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Leader: Iran to increase uranium enrichment to 60% if needed
PoliticsSupreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday stated that "Iran is not pursuing the production of nuclear weapons. Of course, Iran will not stay limited to an enrichment of 20%. And there is the possibility of increasing enrichment up to 60% in accordance with the country's needs.”
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Minister leaves Iran for Tajikistan
PoliticsIran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli on Monday evening (February 22) left Iran for Tajikistan.
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250k doses of Sinopharm vaccine to be sent to Iran: Spox
PoliticsForeign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday that some 250,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine are ready to be sent to Iran in coordination with Iranian Embassy in Beijing.
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COVID-19 claims 89 lives in past 24 hours in Iran: Official
PoliticsSome 89 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 59,572, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday.
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Tehran to end IAEA Additional Protocol on February 23: Vaezi
PoliticsIran will end Additional Protocol of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on February 23, Chief of Staff of Presidential Office Mahmoud Vaezi said on Monday.
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Iran’s AEO explanation on joint statement with IAEA
PoliticsAtomic Energy Organization of Iran on Monday released an explanatory note on its joint statement with International Atomic Energy Agency.
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Spokesman: Majlis Law effective in context of Iran-IAEA agreement
PoliticsForeign Ministry spokesman announced on Monday that Majlis Law took effect in the context of Iranian agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to end Iranian voluntary acceptance of the IAEA Additional Protocol.
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FM Zarif: Saudi Arabia can not achieve goals in Yemen
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that Saudi Arabia can not achieve a military victory in Yemen or a victory through negotiations what it has not been able to achieve militarily.
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Joint statement by the Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Head of the AEOI and the Director General of the IAEA
PoliticsThe Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recalled and reaffirmed the spirit of cooperation and enhanced mutual trust that led to the Joint Statement in Tehran on 26 August 2020, and the importance of continuing that cooperation and trust.
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FM says Iran will negotiate if US lifts all sanctions
PoliticsForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that Iran is ready to engage in negotiations if US lifts all sanctions on the country.
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AEOI Salehi hold meeting with IAEA Grossi in Tehran
PoliticsThe Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi met and held talks with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi on Sunday.
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IAEA chief Grossi arrives in Tehran
PoliticsThe Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks with Iranian officials.
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First VP: Iran to Return to N. Deal Undertakings after Verification of US Removal of Sanctions
PoliticsIranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri reiterated the country’s position that Tehran will reverse reduction of its nuclear deal undertakings only after verifying removal of the US sanctions.
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Leader Asks Youth to Prepare for Great Roles in Future
PoliticsSupreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lauded the young people’s important role in resolving different problems in the country, calling for their greater roles in the future.
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Iran’s Plan on Additional Protocol Not Tantamount to JCPOA Exit: Deputy FM
PoliticsAn Iranian deputy foreign minister emphasized that Tehran’s decision to suspend the voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol does not translate into withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), noting that Iran’s measures are reversible.
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US Return to JCPOA Meaningless without Lifting Sanctions: Iran’s UN Envoy
PoliticsIran’s ambassador to the United Nations said any US plan to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal would be worthless if it is not combined with the verifiable removal of the sanctions on Tehran.
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COVID-19 claims 68 lives in past 24 hours in Iran: Official
PoliticsSome 68 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 59,409, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Saturday.
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Envoy: India releases four Iranian detainees
PoliticsFour Iranian detainees were released from Bengaluru central prison upon the efforts made by Iranian diplomatic mission in Hyderabad and cooperation of the Indian officials, Iranian envoy to India said.
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President Rouhani: Iran wants US to abide by law, fulfill obligations
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that Iran wants the United States to abide by the law and fulfill its obligations under a multinational nuclear deal it signed with Iran in 2015.
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Iranian First VP: US Sanctions Weaken Efforts to Fight against Coronavirus
PoliticsIranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Wednesday that Iran expects the World Health Organization (WHO) to dissuade the Americans from continued sanctions which have hindered Iran’s efforts in campaign against coronavirus.
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Iran calls for equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
PoliticsIranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi said that a successful fight against COVID-19 requires providing assistance to developing countries, equitable distribution of vaccines among world nations, and the removal of sanctions.
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Rouhani: Lifting inhuman US sanctions only way to maintain JCPOA
PoliticsIran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the only way to maintain the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is to lift inhuman US sanctions.
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Official: COVID-19 claims 67 more lives in Iran
Politics Some 67 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 59,184, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday.
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Assassination of Gen. Soleimani, Fakhrizadeh indicate US-Israel state terrorism: Def Min
PoliticsIran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami told his Japanese counterpart, Nobuo Kishi, that the cowardly assassinations of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani and top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh are clear instances of state terrorism by the US and Israel.
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Zarif: Implementation of law on Additional Protocol, Govt's duty
Politics Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Wednesday that the government is duty-bound to implement the law approved by Majlis (Parliament) on the voluntary implementation of Additional Protocol.
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WMDs have no place in Iran’s defense doctrine: Rouhani
PoliticsIran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the Islamic Republic is determined that weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), including nuclear weapons, have no place in the country’s defense strategy.
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Iran’s JCPOA measures based on distrust in West
PoliticsIran’s deadline for an easing of sanctions is looming and within a week, if the US refuses to do so ‘in action ‘, Tehran will cease its voluntary measures in IAEA inspections. That would be another chapter in distrust between Iran and the West.
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Supreme Leader: Rhetorics enough; Iran seeks only action on JCPOA
PoliticsSupreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran has had enough of rhetorics about the JCPOA and seeks only action this time. He said Iran will take action only when it sees the other parties are taking action as well.
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Iran urges Europe, US to grasp chance to save JCPOA
PoliticsThe spokesman of the Iranian Government urged the European trio – Germany, France, and the UK – and the US to take advantage of the short period left and not to let diplomatic solutions to the unnecessary disagreement become more abstruse.
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Rouhani urges key measures for Swiss financial channel
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday said that some necessary actions must be taken for the Swiss financial channel and make the joint projects that have been stopped due to the US’ policies operational.