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Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has appointed Mohammad Bagher Khorramshad as deputy interior minister for political affairs, a key post at the ministry.
Sadegh Amoli Larijai has resigned from membership of the Guardian Council.
Serious differences reportedly emerged between Larijani and the council after his brother Ali Larijani was disqualified by the council from running in the presidential election last June.
US Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley stated on Friday the administration of President Joe Biden "can't wait forever" for Tehran to come back to the negotiating table in Austria’s capital, Vienna.
Iran’s Foreign Minister says Tehran agrees to the Vienna talks in principle but it accepts negotiations that will result in removing all sanctions on the country.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian tells his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian that the Islamic Republic will not give in to US pressures over its nuclear program.
The commander of the Iranian army’s air defense force says the country is equipped with systems that can destroy targets at a range of more than 200 kilometers.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a message to Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, declaring the world body’s readiness to cooperate with the Islamic Republic’s new government.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Tehran will not run from the negotiating table over its nuclear program, but this administration believes talks will be real only if they produce tangible results.
