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Iran Hails Erdogan’s “Promising” Victory in Turkey Elections

IFP Editorial Staff - June 25, 2018

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has welcomed the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the president of the Republic of Turkey.

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“Iran Optimistic EU, Russia, China Could Save JCPOA”

IFP Editorial Staff - June 25, 2018

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the country is optimistic that efforts by other parties to the Iran nuclear deal would bear fruit and save the 2015 agreement.

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“Iran to Fire 1,000 Missiles at Riyadh on First Day of Saudi Invasion”

IFP Editorial Staff - June 25, 2018

A senior military advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran will fire 1,000 missiles at Riyadh on the first day of a possible Saudi invasion of the Islamic Republic.

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Iran President Congratulates Erdogan on Winning Turkey Elections

IFP Editorial Staff - June 25, 2018

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered congratulations to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election in Sunday snap elections.

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Iran Condemns Terrorist Attack against Ethiopian PM’s Rally

IFP Editorial Staff - June 25, 2018

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has ddnounced a terrorist attack against a political rally attended by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in the capital city of Addis Ababa.

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Trump’s Hollow Threats to Serve Iran’s Interests in Long-Term: Zarif

IFP Editorial Staff - June 24, 2018

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the hollow verbal threats by US President Donald Trump against Iran will end up in the Islamic Republic’s interests in the long run.

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Female Lawmakers Working on Plan to Reserve Parliamentary Seats for Women

IFP Editorial Staff - June 24, 2018

Head of the Iranian Parliament’s Women Faction says female lawmakers are considering a motion that sets a quota for women parliamentarians, in a bid to boost the participation of women in the Iranian politics.

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Number of Iranian Drug Addicts Decreasing

IFP Editorial Staff - June 24, 2018

Iran’s interior minister says the country’s intensive fight against narcotics is gradually paying off, as the number of Iranian drug addicts has decreased about one million in recent years.

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Iran Expects EU to Offer Its Plan to Save JCPOA by End of June

IFP Media Wire - June 24, 2018

A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says the Islamic Republic expects the European Union to put forward by the end of June its package of proposals to save a multilateral nuclear agreement between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries from which the US has withdrawn.

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Iran Condemns Assassination Attempt on Zimbabwean President

IFP Editorial Staff - June 24, 2018

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced an assassination attempt on the Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a campaign rally in Bulawayo.

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Iranian Police Forces in Russia to Help Team Melli’s Fans

IFP Editorial Staff - June 23, 2018

Iran has sent a number of police officers to Russia to help the Iranian football fans and cooperate with Russian security forces in establishing security and order during the FIFA World Cup 2018, a security official said.

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UN’s Gary Lewis Still Caring about Iranians despite End of Mission

IFP Editorial Staff - June 23, 2018

Gary Lewis, the UN’s former coordinator in Tehran who is now serving in Kenya, recently praised the Iranian national football team for its impressive performance at the FIFA World Cup, showing how much he still cares about the Iranian nation and their feelings.

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Japanese PM to Visit Iran for First Time in 40 Years

IFP Media Wire - June 23, 2018

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a state visit to Iran in July as Tokyo is seeking to strengthen economic ties with Tehran, government sources have said.

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Araqchi Says Iran May Leave JCPOA in Coming Weeks

IFP Media Wire - June 22, 2018

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said given the vague prospect of the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), there is a possibility that Tehran leaves the accord in coming weeks.

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“Collapse of Iran Deal to Do Irreparable Damage to World Community”

IFP Editorial Staff - June 22, 2018

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says the possible collapse of the Iran nuclear deal would lead to an irreversible damage for the international community.

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Iranians Think Europe, US Playing Good Cop/ Bad Cop: Araqchi

IFP Editorial Staff - June 22, 2018

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi says most Iranians don’t trust the Europeans when it comes to the Iran nuclear deal.

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17 Iranian Sailors Held by Somalia Return Home

IFP Editorial Staff - June 21, 2018

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says 17 Iranian sailors who had been detained in Somalia have returned to the Islamic Republic.

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“Negotiating with US after Its Exit from Nuclear Deal Humiliating for Iran”

IFP Editorial Staff - June 21, 2018

A member of Iran’s Expediency Council has harshly criticized those who favour Tehran’s direct talks with Washington, saying holding negotiations with the United States after its unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is humiliating for the Iranian nation and government.

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