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Iran to Produce Customized Oil in Two Years: Official

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Managing Director of the Iran Oil Terminals Company (IOTCO) Pirouz Mousavi said Iran is going to start producing customized oil in two years.
Middle East

Saudis Have Nuclear Weapons in Mind as an Option: Richard Nephew

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Richard Nephew, who was a top nuclear negotiator during the talks with Iran up until late 2014, says he does not think that Saudi Arabia is currently seeking nuclear weapons, but it definitely has it in mind as an option.
Sport

Iranian Blind Footballers Comes 2nd in Brazil’s International Challenge

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Iran 5-a-side blind football team was defeated by Brazil A in the final of the Brazilian International Challenge on Sunday June 5.
Selected

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 7

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Energy

Petchem Export Integration Is Top NPC Priority

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Marziyeh Shahdaei, Deputy Petroleum Minister in petrochemical affairs, says talks are under way with leaders of Iran's petrochemical holdings in a push to bring their exports together.
Transportation

FM Spokesman: Iran Pursuing Airbus Planes Delivery

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Iran is pursuing the delivery of the civil aircraft it purchased from France’s Airbus through diplomatic channels, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday May 6.
Selected

Rouhani Urges Muslim Leaders to Work to Counter Extremism

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged leaders of Muslim countries to take the lead in creating a world free from violence and extremism.
Iran in Pictures

Muhammad Ali in Tehran

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Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali paid tribute to the Father of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini, at his mausoleum in southern Tehran in these photos from May 1993.
Parliament

President Rouhani Moving on the Right Track: Larijani

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In a recent interview with Mosallas weekly, Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani hailed the performance of President Hassan Rouhani and his administration, and predicted that he will likely be re-elected in the next year’s presidential elections, scheduled to be held in spring.
Iran in Pictures

Shemshak Ski Resort in Spring

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Shemshak is one of Iran’s premiere ski facilities in winter, hosting domestic snowsports enthusiasts as well as an increasing number of foreigners, only an hour away from Tehran in the Alborz Mountains.
Americas

FM Spokesman: US Report on Iran ‘Politicized’ and ‘Invalid’

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Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Monday May 6 that the recent US report on Iran is ‘politicized’ and ‘invalid’ due to its lack of the most obvious facts.
Incidents

Police Seize over Two Tons of Opium in Southeast Iran

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Iran’s anti-narcotics police have managed to seize over 2,000kg of opium in two search and seizure operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the provincial police chief said on Monday May 5.
Parliament

President’s Aide Hails Election of Sunni MP to Parliament’s Governing Board

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In recent elections held inside the new Iranian Parliament, Mohammad-Qassim Osmani, a Kurd Sunni MP, was elected by the lawmakers as a member of the Parliament’s 12-member governing board. Ali Younesi, President Hassan Rouhani’s Adviser on Ethnic and Religious Minorities Affairs, welcomed this move, describing it as an admirable move in line with the administration’s policies on minorities.
Industry

Iran and Peugeot Launch New Talks

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The Deputy Industry Minister described the details of Iran’s new negotiations with France’s Peugeot over automobile parts manufacturing.
Hard News

Iran to Develop Integrated Cyber-Attack Warning System: Official

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Head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organization Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali unveiled plans for developing a nationwide alert system that would warn the country’s organizations of possible cyber-attacks.
Religion

Muslims Start Observing Fasting Month of Ramadan

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Muslim nations around the world have started observing the rituals of the holy month of Ramadan, during which adult people fast from dawn to dusk.
Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 6

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, held his first meeting with the members of Iran’s new Parliament. During the session, which...
Economy

Economy Minister Predicts 5% Economic Growth

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Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia said on Monday May 6 that Iran’s economy will grow by 5% in 2016-2017.
Science and Technology

Iranian and French Firms Sign Science Cooperation MoU

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Iran’s Dana Energy Company and a major French integrated geo-science company have penned a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost their mutual cooperation in the field of science.
Middle East

Iran Maintains Stance on Political Solution to Syrian Crisis

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian renewed his country’s stance on finding a political solution to the Syrian crisis, and expressed the hope that international meetings could produce concrete results for solving the problem.
Iran in Pictures

Jamkaran Prepares for Ramadan

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Many devoted volunteers in Qom have joined in preparing Jamkaran Holy Mosque for the upcoming Ramadan. These efforts are part of a ten-day period...
Healthcare

Father of Iranian Genetic Research Dies at 95

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Professor Mohammad Ali Molavi, the father of Iran’s science of genetics, passed away at 95 on Sunday May 5.
Industry

Oil Accord Sealed with S. Korea’s SK Energy

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The first ever agreement to develop and optimize Iranian oil refineries has been inked with South Korea’s SK Energy.
Agriculture

Iran Could Increase Its Share in Global Date Market

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A Danish manager said Iran could increase its share in the global market by exporting dates and nuts, it was announced on Monday May 6.
Energy

Deputy Petroleum Minister Calls for Change in Oil Export Route

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Deputy Petroleum Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company Abbas Kazemi called for a change in the oil transfer route in order to facilitate export.
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