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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Bahrain's crackdown on dissent may have catastrophic results in the region.

    While voicing his alarm over recent developments in Bahrain, Zarif…

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  • Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed accusations of interference in the internal affairs of regional countries made by the Arab League's Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

    Bahram Qasemi, the…

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  • Policies adopted by Saudis are not to the benefit of the Muslim community, a top Iranian security official said.  

    Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani underlined the important role of city councils as a basic component of governments that promote "religious democracy".

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  • The Non-Aligned Movement accused the United Nations Security Council of acting in a "selective" manner in dealing with international affairs.

    Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran's ambassador and…

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  • Russia is ready to buy heavy water from Iran to help Tehran meet commitments under the comprehensive nuclear agreement with world powers, Alexey Karpov, Russia's deputy permanent envoy to…

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  • The fourth meeting of the Joint Commission of Iran and world powers on Tuesday was expected to discuss obstacles to the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Tehran's nuclear…

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  • Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that tensions in Kashmir can only be defused through peaceful means.  

    Calling on the sides involved in the dispute to resolve their differences…

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  • President Hassan Rouhani hailed the return of stability and security to Turkey after a coup attempt against the Turkish government failed.

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  • Head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization sounded a warning that the country’s cyber infrastructure could come under attack, since the hardware that Iran purchases from foreign countries have been…

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  • Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani censured the US for not sticking to its undertakings based on last year’s nuclear agreement with Tehran and said Washington’s approach could lead to the termination…

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  • Iran's civil and military organizations have been equipped with eight new military and non-military helicopters, two of which have been manufactured in Iran.

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  • A top UN official said the world body, which is monitoring Iran's compliance with a resolution regarding its nuclear deal with major powers, has not found Tehran in breach of missile-related terms…

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  • Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the United States has performed poorly as a party to the 2015 nuclear agreement.

    "If we were to score the JCPOA [implementation], it would get a…

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  • The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission will examine the second quarterly report submitted by the Foreign Ministry on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of…

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  • Head of the Center for Strategic Research of the Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati arrived in Singapore on Sunday to take part in the third South Asian Diaspora Convention.

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  • Russia has reportedly delivered the first missiles of the advanced S-300 air defense system as part of a military contract between Moscow and Tehran. According to a Monday report by Tasnim News…

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  • Iran's judiciary on Monday held the first court hearing for 21 individuals charged with involvement in the storming of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.

    Enraged by the Saudi execution of a…

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  • Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said a decision by a Bahraini court to dissolve the Arab country's main Shia opposition movement, Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, is unconstructive.

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  • A lawmaker said financial considerations and close cooperation in the Middle East are behind US efforts to downplay the Saudi role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani said ensuring economic prosperity and creating much-needed jobs top the government's priority list.

    He made the statement in a press conference during a visit to…

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  • Statistical Center of Iran's Director Adel Azar was nominated by the Majlis Planning, Budget and Audit Commission to preside over the Supreme Audit Court of Iran (SAC), a member of the…

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  • The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran is holding negotiations with several countries to sell its heavy water supplies, AEOI Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi announced.

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  • A nuclear negotiator criticized the residual US restrictions that have undermined international confidence in the Iranian market, thereby deterring overseas investment.

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  • President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed a pledge to revitalize the economy, despite attempts by his political opponents to hinder the government's efforts.

    "The government will restore…

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