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Hard News

Iran supports Russia’s anti-terror airstrikes in Syria

Emad Askarieh -
Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Iran and Russia have always supported the people and government of Syria in the face of terrorism.
Foreign Policy

Iran has six demands from Saudi government: Vice president

Golrokh Askarieh -
The vice-president for legal affairs has said that Iran is not empty-handed to sue the Saudi government for failure to honor the international responsibility envisaged by the International Law Commission in 2001.
Foreign Policy

Rafsanjani calls for formal inquiry into human tragedy in Saudi Arabia

Golrokh Askarieh -
Two painful incidents took place in Mecca this year which left a lot of pilgrims from several Islamic countries dead and hurt sentiments of Muslims, Rafsanjani said.
Int'l Relations

Critical remarks about Rouhani’s trip and Zarif are out of spite

Golrokh Askarieh -
A sort of harmony was evident in the speeches of Messrs. Obama, Putin and Rouhani as far as the future of Syria was concerned.
Hard News

Iran’s possible reaction vis-à-vis Mina tragedy tough: Leader

Golrokh Askarieh -
Ayatollah Khamenei also lashed out at Riyadh for failing to ensure the safety of Hajj pilgrims.
Foreign Policy

Official: Saudi officials had better change their Iran approach

Golrokh Askarieh -
The secretary of the Expediency Council has said that the past behavior of the Saudis toward Iran suggests that they are seeking to undermine Iran’s regional power.
Crisis

Deadly stampede at Hajj pilgrimage suspicious: Leader aide

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Mina crush and its circumstances are suspicious because some of senior Iranian officials have been killed or gone missing in the incident, Ali Akbar Velayati said.
Crisis

Mina tragedy; Iran needs to err on the side of caution

IFP Editorial Staff -
A former Iranian ambassador to Oman has said that the Islamic Republic should act vigilantly in dealing with the deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia.
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

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.
Crisis

Iran death toll from Mina stampede reaches 136

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has announced that the number of Iranian pilgrims who died in the Mina stampede has increased to 136.
Crisis

Coverage of Hajj tragedy by Iranian newspapers on September 26

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian newspapers on Saturday brought into focus the tragic incident in Mina on Thursday, which was the worst Hajj tragedy in 25 years.
Crisis

Iranian Cabinet decides to send delegation to Saudi Arabia

Emad Askarieh -
The Iranian Cabinet has slammed Saudi mismanagement in dealing with Hajj pilgrims and decided to send a delegation led by the culture minister to Saudi Arabia for the management of the situation.
Crisis

Saudi war on Yemen to blame for safety lapse at Hajj: Iran official

Emad Askarieh -
The qualitative and quantitative decline in the security standards in the Hajj played a decisive role in the catastrophe, Shamkhani said.
Crisis

Iran summons Saudi charge d’ affaires over Mina incident

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s interior minister in a letter to his Saudi counterpart has called for full investigation into the tragic stampede incident in Mina.
Crisis

Toll from Hajj stampede outside Mecca reaches 2,000: Sources

Golrokh Askarieh -
The death toll from a deadly crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals in Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, has soared...
Crisis

Iran’s President Rouhani orders task force to address Mina disaster

Golrokh Askarieh -
Among its objectives, the task force would have to send over aid teams, if needed, and dispatch aircraft to Saudi Arabia in order to assist the pilgrims and the wounded.
Crisis

Iran declares 3-day national mourning over Mecca deaths

Golrokh Askarieh -
The Saudi government should meet its obligations in compliance with the rule of righteousness and fairness, the leader said.
Crisis

Number of Iranian victims of Saudi stampede rises to 47

Golrokh Askarieh -
The head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said that the Saudi officials had blocked two ways leading to the stoning point, thus causing the stampede.
Middle East

Top commander dismisses US threats as hot air

Emad Askarieh -
The chief of staff of the armed forces has shown reaction to military threats by Republicans against Iran, saying that they are seeking to revive President Bush’s belligerent presidency.
Foreign Policy

Larijani calls for collective efforts to settle regional crises

Emad Askarieh -
The good history of Tehran-Amsterdam cooperation has paved the way for expansion of ties between the two countries, Ali Larijani said.
Middle East

Israel bound to weaken; no military action needed: Expert

IFP Editorial Staff -
Without resort to war, the issue of Israel will be settled by the residents of the Palestinian territories in the next 25 years, Shirmardi predicted.
Middle East

Delegation of authority: US seeks to leave Syria to Russia

Golrokh Askarieh -
A famous Arab journalist has set out reasons for a change of course in the US Syria policy, saying that Washington is going to leave the Syrian crisis management to Moscow.
Interviews

A world-wide-web fight against a terror group on the ground

Emad Askarieh -
Ghost Security, a hacking group, says its mission is to eliminate the online presence of extremist groups such as ISIL, stymie their recruitment and limit their ability to organize international terrorist efforts.
Hard News

Tehran backs UN efforts to reconstruct Afghanistan: Envoy

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran continues to fully support the Afghan national unity government and is confident that it is has the necessary capacities to face political, economic and security challenges, said Khoshroo.
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