Islamic Republic of Iran
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Tehran terms Zelenskyy's remarks as worthless political show
PoliticsForeign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani termed the recent anti-Iran remarks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a worthless political show containing baseless claims.
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Iran envoy, Taliban FM discuss ties, water right issues
PoliticsIranian Ambassador to Kabul Hassan Kazemi Qomi in a meeting with Taliban Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi discussed Iran's water rights from the Helmand River and the relations between Iran and Afghanistan.
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Iran urges OPEC members to unify against divisive attempts
PoliticsIranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed the need for OPEC member states to exercise unity in the face of divisive attempts of Western countries which seek their own interests when it comes to dealing with international trade issues.
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Iran human rights chief meets UN director for drugs, crime
PoliticsSecretary-General of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has held talks with Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly.
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Iran FM holds phone call with Omani counterpart
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has held a telephone conversation with his Omani counterpart, Badr Al-Said Al-Busaidi, to discuss bilateral relations between Tehran and Muscat.
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Diplomat returns to Iran after 5 years of illegal detention by Belgium
PoliticsAssadollah Assadi, a former Iranian diplomat imprisoned in Belgium on false charges, has returned home after five years.
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Iran president returns home after Indonesia trip
PoliticsIran’s President Ebrahim Raisi returned home on Wednesday night after a two-day visit to Indonesia which took him to the South Asian country at the formal invitation of his counterpart Joko Widodo.
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Iran stresses need for more intl. coop. on criminal assets
PoliticsSpeaking at an UN-held meeting, a senior Iranian judicial official stressed the need for stepped-up international cooperation on investigating, confiscating, and extraditing properties and assets taken in criminal acts.
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Esteghlal beat Nassaji to enter 2023 Hazfi Cup final
sportThe giant Tehranian team Esteghlal thrashed Nassaji 4-0 in the 2023 Iran’s Hazfi Cup semifinals to advance to the final of the second most important football competition in Iran namely Hazfi Cup or "knockout cup".
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Sultan of Oman slated to visit Iran for high-level talks
PoliticsSultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said is scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Iran for high-level talks with Iranian officials.
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Iran’s chief banker urges ACU member states to trade in local currencies
EconomyGovernor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has underlined the need for the member states of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) to trade in their national currencies and other not commonly used currencies.
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Iran, Russia central banks stress using local currencies
EconomyThe governors of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation emphasized strengthening trade exchanges and using the local currencies in bilateral trade.
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Iran army ground force equipped with precision guided weapons: Cmdr.
PoliticsThe Iranian army's ground force has achieved a very high level of power to carry out assigned missions by equipping them with military precision-guided weapons, a senior commabder announced.
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Raeisi: Expanding Iran-Indonesia ties to benefit Islamic world
PoliticsThe Iranian president considered Indonesia as an important country with a privileged position in South East Asia and said the expansion of relations between the two countries is in the interest of the entire Islamic world.
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Iranian nuclear officials:
No one can take locally-developed Iran's nuclear industry
PoliticsThe officials of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said Tuesday that given the fact that Iran's nuclear program is locally developed and no threat against the country's nuclear facilities makes sense.
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Iran in Pot 2 of AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Qualifiers
sportIran is placed in Pot 2 of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 qualifiers round.
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Raisi’s visit to Indonesia to open new chapter in ties: FM
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has termed the upcoming visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Indonesia as the commencement of a new chapter in relations between the two major Muslim nations.
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EU imposes new sanctions on Iranian individuals, entities
PoliticsThe European Union announced sanctions on five Iranian individuals and two entities on Monday.
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Shamkhani appointed member of Expediency Council by Leader
PoliticsThe Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyed Ali Khamenei appointed Ali Shamkhani as a member of the Expediency Council and a political advisor to himself on Monday.
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Switzerland envoy to Tehran summoned to foreign ministry
PoliticsFollowing Switzerland's meddlesome stances on Iran's internal affairs and its embassy's action in republishing an image a fake flag of Iran, the Swiss ambassador to Tehran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Iran condemns terrorist attack on southeast border, urges Pakistan to act
PoliticsThe Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned a Saturday terrorist attack in southeastern Iranian county of Saravan which led to killing of five Iranian border guards.
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Iran striker Terami scored poker in Liga
sportIranian forward Mehdi Taremi has scored poker for FC Porto against FC Famalicão in Primeira Liga.
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Top officials agree to give more freedom of action to CBI
EconomyPresident Ebrahim Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Judiciary Chief Gholmhossein Mohseni-Ejei held a meeting on Saturday afternoon in continuation of their previous meeting on the freedom of action of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) to being under more control the foreign currency market.
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Iran to keep contacts with France to resolve misunderstanding
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in an interview with a French magazine that Iran and France were continuing their contacts after the release of two French nationals held in Iran.
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Pakistani FM due in Iran soon
Politics Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, at the head of a high-ranking delegation, is to visit Iran soon, Pakistan cabinet announced.
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Iran rejects Afghan statement on Helmand water right
PoliticsThe Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the contradictory and incorrect statement issued by Afghanistan's governing body regarding Helmand water right saying that the Iran-Afghanistan treaty clearly and without any ambiguity has determined Iran’s water right.
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Iran, Russia sign 8 MoUs, 2 contracts in different oil fields
Economy Iran and Russia signed as many as 10 agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation in the oil industry on Wednesday.
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Iran ‘seriously demands’ its share of water from Hirmand: FM
PoliticsThe Iranian foreign minister has pressed the issue of Iran’s water rights with the caretaker government of Afghanistan, emphasizing that releasing Iran’s share of the water from the Hirmand River is a “serious demand” of the Islamic Republic that could affect bilateral ties.
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Iran-India trade at $510 in March quarter
EconomyFigures by India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry show that trade between Iran and the South Asian nation reached $510 million in the first quarter of 2023.
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Iran determined to develop ties with neighbors, Islamic countries: Spox
PoliticsIranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says the Iranian government is determined to develop relations with neighboring countries and Islamic nations.