Incidents

Iran Cleric’s assassin says he mistook victim for someone else

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The man who shot and killed Ayatollah Abassali Soleimani, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, on Wednesday says he mistook the victim for someone else.
Foreign Policy

Iran, Kazakhstan call for efforts to further bolster cooperation

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Iran and Kazakhstan underscore their determination to double their efforts toward further promotion of the bilateral relations, especially in the economic sector.
Parliament

Iranian MP: Industry minister bribed lawmakers to escape earlier impeachment bid

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An Iranian lawmaker claims his colleagues received 70 to 75 SUV cars to drop an earlier impeachment bid against Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Reza Fatemi Amin, ahead of yet another grilling session planned for the minister on Sunday.
Religion

Funeral ceremony held for newly-found Iranian Assyrian martyr of Iraq war

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Iranians join a funeral procession in Tehran for Assyrian Christian soldier Johnny Bet Oshana who was martyred in the 1980s Iraqi war against Iran and whose remains returned home after 39 years.
Judiciary

Belgium denies agreement reached to free jailed Iranian diplomat

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Belgium has denied reports of a prisoner swap agreement with Iran that would see the release of an Iranian diplomat serving a 20-year jail sentence in the European country.
Economy

Report: Iranian private sector’s constructive initiative to begin economic ties with Saudi Arabia

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Head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines has reportedly sent a letter to the chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, declaring the full readiness of the Iranian private sector to exchange commercial and economic delegations in areas of mutual interest and to hold joint trade exhibitions.
Nuclear

Iranian FM says Oman favors talks over revival of nuclear deal

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Oman is interested in helping finalize the talks over the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, JCPOA, adding that Tehran has received Muscat’s ideas to this end.
Judiciary

Tehran says Iranian diplomat jailed in Belgium to be freed soon

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Spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary Massoud Setayeshi has stated that an Iranian diplomat who has been imprisoned in Belgium will soon be released in a prisoner swap. It comes after the two sides finalized a swap deal over a Belgian spy.
Local

Member of Iran’s Experts Assembly shot dead

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Ayatollah Abassali Soleimani, a member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts and Zahedan’s former Friday prayers imam, has been assassinated in Iran’s northern city of Babolsar, local officials say.
Local

Iranian MP: Raisi’s popularity rate sharply down due to poor cabinet performance

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An Iranian lawmaker claims President Ebrahim Raisi has sharply lost his popularity among the people over what he describes as his administration’s mishandling of economic affairs.
Judiciary

Iran court orders 9 US entities, ex-officials to pay compensation over 2017 Daesh terror attacks in Tehran

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A court in Tehran has ordered nine American institutes and nationals, including two ex-presidents, to pay a compensation of nearly $313 million to the families of two Daesh terror attacks in Iran given “Washington’s role in the creation of the Takfiri outfit.”
Foreign Policy

Iran FM praises Oman policy, says foreigners disruptive of security

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian praised Oman's policy of consolidating and strengthening relations between the two countries, saying the presence of the foreign forces in the region is costly and disruptive to the regional security.
Europe

Russia: Dozens of Russians serving sentences in US

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says dozens of Russian nationals are serving prisoner sentences in the US. Lavrov avoided directly answering a question about a possible prisoner swap for Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich.
Sport

Iranian soccer player dies of cardiac arrest on football pitch 

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A young Iranian soccer player has died of cardiac arrest on a football pitch in the province of Mazandaran, northern Iran.
Local

Tehran shopping mall shut down over improper hijab 

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Authorities have shut down a famous shopping mall in the north of the Iranian capital Tehran.
Security

Iranian defense minister: Defensive diplomacy in Moscow aimed to create lasting peace

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The Iranian defense chief says the four-way talks between Iran, Turkey, Russia and Syria in Moscow were held with the aim of establishing peace and security in the region.
Economy

Minister: Iran and Saudi Arabia resume trade ties

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Iran’s minister of industry, mines and trade says Tehran and Riyadh have started their trade ties after their recent agreement to normalize relations, adding the two neighbors have kicked off trade exchanges.
Foreign Policy

Kazakh prime minister to visit Tehran on Wednesday 

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Kazakhstan’s prime minister Ali Kahn Ismailov is going to visit Tehran on Wednesday for talks with Iranian officials over a range of bilateral and regional issues.
Nature and Wildlife

Spring nature of Chalus Mountains, northern Iran

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More than one month into the spring, forest trees are blossoming and leafing out in the heights of Chalus, in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran.
Human Rights

Deputy UN chief says talks with Iran FM on humanitarian issues ‘constructive’

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UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths says he has held “constructive talks” with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on a range of topics, including the anti-Iran sanctions and the crisis in Afghanistan.
Local

Iranian-Armenians mark “Armenian Genocide” anniversary in Tehran

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A group of Iranian-Armenians have held a memorial marking the anniversary of “the Armenian Genocide” by the Ottoman Empire during World War One.
Energy

High-ranking Russian delegation to visit Iran, discuss economic, energy ties

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An Iranian deputy oil minister says a high-ranking Russian delegation will visit Iran to discuss bilateral economic and energy ties.
Nuclear

Iran UN envoy: US withdrawal from nuclear deal clear example of unilateralism

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Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saied Iravani has warned that Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, is among measures threatening multilateralism in the world.
Europe

Russia warns risks of direct military clash between Moscow and Washington growing

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Risks of a direct military confrontation between two nuclear powers - Russia and the US - are growing constantly, Russian Foreign Ministry Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department Director Vladimir Yermakov has warned.
Middle East

Iran defense chief in Russia to join four-way meeting on Syria-Turkey ties

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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Gharaei Ashtiani is in the Russian capital, Moscow, to join a quadrilateral meeting aimed at securing the normalization of ties between Syria and Turkey.
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