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Foreign Policy

Afkham: Roknoabadi used regular passport for Hajj trip

Golrokh Askarieh -
Her comments came in reaction to allegations by some Arab media that Roknabadi traveled through unofficial routes to Saudi Arabia under a fake name.
Foreign Policy

Bombardments not effective way in fighting terrorism: Rouhani

Golrokh Askarieh -
President Rouhani said Iran is ready to cooperate with any country whose top priority is fighting terrorism.
Foreign Policy

Iran will take legal action over Mina crush: Zarif

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Iran will adopt “necessary measures” to prevent the repeat of incidents such as the Mina tragedy, Foreign Minister Zarif said in a live interview with IRIB.
Local

President Rouhani to cut short his New York trip

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President Rouhani will leave New York sooner than scheduled later Monday to return home and attend a ceremony in Tehran to welcome home the bodies of the Iranian pilgrims who died in a deadly stampede in Mina last week.
Foreign Policy

Muslim world, not Riyadh, should run Hajj: Iran’s Parliament

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The MPS also called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to dispatch a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia to investigate the causes of the Mina tragedy.
Foreign Policy

Iran can help facilitate Syria solution: France

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The two presidents held talks on the sidelines of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Foreign Policy

Syria’s Assad should remain in office: President Rouhani

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In an interview with CNN, Rouhani said Tehran will consider the release of three Americans held in Iran if the US frees Iranian prisoners.
Foreign Policy

President Rouhani calls for enhanced Iran-Japan relations

Golrokh Askarieh -
The president told the Japanese PM that the nuclear agreement is an opportunity for the expansion of relations between Tehran and Tokyo in various fields such as nuclear energy.
Foreign Policy

Shamkhani: Saudi inefficiency bore tragic outcome for Islamic world

Golrokh Askarieh -
Shamkhani said the Mina catastrophe was definitely due to the inefficiency of the Saudi government whose top priority was not the safety of the pilgrims.
Foreign Policy

Afkham: Anti-Iran human rights report lacks legal foundation

Golrokh Askarieh -
Afkham said the report embarks on misinterpreting human rights situation in Iran, thus losing the chance to offer an impartial analysis.
Foreign Policy

Iran summons Saudi envoy over Mina crush for third time

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Saudis’ refusal to assume responsibility for the Mina disaster is unacceptable, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said.
Foreign Policy

Iran ready to expand all-out ties with EU: President Rouhani

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We should plan to promote all-out relations between Iran and the EU based on mutual interests in the new atmosphere created by the nuclear agreement, President Rouhani said.
Foreign Policy

What took center stage in Zarif-Kerry meeting in New York?

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The Iranian foreign minister has said that implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action can help remove some misunderstandings between Iran and the US which have occurred in recent decades.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Rouhani urges UN to press Saudi over Mina tragedy

Golrokh Askarieh -
It is imperative that the UN Secretary General [Ban Ki-moon] remind the Riyadh government of its legal and human obligations,” Rouhani said.
Foreign Policy

President Rouhani calls for investigation into Mina tragedy

Golrokh Askarieh -
In his speech to the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York on Saturday, President Rouhani expressed deep regret over the heartbreaking incident and offered his condolences to the bereaved.
Foreign Policy

Iranians given priority for investment in country: Rouhani

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Iranian entrepreneurs, managers and investors, both inside and outside the country, always take priority when it comes to presence in different economic areas in the country, President Rouhani said.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s FM regrets Riyadh’s lack of cooperation with Tehran on Mina tragedy

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Zarif also sent separate messages to his counterparts in the Muslim countries whose nationals have been killed or injured in Mecca.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM urges timely implementation of JCPOA

Golrokh Askarieh -
The top Iranian diplomat expressed hope that Tehran and the IAEA would proceed with positive cooperation to clarify outstanding issues over the country’s nuclear program.
Foreign Policy

Zarif attends UN meeting on Afghanistan in New York

Golrokh Askarieh -
During the meeting, participants underlined the role of the friendly neighbors of Afghanistan and the international community in protecting peace, security, unity and territorial integrity of Afghanistan.
Local

Party politics: A party for women or partisans of women’s political activity?

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Three female political players set out reasons why Iranian women are underrepresented in executive bodies and how the current trend can be reversed.
Hard News

Long way to go before Tehran-Washington relations: President Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Differences and hostilities between Iran and the US will not definitely be solved overnight, and time, prudence, and constructive measures are required, said President Rouhani.
Foreign Policy

Tehran ready to develop ties with Stockholm: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Sweden is ready to open a new chapter in its bilateral ties with Iran, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in a meeting with President Rouhani.
Hard News

Zarif, Amano discuss Iran-IAEA cooperation

Emad Askarieh -
The IAEA chief has voiced readiness to continue cooperation with Iran to implement the Roadmap agreement “in a positive atmosphere”.
Foreign Policy

Iran is an influential regional power: Rousseff

Emad Askarieh -
Terror groups should not get a chance to turn into terrorist states, President Rouhani said in a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart in New York.
Crisis

Saudi government responsible for Mina tragedy: Ayatollah Rafsanjani

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Ayatollah Rafsanjani has said that Saudi officials in charge of [maintaining] order in Hajj rituals are responsible for the incident near Mecca and should be answerable to the Islamic world.
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