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Number of Covid vaccine doses administered nears 112 million mark

Iran’s Health Ministry figures on Wednesday showed Covid killed 52 people in the country in the past 24 hours. The total Covid fatalities stand at 130,883. Since Tuesday, 2,651 new Covid infections were logged including 433 hospitalizations.

Iranian FM: Tehran reached a good deal with IAEA

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran has reached a good agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency that could dispel some of the concerns over the country’s peaceful nuclear program.

Report: Iran allows IAEA to install cameras at Tessa Complex

Iran has voluntarily allowed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to replace the damaged cameras at the Tessa Complex in Karaj with new ones.

Russia says Radio Farda mistranslated diplomat’s comments on Iran centrifuges

Russia says comments by its envoy to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Olyanov regarding centrifuges at Iran’s nuclear facilities were mistranslated into Farsi by Radio Farda, a Persian speaking media outlet run by the US.

Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders say committed to Karabakh deals

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev assured European Council President Charles Michel that they are committed to implementation of agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh, reached with Russia’s mediation.

Iranian MP: Tehran to stand firmly in Vienna talks

The spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said the Vienna talks will definitely be successful and their results will be way bigger than the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA.

Australian ambassador visits Hazrat Masoumeh’s shrine in Qom, Iran

Australian ambassador to Tehran Lyndall Sachs has visited the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh in Iran’s holy city of Qom.

Iran reaffirms support for Palestinian cause

Iranian Foreign Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has reaffirmed Tehran’s support for the Palestinian cause.

Iran Speaker calls for removal, neutralization of sanctions

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the Islamic Republic should focus on removing and neutralizing Western sanctions.

Iran president congratulates Olaf Scholz on election as German chancellor

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has in a message congratulated Olaf Scholz on his election as Germany’s new Chancellor.

Iran, India, Uzbekistan discuss facilitating product transit through Chabahar port

Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development says the Islamic Republic welcomes Uzbekistan’s approach to using the capacity of the Iranian port city of Chabahar to develop trade and investment in Shahid Beheshti port, in southeast Iran.

Iran top negotiator: Serious talks on sanctions removal yet to begin

Iran’s chief negotiator to the Vienna talks Ali Bagheri Kani says the Islamic Republic and the P4+1 group have not yet begun a serious negotiation process to remove sanctions.

Covid daily death toll jumps in Iran

Iran’s Health Ministry figures on Tuesday show Covid killed 67 people in the country in the past 24 hours, compared to the 42 died of the disease over the same previous period.

Top general: Iran armed forces ready to take part in peace, truce processes

The chief of the general staff of the Iranian armed forces says the country has never missed the opportunity to develop its defensive capabilities and deterrence and is ready to take part in peace and truce processes.

Iran’s ‘Cinema Verite’ underway in Tehran

The 15th edition of the Iran International Documentary Film Festival “Cinema Verite" is underway in the capital Tehran.

Iran says won’t accept IAEA demands beyond Safeguards Agreement, NPT

The Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has rejected the media hype about Iran’s nuclear activities, saying Tehran will accept nothing beyond the agency’s Safeguards Agreement and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The 15th edition of the Iran International Documentary Film Festival

The festival of ‘Cinema Verite’ kicked off on December 9 in Tehran and will run through December 16.

Iran negotiator calls on Western parties in Vienna to stop blame game

Iran's chief negotiator to the Vienna talks has criticized certain parties involved in the negotiations of failing to engage in real diplomacy.

UN chief calls for removal of US sanctions on Iran

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed Vienna talks between Iran and the P4+1 countries, calling for removal of the US sanctions against Tehran under the 2015 nuclear deal and Security Council resolution 2231, which endorsed it.

Iran warns against Israel’s destructive presence in region

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the visit of the Israeli regime’s prime minister to the United Arab Emirates will go down notoriously.

Delegations in Vienna hold intensive meetings

Diplomatic delegations to the Vienna talks held intensive bilateral and multilateral meetings at different levels on Monday in a bid to reach a deal to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and remove oppressive anti-Iran sanctions.

Iran’s ‘A Hero’ nominated for Golden Globe

Nominations for the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday, and Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed film ‘A Hero’ is among the five nominees in the Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language category.

Russia wants illegal anti-Iran sanctions removed

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has always stressed that all anti-Iran sanctions which are illegal and contrary to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and UN Security Council Resolution 2231 must be removed.

Top Iran commander: Foreign forces not needed in region

Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says foreign troops are not needed in the Middle East as regional countries are totally capable of establishing security and defending their own interests.

Sattari highlights role of knowledge-based firms in boosting exports

Iran's Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari has highlighted the role of knowledge-based and creative companies in developing exports and enhancing science and technology diplomacy.

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