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Hashemi Rafsanjani Elected as Head of Tehran City Council

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Mohsen Hashemi Rafsanjani, the eldest son of the late Iranian politician Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, was unanimously elected as the head of Tehran’s new City Council.
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US Officials’ Anti-Iran Stances to Destablise Mideast: Envoy

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Iran’s envoy to the United Nations has slammed his American counterpart for her ‘false’ remarks about the Islamic Republic, saying the ‘hard-line and parochial positions’ adopted by US officials against Tehran could further exacerbate instability in the region.
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Trump Quick to Insult Islam, Hesitant to Condemn Racist Terror: Iran

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Iranian foreign minister has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for his immediate insults to Islam after the Barcelona attack, while he had kept silent on racist terrorism in his country.
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New Drug Law to Save Lives of Many Iranians on Death Row

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An Iranian lawmaker says more than 90 percent of those sentenced to death for carrying illicit drugs would have the chance to return to life if the new bill passed by the Parliament is signed into law.
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Iran Vehemently Condemns Barcelona Terrorist Attacks

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has strongly denounced the terrorist attacks in Barcelona, offering the country’s deep condolences to the Spanish nation and government and the families of the victims.
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Iran’s Top Officer Meets Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad-Hossein Baqeri has held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Turkey, the first-ever foreign trip of such Iranian official.
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Iran Urges US to Be Realistic about Nuclear Deal

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has dismissed the anti-Tehran remarks made by his American counterpart Heather Nauert, advising the US administration to be realistic about Iran's role in the Middle East and the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
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US Annual Report on Religious Freedom ‘Unrealistic, Baseless’: Iran

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has rejected the anti-Iran allegations raised in the US annual International Religious Freedom Report, describing it as an ‘unrealistic, baseless, and biased’ report prepared to achieve certain political goals.
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Iran Condemns Suicide Blasts in Nigeria

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly denounced the recent terrorist attacks in Nigeria's Maiduguri, which killed and wounded over 100 people.
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Iran Condemns Burkina Faso Terrorist Attacks

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has strongly denounced the recent deadly attacks on Aziz Istanbul restaurant in Ouagadougou, which killed and wounded 25 innocent people.
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Iran Top Officer Arrives in Ankara in First-Ever Foreign Trip

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Major General Mohammad-Hossein Baqeri, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, has arrived in the Turkish capital at the head of a high-ranking military and political delegation.
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IRGC Rejects US Claims on ‘Unsafe’ Drone Operation

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has dismissed the US claim that an IRGC drone has made an 'unsafe approach' to an American warship in the Persian Gulf, saying the claims are part of Washington's psychological operations.
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Iran’s Rouhani, Russia’s Putin Discuss Bilateral Ties

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone conversation discussed a range of issues and called for closer relations between Tehran and Moscow.
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Iran Condoles with Sierra Leone over Deadly Landslide

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has expressed regret over the recent landslide in Sierra Leone, which left hundreds of people killed, missing, and displaced.
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Iran to Avenge ISIS Killing of Mohsen Hojaji: IRGC

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A top IRGC commander says Iran will take revenge against the ISIS terrorists for beheading Iranian soldier Mohsen Hojaji.
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Iran Welcomes Baghdad-Erbil Talks: Spokesman

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says the Islamic Republic welcomes domestic negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil.
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Iran Gov’t Urged to Pursue “Policy of Frowning” against US

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Iranian legislators have urged the Rouhani administration to pursue a “diplomacy of frowning” in dealing with the US.
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Mongolia Raps US Bans on Iran, Russia, N. Korea

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A Mongolian official has denounced the recent sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran, Russia and North Korea.
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Iran FM Congratulates Lebanon on Anniversary of Victory in 33-Day War

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has felicitated Lebanon on the anniversary of its victory in the 2006 war against the Zionist regime of Israel.
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Hashemi Shahroudi Appointed New Head of Iran Expediency Council

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Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi has been appointed by Iran’s Leader as the new head of the country’s Expediency Discernment Council, replacing the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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Iran Condemns Trump’s Provocative Remarks on Venezuela

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has strongly denounced the recent interventionist and provocative remarks made by US President Donald Trump about Venezuela's internal developments.
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Saudi Crown Prince Asks Iraq to Mediate between Tehran, Riyadh

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Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji says the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has called on Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to help ease tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Iran Parliament Passes Motion to Counter US Measures

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The Iranian Parliament on Sunday passed the general outlines of a motion to counter the US terrorist and adventurous measures in the region. The new law has been also hailed by the Iranian foreign ministry.
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Iran’s Top Officer to Visit Turkey on Rare Visit

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Major General Mohammad-Hossein Baqeri is going to visit the Turkish capital on a three-day visit in the first-ever foreign trip of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.
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Iran to FIFA: Players Not Banned for Playing against Israelis

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Iran Football Federation, in a letter to FIFA, has stressed that the two players who appeared in a football match against an Israeli team have not been dropped from the Iranian national football team.
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