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Obama Popular with Europeans, Despised by Middle Easterners: Analyst

IFP Editorial Staff - January 26, 2017

An Iranian analyst says the former US president, Barack Obama, was popular among Europeans, but people in the Middle East had a low opinion of him.

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Spokesman Reject’s British Official’s Baseless Remarks against Iran

IFP Media Wire - January 26, 2017

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed as ill-advised, provocative and baseless the allegations of human rights violation in Iran made by a British official, saying the era of using human rights for political purposes has ended.

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Plasco Indecent Results from People’s Irrational, Irresponsible Votes

IFP Editorial Staff - January 25, 2017

Following the tragic collapse of Plasco Building, many Iranian media outlets have sharply criticized the presence of Iranian artists and athletes in Tehran’s City Council - thanks to public votes - while they do not possess sufficient expertise and efficiency for managing urban affairs.

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Lebanese President Aoun to Visit Iran: FM

IFP Media Wire - January 25, 2017

Foreign minister of Lebanon unveiled plans for a visit to Iran by Lebanese President Michel Aoun, without giving a date.

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Kuwaiti FM’s Visit to Tehran Part of Routine Diplomacy: Spokesman

IFP Media Wire - January 25, 2017

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman made it clear that Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah’s Wednesday visit to Iran is part of regular diplomatic meetings between the two neighbors, which have been in close contact for a long time.

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Syria Peace Talks in Astana Wrapp Up with Joint Statement

IFP Media Wire - January 25, 2017

Iran, Russia and Turkey issued a joint statement on Tuesday following Syrian peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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Germany Interested in Making $12 Billion Investment in Iran’s Oil Industry

IFP Media Wire - January 24, 2017

Germany’s major oil and petrochemical companies, including BASF, have expressed their willingness to invest a total of $12 billion in the Iranian oil sector.

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Volkswagen to Launch Its Plant in Iran by March

IFP Media Wire - January 24, 2017

The production line of a newly formed joint venture between Volkswagen and the Iranian automotive company Mammut Khodro will be launched by the end of the current Iranian fiscal year that ends in March, according to the company's director.

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People in Iran Question Competency of Tehran Mayor after Plasco Building Collapse

IFP Media Wire - January 24, 2017

Following the collapse of an ageing high-rise in downtown Tehran last week, many Iranians have joined a campaign on social media, questioning the competency of the Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

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What Iran Can Learn from Plasco Building Collapse

IFP Editorial Staff - January 23, 2017

A US-based Iranian architect says people in Iran should call for tighter regulations on building construction and maintenance in the aftermath of the deadly Plasco Building collapse like what the US society did following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911.

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Int’l Gaming Companies Looking Forward to Tehran Game Conference

IFP Media Wire - January 23, 2017

The first Tehran Game Conference will be held April 29-30 under the auspices of the Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation in collaboration with the US deal making event for the video games industry known as Game Connection.

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4 Bodies Detected in Rubble of Collapsed Plasco Building

IFP Media Wire - January 23, 2017

As the operation to find the people stuck in the rubble of a collapsed building in downtown Tehran has entered the fifth consecutive day, rescue teams detected four new bodies under smoldering debris early Monday.

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Tragedy Tainted with Politics in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff - January 23, 2017

Opportunists are putting a political spin on the recent collapse of Plasco high-rise building in Tehran for personal gain.

Foreign Policy

Aleppo Peace Talks Lead Nowhere without Iran’s Intervention

IFP Editorial Staff - January 22, 2017

A former Iranian diplomat says the parties to the agreement on Aleppo were not able to deal with rebels if Iran didn’t intervene in the peace talks.

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Tehran to Host Conference on Sustainable Agriculture

IFP Media Wire - January 22, 2017

The Eighth Conference on Healthy and Sustainable Agriculture will be held in Tehran on January 26.

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20 Countries to Take Part in Int’l Conference on Development of Iran’s Makran Coasts

IFP Media Wire - January 22, 2017

Iran plans to hold an international conference on development and investment opportunities of Makran coasts, southeast of the country, with the participation of 20 foreign companies.

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Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack in Pakistan

IFP Media Wire - January 22, 2017

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned a Saturday terrorist attack in neighboring Pakistan that killed at least 20 people and injured many others.

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Rouhani’s Gov’t Overexcited by Airbus Plane Arrival: Conservative Journalist

IFP Editorial Staff - January 18, 2017

The extreme happiness of a number of Iranian statesmen over receiving only one Airbus plane is both surprising and ridiculous, said a senior Iranian conservative journalist.

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Saudi Arabia Has No Choice but to Revise Its Iran Policies: Analyst

IFP Editorial Staff - January 18, 2017

Sabah Zanganeh, a senior Middle East analyst, believes that Riyadh has no choice but to change its regional policies, and Oman can play an important role as a mediator to moderate Saudi Arabia’s policies towards Iran.

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