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Iran, Russia Resolved to Boost Defense Cooperation: DM

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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan underlined that Tehran and Moscow are resolved to promote mutual cooperation in defense areas.
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Furore over the Arrest of an Unveiled Mascot in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabian media requested changes to the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, criticizing their rough behavior and irrational operation in arresting an unveiled female advertising mascot.
Crisis

Iran, Europe See Common Grounds for Cooperation on Migrant Crisis

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Iran’s foreign minister and a ranking member of the European Parliament discussed ways for closer cooperation between Iran and Europe to deal with the migration crisis.
Energy

Japan PM due in Iran to expand oil cooperation

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pay a visit to Tehran to hold talks with Iranian officials on ways to expand oil cooperation, Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh says.
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The Israeli Minister Gets Chummy with Saudi Arabian Authority

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After giving a speech at the Munich Security Conference, Moshe Yaalon, the Defense Minister of the Israeli Zionist Regime, went to Turki Al-Faisal, the director of the Saudi Arabia General Intelligence Directorate, and warmly shook hands with him.
Foreign Policy

Iranian FM Downplays Saudi Claims about Deploying Troops to Syria

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, referring to certain claims by Saudi Arabia about sending ground forces to Syria, hailed them as “propaganda”, saying that everyone knows just how little military might such countries have.
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Saudi FM Defends Prohibition of Women’s Driving Rights

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Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, expressed his support for the Al Saud regime’s ban on women driving, and urged Saudi women to be patient and wait to claim their rights.
Foreign Policy

Foreign troop deployment to Syria, publicity stunt: Iran FM

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed as “propaganda” claims by certain regional countries that they might deploy troops to Syria, saying no outsider can make decisions for the conflict-stricken country.
Hard News

Malaysian official sees better trade ties with Iran after removal of sanctions

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A senior Malaysian official said he predicted better trade opportunities with Iran after the removal of sanctions.
Asia

Syrian army urges gunmen to lay down weapons, have their legal status settled

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The General Command of the Syrian Army and Armed Forces called on the gunmen in Daraa district in the eastern province of Aleppo to lay down their arms to have their legal status settled.
Africa

Syrians, Not Others, Should Decide for Syria’s Future: Leader

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei blamed hegemonic powers, the US in particular, for the sufferings of the people of Syria, and reiterated that the Arab country’s fate cannot be decided by non-Syrian sides.
Foreign Policy

Jaberi Ansari: Switzerland Officially Hosts Iran and Saudi Arabia’s Interests Sections

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Hossein Jaberi Ansari, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, announced that Switzerland had officially taken over the Saudi Arabian and Iranian interests sections in Tehran and Riyadh respectively, at the request of both countries.
Foreign Policy

Decision on Syria’s Fate in Hands of People: Iran’s FM

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif emphasized that Syrian people alone have the right to decide the fate of their country and President Bashar al-Assad, rejecting comments about Syria by the outsiders.
Hard News

Iran, Ghana sign deals for ‘new epoch’

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Iran and Ghana sign new documents for cooperation as President John Dramani Mahama visits Tehran at the head of an economic and political delegation, hailing the trip as the “beginning of a new epoch in bilateral ties.”
Foreign Policy

Ghana President: Iran pioneer of fighting violence, extremism

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Iran and its President Hassan Rouhani are pioneers of fighting violence, extremism and terrorism, Ghana President John Dramani Mahama said on Sunday.
Hard News

Saudi troops deployment in Syria political blunder: IRGC cmdr.

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A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Saudi Arabia will make a “political mistake” in case of implementing a plan for the deployment of ground troops to Syria.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian Island and Italian Town Become Sister Cities

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In a ceremony held in Italy, Iran’s largest Island, Qeshm, became a sister city to the Italian commune of Vimodrone, a municipality in the...
Hard News

‘Not for US, Saudi to decide for Syrians’

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Syrian people must decide about the future of President Bashar al-Assad.
Hard News

Iran urges concerted efforts to end Yemen war

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A senior Iranian official has warned against rising terrorism in Yemen, calling for more concerted efforts to open dialog and end the war in the violence-wrecked country.
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Why Saudi Girls File Lawsuits against Their Parents

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According to Al Alam TV channel, the inflexibility of Saudi parents with regard to their daughters’ marriages has led to several complaints being lodged by Saudi girls in courts against their parents.
Foreign Policy

Zarif: Syrians themselves must take decision of Assad’s presidency

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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that taking any decision on the future of President Bashar Assad lies with the Syrian nation themselves.
Hard News

Iran’s FM Urges Regional Players Not to Complicate Situation in Syria

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at certain countries’ approaches towards the Syrian crisis, saying such moves as deployment of ground troops to the Arab country would just exacerbate the crisis.
Americas

Iranian-born woman 1st US female envoy to Sweden

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Iranian-born woman, Azita Raji, was appointed on Friday as the first female United States ambassador to Sweden.
Foreign Policy

Zarif: Iran Ready to Work with “Saudi Brothers”

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced the country’s readiness to cooperate with Saudi Arabia on the settlement of the regional problems, saying that Tehran and Riyadh cannot ignore each other in the region.
Hard News

7 things to consider before sending troops to Syria

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Saudi Arabia has offered to deploy ground forces in support of the US-led coalition’s fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria — apparently with American support. Such a move will undoubtedly make the conflict even more nightmarish.
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