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Parliament

Iranian MP: 300 SUVs given to lawmakers in ‘criminal, fraudulent’ move

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After several months, an Iranian parliamentarian still insists that some lawmakers at Iran’s parliament has received luxury SUVs in a ‘criminal and fraudulent’ process outside the legal framework, but has revised the number of the cars received from about 70 to 300.
Local

Former IRGC commander: Many policies against Islamic ideology

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A former top Iranian commander with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has brushed aside the idea that ideological issues have been given precedence over national interests in Iran.
Foreign Policy

Malaysia says will never recognize US sanctions against Iran

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Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir has expressed Kuala Lumpur’s opposition to Washington's sanctions on Tehran, saying his country will never recognize the embargoes.
Foreign Policy

Resistance groups victories source of pride for Muslim nations: Iran Leader’s aide

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Ali Akbar Velayati, who advises Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on international affairs, felicitates senior resistance officials on the occasion of the regional resistance movement's recent victories. The senior aide considered the victories to be a source of pride for the Muslim world.
Foreign Policy

US-Iran prisoner exchange agreement ‘on track’: White House

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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has stated that a prisoner swap deal between the United States and Iran is “on track”, less than two weeks after Tehran moved five detained US citizens to house arrest.
Foreign Policy

Iranian president welcomes interaction with all, warns against any aggression 

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran wants interaction with all countries and it warmly welcomes any overture for friendship and cooperation.
Security

Iran unveils advanced homemade drone, with enhanced flight range and duration

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Iran has unveiled an advanced homemade drone that can fly for up to 24 hours non-stop at an altitude of 7,000 meters and has an operational radius of 2,000 kilometers.
Foreign Policy

Moscow considers Tehran strategic partner: Russian army commander

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Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army's Ground Forces General Oleg Salyukov told his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari that Moscow regards Tehran as one of the key countries in West Asia and a strategic partner.
Foreign Policy

Egypt says to fully restore ties with Iran

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Egypt is ready to resume full diplomatic ties with Iran after over four decades without the need for mediators but wants the efforts to patch up ties to remain behind the scenes, a ranking Egyptian official says.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM: Islamic states to push for boycotting Swedish, Danish goods over desecration of Quran

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Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic countries will follow up on the decision to boycott the Danish and Swedish goods following the continued desecration of Islamic sanctities in the two European countries.
Security

World powers seeking to benefit from Iran’s defense capabilities: Chief of staff

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri says major global military powers are seeking to gain access to advanced defense equipment manufactured by Tehran.
Local

Opponents, proponents wrangle over participation in Iran election

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A recent call by Faezeh Hashemi, the jailed daughter of a former Iranian president, on people not to vote in upcoming parliamentary elections as a show of defiance has caused controversy.
Foreign Policy

Swedish, Danish chargés d’affaires summoned to Iran foreign ministry over Quran desecrations

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The Swedish and Danish chargés d'affaires in Tehran were called to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in protest at the repeated desecration of the Holy Quran.
Security

Prominent cleric Naghshbandi arrested in Sistan, southeastern Iran

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Renowned Iranian Sunni cleric Mawlawi Fat’hi Mohammad Naghshbandi has been arrested for ‘inciting tensions and endangering national security’ in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM: Long-term cooperation agreement with China progressing

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The Iranian foreign minister has held a phone conversation with his Chinese counterpart saying the 25-year cooperation agreement between Tehran and Beijing is on the right track.
Foreign Policy

Special Envoy for Afghanistan urges fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from Hirmand

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The Iranian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has called for the fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River, also known as Helmand.
Foreign Policy

President Raisi to depart for Johannesburg on Wednesday for BRICS talks

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Iranian President, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, is scheduled to fly to Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday to attend the 15th BRICS summit.
Persian Gulf

Iran releases images of US helicopter pushed back by IRGC in Hormuz, Persian Gulf

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Iran’s Islamic Republic Guards Corps’s speedboats have recently stopped an American helicopter carrier in the Strait of Hormuz, in the Persian Gulf, that was about to violate Iran’s territorial waters, images recently released by the IRGC Navy show.
Security

IRGC chief says US stuck in strategic deadlock

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Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami says the United States has gotten entangled in a strategic stalemate, adding every policy Washington adopts against Tehran is doomed to failure.
Foreign Policy

Chinese ambassador: China and Iran at peak of their cooperation

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China's ambassador to Iran says the two countries are at the peak of their cooperation, voicing hope that with the efforts of the Iranian and Chinese presidents, bilateral relations will improve more than ever.
Security

Intelligence minister: Iran foils major terrorist attempt on Arbaeen

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About 200 terrorists had infiltrated into Iran to carry out attacks during Arbaeen ceremonies that mark the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, but Iranian security and intelligence forces defused the scheme, intelligence minister says.
Foreign Policy

Iran says organizing coups in other states, recurring elements of US, UK foreign policies

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said supporting dictators and staging coup d'états in other countries are among the recurring themes of the foreign policies of the United States and United Kingdom.
Security

US aircraft carriers pay heed to Iran’s maritime rules in Persian Gulf: IRGC navy chief

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US aircraft carriers pay heed to regulations and the warnings given by Iran's Navy when cruising in the Persian Gulf waters, IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri has said.
Security

Top Comdr.: IRGC attack on terrorists’ positions in north Iraq, step toward their full disarmament

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A senior Iranian military commander says an attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on the positions of terrorists in northern Iraq was a step toward full disarmament of these groups.
Local

Iranian daily warns against security fallout of Afghans’ increased immigration into Iran

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An Iranian newspaper has warned against the security repercussions of the growing number of Afghan nationals entering the country.
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