Iran
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Iran, Russia FMs review regional developments
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a meeting here on Friday, discussed regional developments and bilateral relations.
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Iran key player in global oil market: OPEC chief
EconomySecretary General of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais has said that Iran is a founding member of OPEC and a key player in the global oil market.
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Oman sultan’s visit to Iran reinforced strategic ties: FM
PoliticsIran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that Omani Sultan’s recent visit to Iran strengthened strategic bilateral relations in various fields.
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Iran, Iraq discuss boosting transportation cooperation
EconomyIran's deputy transport minister Shahriyar Afandizadeh in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart conferred on expanding transport cooperation.
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Oman, Iran share interest in boosting regional security: Omani FM
PoliticsThe Sultan of Oman’s meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reflects a mutual interest in fostering closer relations and taking joint actions to improve regional security.
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'South Africa invites Iran to BRICS Summit 2023'
PoliticsSouth Africa has invited the Iranian foreign minister to attend an upcoming BRICS Summit in the country, according to Iran’s deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy.
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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 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 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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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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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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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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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-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, EAEU may sign free trade zone deal by end of 2023
EconomyThe Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has completed a substantive discussion of all the provisions of an agreement to set up a free trade zone with Iran so that the document can be signed by the end of 2023, according to Andrey Slepnev, the EAEU minister of trade.
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Developed world suffering from lack of ethics, spirituality: Iran's Raisi
PoliticsIranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that many countries in the developed world are suffering from a lack of “ethics and spirituality,” adding that efforts should be made to create societies that embody those values.
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Iranian, Saudi ministers discuss economic ties in Jeddah meeting
EconomyIranian Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Ehsan Khandouzi has met with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Mohammed Al-Jadaan in Jeddah to discuss the expansion of economic cooperation between the two regional powers.
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Iran arrests anti-Revolution media element
PoliticsThe Iranian intelligence forces have arrested an element affiliated with anti-Revolution media outlets in Golestan province, in northern Iran.
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Iranian, Saudi FMs discuss latest developments
PoliticsIranian and Saudi foreign ministers in a phone talk on Friday night have discussed the latest developments in bilateral relations.
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Iranian FM Highlights IRGC's Vital Role in Fight against Terrorism
PoliticsIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian strongly denounced the Swedish parliament’s move to blacklist the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, stressing that the IRGC has played a major role in fighting terrorism.