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Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance says if Saudi Arabia pays the blood money of Iranian pilgrims killed in Mina tragedy in 2015, the Islamic Republic may resume sending its pilgrims to the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani started state visits to Oman and Kuwait on Wednesday at the invitation of their leaders in what appears to be a response to a recent message from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) for closer ties with Tehran via dialogue.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to pay visits to the neighboring countries of Oman and Kuwait on Wednesday and hold talks on various issues, including ways to promote Tehran’s relations with the Arab countries.
A senior Iranian official says Western countries must make amends for their lost ground in the implementation of the landmark nuclear agreement signed between the Islamic Republic and six global powers in 2015.
A ceremony in Swedish ambassador’s house in Tehran sparked controversy after it was reported that several deals have been signed between Tehran and Stockholm while Swedish Prime Minister and Iranian ministers were in attendance.
Iran’s naval forces saved one of the country’s trade vessels from a massive pirate attack in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea.
Iranian lawmakers have downplayed the US administration’s threat to disclose the confidential nuclear documents of Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying the new political game will only lead to Tehran’s non-cooperation with the IAEA.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said 20,000 of his forces have been stationed in the Makran region located in southeast of the country, along the coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
A senior Iranian conservative maintains that it is highly unlikely that the right-wing party will field a female candidate for Iran’s upcoming presidential election.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 21 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran’s Intelligence Minister offered more details about the recent arrest of a number of Takfiri elements in the country, saying 8 members of Takfiri groups, all of them foreigners, were detained in an Intelligence Ministry operation.
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei referred to certain big powers’ interference in the Middle East as the root cause of regional problems today, saying the US and some European countries have had a role in causing crises in Syria and Iraq.
In a politically-oriented report, Reuters claimed that only “hundreds of thousands” of Iranians rallied on the anniversary of the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution on Friday, February 10, and merely to reject US President Donald Trump's anti-Iran threats.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said Russia’s Syria-bound military jets could be allowed to use the Iranian airspace.
