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  • A senior lawmaker said Tehran welcomes the Kuwaiti parliament speaker’s call for better relations between Iran and Persian Gulf Arab states.

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  • The chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces highlighted the importance of unity between Iran and Iraq, stressing the need for creating joint border committees between the two…

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  • The US State Department said on Thursday it released $400 million in cash to Iran under a tribunal settlement only once it was assured that American prisoners had been freed and had boarded a…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani said both sides to Iran's nuclear agreement need to abide by their commitments if they want the deal to yield the best result.

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  • An Interior Ministry official announced timetables for the three upcoming elections, which determine the next Iranian president, members of city councils and four lawmakers.

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  • Iran's foreign minister said the Joint Commission on last year's nuclear deal with major powers will convene shortly to address the US failure to help fully implement the historic initiative.

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  • Iran condemned the recent deadly bomb attacks in Turkey, expressing sympathy with the Turkish government and nation.

    On Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi slammed the…

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  • A lawmaker said the winner of the upcoming 2017 US presidential election cannot pull the country out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear program. "JCPOA is an international…

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  • Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri is to arrive in Tehran today for talks with high-ranking officials, including his counterpart, Ali Larijani, as well as Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…

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  • Iran has not allowed Russia to establish an air base on its territory, said the parliament speaker who did not deny Moscow has used an Iranian military base to launch airstrikes on targets in…

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  • Iran invited Saudi Arabia to detente and calm over regional developments that have increased Tehran’s clout and influence, and warned Riyadh of possible tough reactions against its hostile…

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  • Iran’s Ambassador in Beirut Mohammad Fathali in meetings with high-ranking Lebanese government and military officials stressed Tehran’s readiness to develop defense relations with Lebanon. Fathali…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the Indonesian people and government over the Southeast Asian country's Independence Day. In a message to his Indonesian counterpart, Joko…

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  • Iran and the European parties to last year's nuclear agreement are pressuring the United States to effectively implement its commitments.

    "There has been progress on implementing various…

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  • An informed source at the Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed reports on the detention of two European diplomats by police forces in a western Iranian province.

    The two European diplomats…

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  • A high-ranking diplomat said Tehran and Cairo can work to help ease tensions among regional states and improve the chaotic situation in the Middle East.

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  • An attaché working at Iran's Embassy in Kuwait has met with fellow countrymen that the Arab country recently arrested on charges of trying to cross the border illegally, Iran's Foreign Ministry…

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  • Export Guarantee Fund of Iran and the Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency signed three memorandums of understanding, based on which the European country will grant Iran an export credit line…

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  • Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Saudi Arabia knows no limit in killing Yemeni children, women and the injured.

    Qassemi made the remark on Monday after a Saudi airstrike…

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  • Russia's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Tuesday that it had deployed Tu-22M3 bombers and Su-34 strike fighters in Iran and these have already carried out airstrikes against terrorists in Syria…

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  • Security forces have killed a key member of the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group and busted his terror cell during clashes in western Iran, according to a provincial official.

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  • A nuclear negotiator said Iran has adopted a tough line on irregularities by the western side to the nuclear accord to ease domestic concerns surrounding what some describe as the US non-adherence…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran attaches high importance to relations with African states, stressing the need for developing wide-ranging ties between Iran and Burundi.

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  • A senior security official said Iran's assistance to Russia to facilitate its strikes on militants in Syria is part of strategic cooperation between the two countries to help end the Syria war.

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  • Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said an individual with dual citizenship has been arrested in Iran. Dolatabadi said intelligence forces arrested the dual citizen, who is linked…

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