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Foreign Policy

Iran FM meets Hamas chief in Doha as Gaza death toll nears 20,000

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on Wednesday in a show of support for Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip which has been under Israel's relentless bombardment for more than two months.
Human Rights

Iran refutes UNGA’s human rights resolution

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Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly over the human rights situation in Iran, describing the move as a clear example of double standards and instrumental use of human rights by some Western countries to achieve illegitimate political objectives.
Nuclear

Iran stresses committed to NPT, ready to return to JCPOA

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Iran’s atomic chief says the country is committed to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) protocols and is ready to help resuscitate the 2015 accord it made with the West in case the other signatories hold up their end of the bargain.
Foreign Policy

Tehran condemns Swedish court ruling against Iranian citizen

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Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Iran Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the ruling by a Swedish appeals court that has upheld a life sentence imposed on former Iranian prosecutor Hamid Nouri, stressing the verdict is totally unacceptable.
Foreign Policy

Entire world enraged by Israel, US atrocities in Gaza Strip: Iran president

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi says the entire world has been enraged by Israel and the United States' atrocities against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Religion

Tehran streets festive for Christmas preparations

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Christmas is already in the air in the Iranian capital Tehran with Christians, mainly from the Armenian descent, are on a shopping spree to celebrate the birth of the Jesus Christ and the start of the New Year.
Local

Iranian daily blames Taliban for terrorist attack in Sistan and Baluchestan

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An Iranian daily says the terrorist attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan on Friday should be viewed in a broader context where multiple agents, most outstandingly the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan, are involved.
Nuclear

UN chief says existing challenges of salvaging JCPOA complicated

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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that existing challenges of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal are complicated, yet the agreement remains the best option to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program.
Security

Gas stations in Iran back online after cyberattack

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Almost all gas stations in Iran are operational a day after about 70 percent of the pumps were hit in a cyberattack, the Iranian deputy oil minister said Tuesday.
Local

Aide: Iran’s ex-pres. Rouhani to run for Assembly of Experts vote with 16-member list

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A high-profile Iranian politician, close Hassan Rouhani, says the former Iranian president is going to run for the upcoming Assembly of Experts elections with a 16-member list.
Parliament

Iranian lawmaker slams parl. for handling of $3bn+ fraud case 

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An Iranian lawmaker has criticized the parliament for its handling of the Debsh Tea fraud case, involving billions of dollars, saying it is not tough on the issue.
Security

Iran oil minister: Gas stations hit in cyberattack

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Iran’s Oil Minister confirmed that about two thirds of the gas stations across the country were disrupted after they were targeted in a cyberattack on Monday.
Local

Ex-Iranian MP claims fledgling company enjoys rent to secure huge import contract

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A former Iranian lawmaker has informed President Ebrahim Raisi of an alleged “rent” that enabled a fledgling company to import 13 million tons of basic goods such as wheat, maize, barley, rice, oil and red and white meat through a contract with a completely confidential classification.
Energy

Official: Gas stations disrupted in Iran, technical glitch will be tackled soon

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A technical error has knocked fuel rationing system in Iran off course, the head of the Gas Stations Union confirmed, adding offline fueling system at non-subsidiary prices has not been affected.
Foreign Policy

Iran says supports Kuwait under new Emir                                       

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The Iranian Foreign Minister has thrown Tehran's support behind Kuwait under the new Kuwaiti Emir.
Security

Top Iranian commander: Destroying hospitals in Gaza no remarkable feat, Iran to stand up for Palestine

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“The killing of children and destruction of hospitals in Gaza is not a military feat; rather, they are crimes,” says Major General Hossein Salami, the general commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Local

Funeral services held across Iran for 280 unknown martyrs killed in action

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Funeral processions have been held across Iran for some 280 unknown martyrs killed during the Iraqi-imposed war in the 1980s.
Security

Iran interior minister warns Pakistan against terror activities along border

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Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has warned Pakistan to prevent terrorists from using its territory as a launchpad for terror attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Int'l Relations

UN denounces terror attack on Iran police station

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The United Nations has condemned a deadly terrorist assault on Rask County's police headquarters in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Balouchestan, emphasizing that all perpetrators must be brought to justice.
Security

Iran interior minister warns terrorists against any attempt to jeopardize natl. security

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The Iranian interior minister has warned terrorists against any move to compromise the country’s national security and create tensions in society.
Security

Mossad spy executed in Iran

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A spy working for the Israeli intelligence service Mossad has been executed in Iran.
Foreign Policy

Iran condemns US, Britain sanctions on IRGC Quds force chief

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly condemned the US and the UK move to impose sanctions on 6 Iranian individuals and institutions, including Esmail Qaani the commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Security

Iran’s president calls for punishment of perpetrators of police station attack

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered swift efforts to identify the perpetrators of the Friday terrorist attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, which has left at least 11 dead and several more injured.
Local

Iran says mercenaries of foreign enemies behind terror attack on police in Siastan and Baluchestan 

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the deadly terror attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchestan Province that left at least a dozen security forces dead, injuring several others. 
Security

Iranian ‘ambassador of SMA patients’ hospitalized 

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An Iranian boy who was suffering from a Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has been admitted to the hospital after a bout with the disease and lack of medicine, a stark reminder of the harsh conditions patients of the rare neuromuscular disorder go through to receive medication under US-led Western sanctions. 
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