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Asia

Iran Takes Presidency of Asian Branch of OPCW

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The Islamic Republic of Iran has been unanimously elected as the president of the Asian branch of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague.
Foreign Policy

Iran Denounces US Veep’s Belligerent Remarks

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson scorned the US vice president’s recent threats against Tehran over a missile test, stressing that Iran will press on with its defense programs irrespective of the views or recommendations of outsiders.
IFP Exclusive

Ayatollah Khamenei to Meet Iranian Air Force Commanders, Personnel

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will meet a group of Iranian Air Force and Air Defence commanders and personnel in Tehran on Tuesday.
Media Wire

Good Nuclear News to Be Declared in April: Iranian Official

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Iran will be announcing “good news” about a series of its post-JCPOA nuclear achievements in April 2017.
Foreign Policy

Iranian FM Confers with UN Envoy on Latest Iraq Developments

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the visiting UN Special Envoy for Iraq Yan Kubish conferred on the latest political developments in Iraq.
Asia

Iran Offers Help to Afghanistan after Deadly Avalanches

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Iran says it is ready to provide assistance to the Afghan people who are in dire need of relief aid after days of heavy snowfall caused a series of deadly avalanches.[:ar]
IFP Exclusive

Unbelievable but True: One Person Develops Diabetes Every 5 Seconds

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In 1985, 30 million people in the world suffered from diabetes. The figure rose to 230 million in 2008. Currently, two people in the world develop diabetes every 10 seconds. Unhealthy diet and incorrect lifestyle have turned diabetes into a serious crisis in the world.
Custom

Mystic Dance in Ancient Iranian Mid-Winter Ceremony

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Pir Shalyar is a three-day ancient ceremony held twice a year in Western Iran in mid-spring and mid-winter. Attending the mystic ceremony is of great significance, and many tourists from Iran and abroad make their way to the city each year.
Foreign Policy

Iran to Defeat US in Int’l Lawsuit Filed at ICJ

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A top Iranian parliamentarian says Tehran will win the lawsuit it has filed against the US at The Hague and make Washington compensate for its misappropriation of Iran’s assets.
Foreign Policy

MPs Optimistic about Oman’s Release of Iran’s Frozen Money

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Iranian lawmakers are upbeat that in the light of improved relations between Iran and Oman, the latter would release the Islamic Republic’s frozen assets.
Foreign Policy

MP Rejects Third Country’s Involvement in Issuing Hajj Visa for Iranians

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An Iranian MP says Iran will in no way accept that a third country issues Saudi Arabia’s visa for Iranian pilgrims who want to go on annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Moderate Approach to West Always Responded by Threat: IRGC General

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A senior Iranian official and a former commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says whenever Iran adopted moderate policies towards the West, they used threatening language in response.
Incidents

Gas Pipeline Explosion in Southeastern Iran Kills 2

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At least two people have been killed in an explosion on a gas pipeline in southeastern Iran, the Fars news agency says.
Americas

Al Jazeera Anchor Blasts US over Inability to Attack Iran

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A contentious and belligerent Arab news anchor working in Al Jazeera has griped about Washington’s incapability to launch a military campaign against Iran.
Americas

When Trump Fights War against Press

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Several international journals have highlighted US President Donald Trump’s controversial decisions on the front pages of their recent issues.
Americas

Iran to Impose Sanctions on American Individuals and Firms: Spokesman

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday that Tehran is considering a plan to put a number of American individuals and companies on a sanction list in reaction to the fresh sanctions recently imposed by Trump on the Islamic Republic.
Foreign Policy

Efforts to Damage Iran-Azerbaijan Ties Are Pointless

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi voiced the country’s willingness to enhance relations with all neighbors in the Caucasus, stressing that mischievous attempts to damage Tehran-Baku relations will get nowhere.
Europe

Israeli PM’s Efforts to Unite Europe against Iran Are Futile

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says the Israeli regime’s Prime Minister is wasting his time by trying to convince European leaders to increase their pressure on Iran.
Media Wire

Yemen’s Ansarullah Says It Has Launched Missile Attack on Riyadh

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Yemen's local media have reported a ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 6

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 14 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
IFP Exclusive

World Should Know More about Iran’s Visual Arts: Hungarian Artist

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Gizella Varga Sinai, a Hungarian artist who has been living in Iran for years, believes that Iranian visual arts can be presented to the world just like its cinema.
Americas

Advisor to Iran’s Leader Urges US to Compensate Iraq for War

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Senior Iranian official Ali Akbar Velayati said the Iraqi nation should claim compensation for the huge cost of the destruction caused by US invasion in 2003.
Americas

Iran’s Developing Tourism Industry Harmed by Trump’s Visa Ban

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While Iranian officials have decided to reciprocate Trump’s visa ban by prohibiting the Americans from entering the Islamic Republic, Iran’s tourism industry does not seem to be benefiting from such a move.
Americas

Trump and Late-Night Tweets (Cartoon)

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While most American people are asleep, US President Donald Trump is usually up and tweeting about things that make him angry.
Americas

US ‘Father of War’ Tones Down Belligerent Remarks against Iran

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US Defence Secretary James Mattis, who has been given the title ‘Father of War’, recently called Iran “the single biggest sponsor of terrorism”, but later insisted that the US does not plan to increase the number of its military forces in the Middle East to counter Iran’s threat.
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