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A reformist politician believes that after ex-president Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani’s death no one has that much ability to co-ordinate all reformist and moderate movements.
A senior Iranian official has highlighted the achievements of the 2015 nuclear deal both at home and abroad, saying the historic accord promoted Iran’s image in the international arena.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 21 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran’s president will preside over the Expediency Council (EC) sessions until a new chairman is appointed by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, an EC member said.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Kuwait has not delivered any specific message on part of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) to the Islamic Republic yet.
Iranian Ambassador to Islamabad Mehdi Honardoost said Iran and Pakistan have agreed to establish direct flights between the two nations in the near future.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari says he has been carrying out certain mediatory measures since last year in order to help the improvement of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
A former IRGC commander says Iran is not concerned about the US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for the defence secretary and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 26 them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
An Iranian diplomat rejected remarks made by Rex Tillerson, Trump's pick for secretary of state on a revision to the July 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying the agreement can never be negotiated again.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari has held meetings with senior Russian and Turkish officials on the resolution of the years-long crisis in Syria.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, exchanged views on a range of issues, including the latest developments in war-hit Syria and the demise of the former Iranian president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
The eldest son of the late Iranian former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani thanked Iranians for picturing their solidarity during the funeral of his father.
Iranian security forces have arrested a ringleader of the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) in the central city of Isfahan, finding video recordings the individual wanted to send to anti-Iran satellite TV channels, local media said.
An Iranian official announced that an Iranian delegation will be dispatched to Saudi Arabia next month to discuss the possible attendance of Iranian pilgrims in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
A number of high-ranking Iranian officials and several foreign guests attended a memorial service hosted by Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for the late Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 37 them. The selected headlines show how Iranian newspapers continued covering the death of Ayatollah Rafsanjani in their front pages one day after the funeral ceremony.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to the participation of Iranian people from all walks of life in the Tuesday funeral ceremony held for former president Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, and said that the opportunity can be tapped for national reconciliation.
A diplomat denied reports that a clean-up plan at the Natanz facility will bring Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium below a cap mentioned in a nuclear agreement with world powers, saying residue from the process will be exempted from the 300-kg limit on Iran’s enriched uranium.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned recent suicide bombings in the Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed dozens of people and injured many others.
The latest session of the JCPOA joint commission - a group tasked with monitoring commitments to a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers – ended in Vienna with a press release that just “recognizes the US assurance” that ISA extension would not violate the nuclear deal.
