable parts of Iranian territory and Arab officials of the region cannot change history by their meddlesome remarks and…

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  • A senior security official warned of the threat to the security of the region posed by terrorist groups, saying terrorism needs to be countered at its roots.

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  • The last annual internal vote in Tehran City Council to pick members of its presiding board was held Tuesday and Mehdi Chamran was reelected as chairman.  In the contest for the top post, the…

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  • The Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned the attack carried out by terrorist groups in the Iraqi province of Karbala, expressing hope that terrorism would be eradicated from the region.

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  • Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani warned unidentified western countries about the consequences of supporting the banned Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization, saying the West will suffer as result of the…

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  • Iran will put into operation its domestically-designed version of the sophisticated Russian S-300 missile defense system, dubbed the Bavar 373, in the near future, a senior commander said Monday,…

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  • A senior official says the Interior Ministry backs efforts by the House of Parties to increase the role of parties in internal politics.

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