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The US seeks regime change; deal is impossible

Kayhan’s Hossein Shariatmadari has said that accepting what has been included in the Lausanne agreement will set the stage for the US to take military action [against Iran].

Iran will not yield to new limitations on peaceful nuclear plan: Speaker

The parliament speaker has stressed that Iran is not after establishing an empire because it runs counter to the Islamic thoughts.

Iran condemns terror attack on Saudi worshippers

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia which left dozens of worshippers killed and wounded, saying those behind the terrorist act should be brought to justice.

Nuclear negotiators sticking to red lines: Iran’s FM

Iran’s foreign minister has said that Iran will not allow the Western sides to make excessive demands in the nuclear talks.

Beneath the surface of Iran’s nuclear talks

Khorasan daily has divided the nuclear talks into three periods, explaining what has happened during each period and what the Iranian team should do before the July 1 deadline.

Rouhani: Gov’t introducing peace-loving, civilized Iranians to world

President Rouhani has said that Iran is not after aggression and retaliation and wants good ties with the world and its neighbors.

Iran, P5+1 begin new nuclear talks in Austria

Iran and P5+1 have started a new round of talks in Vienna before the two sides seek to work out a final agreement by the end of the next month.

Leader: Iran not to allow inspection of its military centers

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has said that Iran will not allow foreigners to inspect its military sites.

How far does the West go to maintain its credibility?

Alef, a news website, has examined Western demands for inspections of Iran’s military sites and explained how Iranian officials have reacted.

FM spokeswoman unaware of visit by Taliban delegation

An investigation should be launched as to who released the news on a trip by a Taliban team to Iran and what information they based their story on, Afkham said.

Iran to further expand naval presence in high seas: Navy commander

Iran has some operational plans for broader presence in international waters, said Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

President urges high respect for scholars, academics

President Rouhani stressed the need for efforts to deepen the national cultural identity and called for scientific independence and freedom for Iranian universities.

Hegemonic powers wage proxy wars to achieve goals: Iran

Iran’s defense minister has dismissed the global hegemonic powers' advocacy of human rights, freedom and welfare of nations as "empty and flimsy slogans,"

Iran, Iraq defense ministers vow to broaden defense cooperation

Tehran is determined to broaden relations with the Iraqi government in various defensive and security fields, said the Iranian defense minister in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart.

Iran summons Bahrain envoy over FM improper remarks

The Iranian Foreign Ministry recommended the Bahraini government focus on the root causes of the ongoing problems in Manama in a bid to settle them.

Kabul and Tehran can serve as driving force behind regional convergence

In an interview with an Iranian daily, the former Afghan foreign minister has weighed in on Tehran-Kabul relations in the past and at present.

Police seize over 1.6 ton of narcotics in southern province

Over 1.4 tons of opium and 200 kilograms of hashish was seized from the drug traffickers in Hormozgan Province, said Brigadier General Mohammadi Yeganeh.

No one allowed to inspect Iranian military sites: Senior MP

Alaeddin Boroujerdi told reporters that inspection of Iran's military sites would not be part of an emerging nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers.

Velayati: US military threats against Iran endanger nuclear talks

US military threats against Iran cannot get operational, Velayati said, citing that the Americans have suffered defeat in wars against countries which are not as strong as Iran.

Why did an on-pitch bombshell spill off-pitch?

The match was supposed to be a life-and-death showdown in Iran’s Premier League, but did it have anything to do with a soon-to-happen presidential trip to the northwestern city?

Iranians will not allow inspection of military sites: Senior cleric

A senior Iranian cleric has stressed that the brave Iranian nation will never allow inspection of its military sites.

US orchestrating terrorism: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States is masterminding terrorism.

Tehran raps as “contradictory” US-Arab Camp David statement

Marzieh Afkham said that the Camp David joint statement exposed the contradiction in the words and deeds of the US and its regional allies.

Executive, legislative, judiciary chiefs discuss domestic, regional issues

The heads of three branches of the Iranian government have said the potential of regional countries should be tapped into to reduce tension and restore calm in the region.

Iran, P5+1 very likely to reach nuclear agreement: Zarif

If the other side shows “seriousness” in the ongoing negotiations, “an agreement is very likely,” Zarif said in an interview with German magazine Spiegel.

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