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Iran is to present four cases for registration to the 15th meeting of the Intangible Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scentific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The fifth round of Iran-EU high-profile negotiations was held via videoconference on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.

President Hassan Rouhani has assured the other parties to the 2015 nuclear deal that the whole measures Tehran has taken to reduce commitment to the JCPOA could be reversed as soon as the other side honours its undertakings in full.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has put US Ambassador to Yemen Christopher Henzel on Iran's list of sanctioned officials.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman has confirmed 10,223 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 1,072,620.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijani Jeyhun Bayramov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif had a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed the country’s readiness to play a role in maintaining a ceasefire between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia and to take part in the process of reconstruction in the recently-liberated Azeri lands.

Senior diplomats from Iran and the United Nations have discussed the latest developments pertaining Syria, especially the country’s Constitutional Committee.

The project to connect the Iranian city of Khaf to Herat in Afghanistan via a rail link is part of Tehran’s efforts to expand its rail network and connect it to those of its neighbouring countries.

Senior Iranian cleric and veteran politician Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi has passed away at the age of 89.

Iran’s president says the world should know that the country will sell its oil next year.

A senior Iranian official says some of those involved in the assassination of eminent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh have been identified and apprehended by the country’s security agencies.

A former senior Iranian diplomat says the country will definitely not accept a proposal by some regional states to join potential negotiations on the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iran’s Health Ministry spokeswoman has confirmed 11,023 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of cases to 1,062,397.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has unveiled plans to meet the local demand for the coronavirus vaccine by developing homegrown products and arranging for purchases from the other countries.

Iran’s government spokesman says the US President-elect Joe Biden well knows what to do and what to avoid in order to win Iran's trust again.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

A senior Iranian military official has ensured Iranians that the country will give a response to those behind the assassination of top Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

Iran’s government spokesman says no other country can join any nuclear talks between Iran and the world as negotiations on the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers drew to a close long ago and no new negotiation is to take place.

Spokesman for the Iranian Administration Ali Rabiei says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been informed about Iran’s decision to install new centrifuge machines in the Natanz nuclear site.

Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence against the administrator of an anti-Iran Telegram channel Amad News who had been convicted of “corruption on earth” in a lower court.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena has condemned the recent assassination of prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

A senior Iranian official says the United States is seeking to reinforce and expand terror cells of the ISIS.

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has dismissed a call by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to be included in any possible international talks on Iran.