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Tehran Saudi Embassy Attackers Are in Prison: Minister

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Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati reaffirmed the immunity of diplomatic missions in Iran, and announced that the culprits behind a recent attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran have been imprisoned.
Iran in Pictures

Aerial Photos of Persian Gulf on Its National Day

Fatemeh Askarieh -
National Persian Gulf Day is an annual observance in Iran that was first suggested in January 2004 and approved by the government in July...
Crisis

Italy Ready to Upgrade Iranian Anti-Drug Police Equipment: Official

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Police Chief Brigadier General Ali Moayyedi said Italy has voiced its readiness to boost police cooperation with the Islamic Republic in various areas and provide Iran with surveillance equipment used in fighting against drugs.
Cultural Heritage

Museum of Persian Gulf Maps Opens in Hormuz Island

Emad Askarieh -
The Museum of Persian Gulf Maps was inaugurated on Hormuz Island in a ceremony attended by Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister Ali Jannati, held concurrently with National Persian Gulf Day (April 29).
Economy

Britain-Iran Chamber of Commerce: Serious Negotiation with Banks to Ease Work with Iran

Emad Askarieh -
The chairperson of the Britain-Iran Chamber of Commerce said currently banking issues are the main problem in engagement with Iran, so in Britain there is serious negotiation for resolving the problem.
Asia

Asian Oil Imports from Iran up by 50% in March

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s oil exports to Asian countries have increased by 50% in the third month of the current year compared the corresponding period last year.
Finance

UN Says Open to Help Resolve Iran-US Assets Dispute

Emad Askarieh -
The United Nations on Friday suggested it would be willing to assist in a dispute between Tehran and Washington after Iran requested UN help in convincing the United States to stop what the Islamic Republic says are violations of state immunity.
Americas

Zarif Sends Official Letter to UN Chief over US Asset Seizure: Full Text

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, stressing that Tehran will take whatever action to get back the Central Bank of Iran’s assets that the US has recently seized under a court ruling.
Iran in Pictures

Persian Gulf Day

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Iranian people hold nationwide celebrations every year to mark National Persian Gulf Day, the anniversary of the victory over Portuguese troops during a war...
Crisis

Local People Kill ISIS Rapist in Mosul

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A group of civilians in the Iraqi city of Mosul killed a terrorist who had raped a woman in the ISIS-held city in north of the country.
Europe

German Vice Chancellor Due in Tehran Next Week

Golrokh Askarieh -
German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel is scheduled to visit Tehran on May 2 to attend the Iran-Germany Joint Economic Commission meeting.
Art

Iran Artists Forum signs MoU with Austrian counterpart

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Iran Artists Forum signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Austrian House of Artists in a bid to promote cultural and artistic cooperation at the international level.
Americas

Ahmadinejad’s Office Reacts to Accusations over US Seizure of Iranian Assets

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The office of Iran’s ex-president has reacted to the recent criticisms against Ahmadinejad’s government over the mistakes that have allegedly led to a recent US court ruling to seize Iran’s assets.
Africa

“I’ll Come Back Again as a Tourist” – Zuma Falls in Love with Isfahan

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Jacob Zuma, South Africa’s President, said, “After I leave Iran, I’ll surely come back and travel to Isfahan as a tourist. My recommendation to people is to not to ignore Isfahan as a tourist destination.”
Europe

Iranian Speaker Hails Constructive Talks with Belgian MPs

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday hailed as “very constructive and positive” the talks he had with a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Belgium.
Americas

Leader: US Deception Hindering Iran Trade

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US has resorted to “deception” to obstruct international trade with Iran despite a nuclear agreement.
Asia

Iran and China Stress Common Views on Syria

Golrokh Askarieh -
Ranking diplomats from Iran and China asserted that Syrian people alone have the right to decide their country’s fate, with both stressing the need for a serious fight against terrorist groups in the Arab country.
Americas

A Donald Trump Victory Would Benefit Iran: Academic

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Nasser Hadiyan, a professor at the University of Tehran, believes that the victory of US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump would not be to the detriment of Iran, because he is a businessman with little international legitimacy. His comments were reported by Sharq daily newspaper and translated in their entirety by IFP.
Americas

Tehran Wants Deeper Ties with Latin America

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President Hassan Rouhani deemed the expansion of relations with Latin American countries as a principal policy pursued by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Americas

Are American Lives Worth More than Yemenis’ or Afghans’?

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In a report translated by IFP, Hamshahri newspaper has compared the amount of compensation Americans are set to receive for their marines killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing with what they have paid for killing Yemeni or Afghan citizens in drone strikes.
Americas

Iran Summons Swiss Envoy over US Supreme Court Ruling

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran to protest the recent ruling by the US Supreme Court against the Islamic Republic.
Americas

FM Zarif: Seizure of Iran’s Assets Destroys Credibility of US Justice System

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the recent US court ruling whereby nearly $2bn of frozen Iranian assets would be seized from an American bank will put an end to the "credibility of the US justice system".
Americas

US and Canada to Join Iranian Crude Customers

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran has begun negotiations with American and Canadian oil companies on petrochemical sales, technology purchases, as well as investment in the country’s oil and gas industries.
Americas

US Analyst Interview – How Would the Next US President Treat Iran?

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An American political analyst said that a potential revocation of the JCPOA nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers by the next US president would draw negative responses from European countries.
Hard News

IRGC: Bahrain’s Call for War against Iran More like a Joke

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An official from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said that contemplating a war against Iran was “out of Bahrain’s league”, and suggested that...
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