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First VP, Tehran Mayor Register to Run for Iran’s Presidency

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Tehran mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri have officially declared their candidacies for the 12th presidential election in Iran as registration for the polls wraps up.
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Iran’s Defence Ministry Unveils Latest Achievements

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The Iranian Defense Ministry has showcased its recent technological achievements, including a jet designed indigenously for training purposes and other items that were being made public for the first time.
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Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Brother Runs for Iran President

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The late Iranian politician and former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was the main supporter of the incumbent president Hassan Rouhani, but his brother Mohammad is going to challenge Rouhani’s presidency despite the elder brother’s advice.
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Rouhani, Raisi Register to Run for Iran’s Presidency

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The incumbent president, Hassan Rouhani, and his main rival from the conservative camp Ebrahim Raisi applied for Iran’s presidency on Friday.
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US in No Position to Judge Iran’s Human Rights Situation

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi slammed the US for adding new sanctions against the Islamic Republic under the pretext of human rights issues, saying Washington is not in a position to comment on the human rights situation in Iran.
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Iran, Russia, Syria Blast US Strike on Homs

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Iran, Russia and Syria have once again condemned a recent US cruise missile strike against a Syrian army base under the pretext of responding to an alleged gas attack in the town of Khan Shaykhun, calling for an impartial investigation into the reported incident.
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Iran to Provide Social Security for Foreign Nationals

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An Iranian official declared that immigrants and refugees who have a work permit and reside in Iran will be covered by the Social Security Organisation.
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EU Turning Blind Eye to Realities of Civil Rights in Iran: Spokesman

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has dismissed as politically-motivated the European Union’s extension of sanctions against the Islamic Republic over human rights, saying the bloc has turned a blind eye to the realities of civil rights in Iran.
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Iran’s Missile Tests Not Related to JCPOA, UNSC Resolution

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the country’s missile tests have nothing to do with the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, stressing that the launches do not violate UN Security Council Resolution 2231, either.
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Iran Urges Venezuelan Gov’t, Opposition to Resolve Differences Peacefully

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry voiced backing for Venezuela’s democratically elected government in the wake of recent violent protests in the Latin American nation, saying Tehran supports talks between the Caracas government and the opposition for peaceful resolution of differences.
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Ahmadinejad Surprisingly Registers to Run for Iran President

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Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to everyone’s surprise, registered for the country’s presidency on Wednesday, along with two of his allies Hamid Baqaei and Esfandyar Rahim-Mashaei.
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Iranian, Syrian DMs Discuss Joint Fight against Terrorism

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Top defense officials from Iran and Syria agreed on closer coordination to intensify military action against the terrorist groups that have plagues Syria for six years.
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18,000 Women Applicants Register for Iran’s Local Elections

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More than 18,000 female applicants have registered to contest in Iran’s City and Village Councils Elections due to be held on May 19, an Iranian official announced.
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EU Renews Anti-Iran Sanctions over Human Rights Claims

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The European Union has extended by another year sanctions against Iran over alleged claims of “human rights violations” despite the fledgling rapprochement between Tehran and the bloc since the 2015 landmark nuclear agreement.
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“Trump Policy on Iran More Aggressive than Obama’s”

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A political analyst says the Trump administration has adopted a more aggressive approach toward Iran than Obama’s did.
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Iranian FM to Attend Friday Trilateral Meeting in Moscow

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Iran’s foreign minister will join his counterparts from Russia and Syria on Friday for a trilateral meeting due to be held in the Russian capital, an Iranian spokesman said.
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Over 100 Apply for Iran’s Presidency on First Registration Day

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Dozens of applicants, the majority of whom were ordinary people without any political background, registered to contest Iran’s 12th presidential election during the first day of registration.
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Terrorists Killed after Assassinating IRGC General in Southeast Iran

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A commander with Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has reportedly been assassinated by two terrorists in the country’s southeast.
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Iran Not to Let US Change Equations in Syria: Advisor

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A senior advisor to Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic Republic is a key player in Syria and will not allow the United States to change the equations to its benefit.
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Reforms Necessary in Syrian Gov’t: Iranian President

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined the need for implementation of some reforms in Syria’s ruling system, but at the same time noted that the only way out of Syria’s problem is the ballot box.
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Iranian FM Condoles with Egyptians in Arabic

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In his first post in Arabic, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly denounced the recent terrorist attacks on Egyptian churches, and condoled with the Arab nation on the tragedy.
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“US No-Fly Zone Plan for Syria a Nonstarter”

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A top Iranian parliamentarian says Washington’s plan to establish an air-exclusion zone in Syria is a nonstarter and will only further complicate the crisis in the Middle East.
Foreign Policy

Iranian, Russian Presidents Discuss US Syria Strike over Phone

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Presidents of Iran and Russia say the US missile attack on a Syrian airfield was a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.
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Iran Condemns Deadly Attacks on Egypt Churches

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned terrorist attacks on two churches in Egypt that killed and wounded dozens of people on Sunday.
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US Strike on Syria Strategic Mistake: Iran’s Leader

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the recent missile strikes by the US military against a Syrian airfield were a “strategic mistake.”
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