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Iran FM: Good words being heard from US in Vienna

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said Iran is hearing good words from the US in Vienna but words must be backed up with serious actions.

Long hair causes trouble for former footballer in Iran 

The long hair of a former soccer player with Iranian Football Club Perspolis has caused trouble for him. Shpejtim Arifi has received an SMS from the Iranian police, warning him to observe Islamic hijab.

Iranian Health Ministry urges hike in sugar prices over health concerns

Iran’s Health Ministry has proposed that the government increase sugar prices or end subsidies on sugar to protect people’s health.

Situation tense in Azerbaijan amid reports of rise in bread prices

The situation is tense in the Republic of Azerbaijan where the government plans to increase the price of bread due to what it calls a hike in global flour wheat prices.

24 more people die of Covid in Iran

Iran’s Health Ministry on Thursday said Covid-19 killed 24 people in the country over the past 24 hours.

Bagheri: South Korea obliged to release Iran’s assets

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has stressed that regardless of the outcome of the talks between Tehran and P4+1 group in Vienna, the South Korean government is obliged to release blocked Iranian money

IRGC commander: We won’t allow enemies find way into Islamic territories

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps. says martyr Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani offered the Islamic Ummah a gift of glory stressing that Iran continues on his path and will not allow the enemy infiltrate into Islamic territories.

Funeral function held nationwide for unknown soldiers martyred in Iraq-Iran war

A funeral procession has been held in Tehran and 24 other provinces for some 250 unknown soldiers who fell during the eight-year Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

Iran Leader condoles with families of unknown soldiers killed in action

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader has issued a message commemorating the funeral procession held for some 250 Iranian unknown soldiers killed during the eight-year Iraqi imposed war in the 1980s.

Iran develops nuclear imaging machine

Iranian researchers have produced a nuclear imaging machine, putting Iran on the list of the five countries currently capable of producing the apparatus.

Iraq says ready to pay gas debts to Iran

Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has rejected media reports that Baghdad has settled accounts with Iran for gas imports.

Iranian negotiator: Vienna talks “positive”

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and top negotiator in Vienna talks has described the negotiations as positive and progressive.

Plane with 119 people on board skids off runway in Iran

An Iranian airliner has skidded off the runway while landing at Isfahan’s Shahid Beheshti Airport with 119 passengers and crew on board. 

MP: Iran ready to mediate between Saudi Arabia, Yemen

The spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Commission says Tehran is ready to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini added that Iran’s mediation is contingent upon a request by Riyadh and Sana’a.

Ex-Senior Iran diplomat: US reactions indicate progress in Vienna talks

A former senior diplomat at Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the recent positive reactions from the US government indicate progress in the talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

Kazakhstan in turmoil after protesters storm presidential palace

Local media in Kazakhstan say protesters have occupied the residence of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the city of Almaty as demonstrations spiraled out of control in the country following fuel price hikes.

IRGC: Sound near Karaj caused by controlled blast during drill

The Islamic revolution Guards Corps in Iran’s Alborz Province has issued a statement regarding the sound of a huge explosion heard on the outskirt of Karaj City, saying the sound was caused by a rocket fired in a controlled way during a military exercise.

UN warns tough winter makes things more difficult in Afghanistan

The United Nations’ Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says a tough winter in Afghanistan will further worsen living conditions for millions of people across the country.

Over 9 million people triple-vaxxed against Covid in Iran

The number of Covid vaccine doses administered in Iran so far has crossed the 121 million mark with more than nine million people triple-vaxxed.

Analyst: Optimism prevailing in Hotel Coburg

Iranian news website Khabaronline has published a commentary by political commentator Jalal Khoshchehreh of which a summarized English translation is posted by IFP here: “Hotel Coburg has been the venue of talks between parties who have already held 8 rounds of talks and could have reached a deal before.

Taliban: Former Afghan officials to get no place in cabinet

The deputy prime minister in the Taliban’s caretaker government has accused former Afghan officials of involvement in “corruption,” saying they will have no place in the new cabinet.

Top IRGC’s commander: Trump, other assassins of Gen. Soleimani not safe

A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says ex-US President Donald Trump, who ordered the assassination of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, and his other partners in crime won’t be out of harm’s way.

‘US has no control over consequences of General Soleimani’s assassination’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced the assassination of Iran’s top military commander General Qassem Soleimani was a clear example of state terrorism and a violation of the obvious principles of international law.

Iran makes Omicron testing kit

Iran produces the first testing kit for the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Ulyanov: U.S. sanctions obstacle to progress in Vienna talks

Russia's chief negotiator to the Vienna talks says the issue of sanctions imposed by the United States against Iran is hampering the negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the P4+1 group.

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