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Iran to import 1st shipment of COVID-19 vaccine in 2 days
PoliticsThe first batch of the COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in the country from Russia on February 4, 2021, Civil aviation authority spokesman Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh said on Tuesday.
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South Korean vessel's crew seized by Iran granted permission to leave: Spox
PoliticsSpokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday that in a humanitarian move, the crew members of the South Korean vessel seized by the Iranian security forces in the Persian Gulf on January 4 for causing environmental pollution were granted permission to leave the country.
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Spokesman rules out Saudi Arabia joining nuclear talks with Iran
PoliticsIranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of Saudi Arabia's joining any probable future talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.
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Iran among five ventilator producers in world
PoliticsIran joined five world ventilator producers by the inauguration of Ehya Darman Pishrafte Company production line.
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President: Iran to start COVID-19 vaccination by mid-February
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani saidon Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccination will start by the end of Iranian month of Bahman (mid February).
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Some 72 deaths caused by COVID-19 in Iran
PoliticsSome 72 deaths were caused by COVID-19 in Iran over the past 24 hours, spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari said on Tuesday.
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Zarif says Iran ready to respond "immediately" after US returns to commitments
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says that the United States needs to come back to its commitments and "Iran will be ready to respond immediately.
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VP lauds growth of revenues of knowledge-based companies
PoliticsVice-President for Science and Technology Affairs Sourena Sattari said that the knowledge-based companies are flourishing in Iran with 5,684 entities and over 120,000 billion tomans income last year.
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Defense Minister: Iran's spatial progress continues with strong determination
PoliticsIran's Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami in a message on the occasion of the National Space Technology Day on Monday said that Iran proved its domestic capability in advanced science and technology monopolized by the world's major scientific and technological powers.
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Iran successfully launches ‘Zol-Janah’ satellite carrier into space
PoliticsIran has successfully sent ‘Zol Janah’ satellite carrier into space, Spokesman for Iran Aerospace Organization Ahmad Hosseini on Monday announced.
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Some 79 deaths caused by COVID-19 in Iran
PoliticsSome 79 deaths were caused by COVID-19 in Iran over the past 24 hours, spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari said on Monday.
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Iranian talks with Taliban were on prior knowledge of Afghan Gov't
PoliticsIranian negotiations with Taliban were held on prior knowledge of Afghan Government, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday.
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President praises Imam Khomeini on anniversary of victory of Islamic Revolution
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, revealed the power of social capital to the world in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
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President Rouhani, cabinet pay tribute to late Imam Khomeini
PoliticsIranian President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet members on Monday paid homage to the Founder of the Islamic Republic the late Imam Khomeini at his mausoleum in southern Tehran.
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Iran writes letter about removing sanctions to IAEA
PoliticsIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday that a letter has been written and sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its member-states about the backgrounds and reasons of Majlis’ law of strategic measure for sanctions removal.
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Some 70 deaths caused by COVID-19 in Iran
PoliticsSome 70 deaths were caused by COVID-19 in Iran over the past 24 hours, Spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday.
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Minister: Iran ready to help rebuild al-Biruni tomb in Afghanistan
PoliticsMinister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts (CHTH) Ali Asghar Mounesan on Sunday expressed Iran’s readiness for reconstruction of al-Biruni tomb in Afghanistan.
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Speaker urges US to demonstrate commitment to lifting sanctions
PoliticsIranian Parliament (Majlis) speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday that the new US Administration has to demonstrate how it is going to take practical steps to lift the sanctions.
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President: Government supports the poor
PoliticsPresident Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran supports the oppressed and poor people.
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Zarif: Opening regional roads will help Aras economic development
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif said economic development of Aras will be materialized by opening connecting roads in the region.
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Leader pays tribute to Imam Khomeini
PoliticsLeader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday paid tribute to Imam Khomeini at the mausoleum as Iran starts 10-day Dawn ceremony to celebrate anniversary of Islamic Revolution.
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Envoy: Iran at forefront of fight against narcotics in world
PoliticsIran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi underlined Iran's considerable efforts in the counter-narcotic war, saying more than 1,147 tons of drugs were discovered in Iran in 2020.
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Zarif visits Jolfa railway station in neighboring Azerbaijan
PoliticsIran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Jolfa railway station in the Republic of Azerbaijan on Saturday.
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Iranian, Indian diplomats discuss bilateral ties
PoliticsDirector-General of the Middle East at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs JP Singh in a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi on Saturday invited him to visit New Delhi for the second level of political dialogue.
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82 more Iranians lose their lives to COVID-19
PoliticsSome 82 deaths were caused by COVID-19 in Iran over the past 24 hours, spokeswoman for Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education Sima Sadat Lari said on Saturday.
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FM Zarif in Nakhchivan to discuss bilateral ties
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on Saturday to hold talks with its senior officials on various issues, including bilateral relations.
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Rouhani warns about possible new wave of COVID-19
Politics Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday warned people to observe the health protocols, saying the country will, otherwise, face a fourth wave of COVID-19 within the next two months.
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Health Minister: COVID-19 tests underway in border spots
PoliticsIranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki stressed the importance of increasing coronavirus testing at arrival points at all land, air and sea borders.
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Jahangiri: Iran plans to launch biggest Middle East railway
PoliticsConstruction of a railway joining Shalamche in southwestern Iran and the Iraqi port city of Basra, as the biggest railway project of the Middle East, is on the agenda of the Iranian government, First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Saturday.
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Iranian health official announces approval of Sputnik vaccines
PoliticsIranian health official on Saturday announced approval of Sputnik vaccines made by Russia, saying that it is the beginning of Tehran-Moscow joint cooperation in the area of biotechnology.