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Iran Not to Wait for Europeans: Zarif

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Iran’s foreign minister says the country will not wait for the Europeans and will work with its traditional partners.
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Iranian Official Hopeful Ditching Dollar Boosts Iran-India Trade

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An Iranian official expressed hope plans to ditch dollar in bilateral trade between Iran and India would soon go into effect, allowing the two countries’ private sector companies to cooperate to realize a trade target of $30 billion.
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‘US Seeking to Establish Taliban’s Islamic State in Afghanistan’

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An Iranian expert in Afghanistan affairs refers to the ongoing talks between the US and the Taliban, saying Washington is seeking to establish an Islamic State in eastern and southeastern regions of Afghanistan through the Taliban.
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Majority of Iranians Will Vote in Favour of Hijab: MP

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Deputy Speaker of Iranian Parliament says majority of Iranians will vote in favour of Hijab if a referendum is being held today.   
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‘Iran Expects Russia, China Not to Remain Passive Over JCPOA’

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Following the US unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in May, Iran expected the remaining sides of the deal particularly Russia and China to adopt practical measures to safeguard the nuclear accord, but all to no avail, said Iranian analyst, Mohammad Mahdi Mazaheri.
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Iran Reliable Supplier of Oil for India: FM Zarif

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Iran’s foreign minister says the country has always been, and will remain a reliable supplier of petroleum for India.
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US Officials Say Washington Seeking to Hold Talks with Iran: Shamkhani

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The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says during his recent visit to Afghanistan two US lawmakers have told him that Washington is after holding talks with Tehran.
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Withdrawal of US from Syria Not Making So Much Difference: Ex-Iranian DM

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Head of the Strategic Centre of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says although the Americans say they are leaving Syria, it is not clear to what extent it will become operational.
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Tehran Slams Trump’s Anti-Iran Remarks

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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman slams the US president for his anti-Tehran statements saying that he is just expressing his void wishes.
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Iran’s FM to Travel to India to Deepen Ties

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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit India on Monday January 7, at the head of a high-level political and economic delegation.
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Iranian, Russian Navies to Conduct Joint Military Excercise

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The Iranian navy's commander announced Iran and Russia will hold joint military drills in the Caspian Sea in the near future, stressing the two countries' opposition to military presence of external powers in the region.
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Iran Warns Europe Time for Saving JCPOA Coming to End

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The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry has cautioned the European Union it should be quick to take measures to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal, since Iran is running out of patience with Europeans due to their failure to fulfill pledges to compensate for the US withdrawal.
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Iran Accuses Britain of Interfering in Its Internal Affairs

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed as meddlesome and unacceptable the recent remarks by the British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt against the Islamic Republic.
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‘Over 63,000 Iranians Suffer Chemical Weapons Injuries’

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An Iranian official says statistics show more than 63,000 Iranians are confirmed to be suffering from chemical weapons injuries and the number is still increasing, thirty years after the devastating invasion of Iran by Iraq came to an end.
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Senior Iranian Diplomat, Afghan President Discuss Iran-Taliban Talks

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Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Abbas Araqchi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discussed the outcome of Iran-Taliban talks in Tehran last week, stressing the need for closer coordination between the Afghan and Iranian government for the efforts to restore peace to the war-torn country bear fruits. 
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Iran’s Expediency Council Ratifies Second FATF-Related Bill

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Iran’s state arbitration body has approved a bill to amend Iran’s anti-money laundering law in compliance with the Financial Action Task Force guidelines, pushing Iran closer to meeting the requirements for getting out of the global standard setter’s black list.
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“Taliban Not to Attend Afghanistan Peace Talks in Jeddah”

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A spokesperson for the Taliban says the group has not agreed to attend Afghanistan peace negotiations in Saudi Arabia, and, hence, will not hold talks with US representatives in Jeddah.
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Iran to Send Warships to Atlantic Ocean

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The Iranian Army’s Navy is to send its strongest warships to the Atlantic Ocean early spring, in its longest operation in the past decades which is estimated to last over five months.
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New Opportunities for Iran as Arab States Return to Syria

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As more and more Persian Gulf Arab states are jostling to re-establish their diplomatic ties with Syria and play a role in the reconstruction of the war-torn country, observers maintain that the new trend provides Iran with a chance to turn the current threats into opportunities and play a leading role in the post-ISIS Syria.
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US in No Position to Lecture Iran on UNSC Resolution 2231: Zarif

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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed a new US claim that Iran's launch of space rockets and missiles breaches a Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal, saying Washington has already violated that UN document and thus cannot comment on it.
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Iran Says Never Meddles in Afghanistan’s Internal Affairs

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Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi says Iran never interferes in Afghanistan’s internal affairs, and its talks with the Taliban were made in coordination with the Kabul government.
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Iranian President Accepts Health Minister’s Resignation

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accepted resignation of Minister of Health and Medical Education Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi.
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Iran Sympathises with Russia over Magnitogorsk Blast

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has sympathized with the Russian government over the blast in a building which left tens of people dead and injured.
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Iran President Mocks Trump’s Secret Visit to Iraq

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The Iranian president has mocked his US counterpart’s visit to Iraq late December, saying his short, secret trip was proof of the failure of US policies in the region.
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Iranian Intelligence Deals New Blow to Israel’s Shin Bet, Journalist Says

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The Israeli intelligence services have received a new blow from their Iranian counterparts following the arrest of a former Israeli minister on the charge of spying for Iran, an Iranian journalist said.
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