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FM Official: High Potential for Iran-Mongolia Cooperation

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Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific and Commonwealth Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour stressed the high potential for good relations between Iran and Mongolia.
Americas

Iran Rejects US Terrorism Report

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry flatly rejected the US annual report on terrorism, which singled out Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism, saying the US is known as the biggest supporter of terrorist groups and the Israeli regime as “the symbol of state-sponsored terrorism”.
Energy

Turkish Firm Signs $4.2bn Power Plant Deal with Iranian Energy Ministry

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A major Turkish energy company has finalized a $4.2bn deal with Iran's Energy Ministry to set up seven natural gas power plants in the Islamic Republic.
Americas

Muhammad Ali, A Pioneer of Racial Equality

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman expressed his deepest condolences for the passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, deeming him a pioneer in the field of racial equality.
Crisis

Schoolboys in Yemen’s Hudaydah Taking Final Exams without Clothes

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The Saudi-led coalition’s airstrikes on the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah have led to a power failure in the hot city, leading to temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius.
Middle East

Hackers Launch Cyber Attacks on Iranian Diplomatic Sites

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A group of hackers, apparently employed by Saudi Arabia, hacked into a number of websites affiliated with Iran’s Foreign Ministry, publishing image of Saudi kings on the websites.
Middle East

Ex-Miss Turkey Condemned to Jail for Insulting Erdogan

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A former Miss Turkey has been sentenced to suspended jail for sending an insulting post about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on her Instagram.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Carrying Out JCPOA Commitments Quickly, US Too Slowly

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Mohammad Javad Larijani, the Chief of the Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council, criticized Washington’s slow implementation of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers (JCPOA), and suggested that Iran should not be so fast in fulfilling its obligations.
Europe

World’s Longest Tunnel Opens Deep beneath Swiss Alps

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Seventeen years after construction crews started boring beneath the Swiss Alps, the world's longest, deepest tunnel is officially opening on Wednesday June 1.
IFP Exclusive

Official Urges Iranians Not to Go to Hajj from Third Country

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Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi called on the country’s nationals to avoid making pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia from a third country during the upcoming Hajj season, due to the anti-Iran psychological atmosphere created by Riyadh.
Crisis

Battle for Fallujah: What’s Happening to the Civilians?

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Battles between the Iraqi army and the ISIS militants have intensified near the Iraqi ISIS-held city of Fallujah, as aid groups warn of a human catastrophe unfolding with 50,000 people trapped by the fighting.
Americas

Zarif Urges US to Remove ‘Psychological Banking Barrier’ in Trade with Iran

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said there is a “psychological barrier” in trade with Iran, stressing that Washington should give international banks reassurances that they can resume business with the Islamic Republic.
Energy

Iran and Russia in Talks over Electricity Exchange

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A new report says Iran and Russia are in final talks over high-season electricity exchange.
Middle East

Saudi Thinker Praises Late Imam Khomeini in Promoting Islamic Revolution

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Ma’an Al-Jerba, a Saudi thinker, praised the role played by the late Imam Khomeini in promoting the idea of Islamic Revolution across Muslim countries.
Int'l Relations

Iran and Turkey Jointly to Submit Rumi’s Masnavi to UNESCO

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National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) Director Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri met with a Turkish cultural delegation led by the director of the Atatürk Culture Language and History High Commission, Derya Ors, in Tehran on Monday May 30.
Europe

Portugal Calls for Tehran-Lisbon Direct Flights

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Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Costa Oliveira called for bolstering relations with Iran, especially in the field of communications, and establishing direct flights between the two countries.
Economy

Iran-Sweden Trade Meeting Opens in Stockholm

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An Iran-Sweden trade meeting opened on Wednesday June 1, attended by 230 Iranian and Swedish economic figures.
Energy

Market Unaffected by Iran Export Hike ahead of OPEC Meeting

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Iran has not negatively impacted the oil market by doubling its crude oil exports, says Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh.
IFP Exclusive

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 1

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IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 26 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Economy

Economic Agreements Worth $1.2bn Signed with Finland and Poland

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Iran has struck a number of economic agreements worth some $1.2bn during an Iranian delegation’s trip to Poland and Finland, says an official.
Economy

Iranian Official Pleased with Positive Outcomes of Poland Visit

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A senior business official voiced his satisfaction with the positive results of a recent visit by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and a 60-strong delegation to Poland.
Judiciary

FM Spokesman: Bahraini Cleric’s Jail Term Extension ‘Complicates’ Problems

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari expressed deep sorrow over the extension of the jail term of Bahraini opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, saying that Al Khalifa cannot resolve the Persian Gulf country’s protracted problems by such moves.
Europe

German Carmakers Resume Cooperation with Iran: Minister

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Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, who is in Berlin, said major German automakers have determined to resume their activities and investment in Iran’s market.
Law

Recently Freed Greek Prisoner: 4 Iranian Diplomats Alive in Israeli Jail

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A Greek prisoner who was recently freed from an Israeli jail disclosed that the four Iranian diplomats who had been abducted by Phalange forces in Northern Lebanon in 1982 are still alive and in Israel's custody, media reports said.
Americas

Salehi: Iran to Stop Sending Heavy Water to US

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Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said after the Americans stole Iran’s $2bn assets in April, he asked colleagues to stop sending heavy water shipments to the US to clear up the case.
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