Middle East

Iranian Cleric Calls Saudi Regime “Enemy of Islam”

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Tehran's Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami slammed the Riyadh regime for its continued hostilities against Muslims in the Middle East region, Yemen in particular, describing the Saudi rulers as the enemies of Islam.
Foreign Policy

Iran Attaches Great Significance to Regional and Global Security: President

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that efforts to help establish peace and security in the Middle East region and other parts of the world are among the priorities of the Islamic Republic.
Human Rights

Iran Rejects ‘Fallacious’ Remarks by UN Human Rights Chief

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The Iranian High Council for Human Rights dismissed as “untrue and false” recent remarks made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights about lack of cooperation from Tehran over the past years.
Media Wire

Iran Reaffirms Support for Afghan Prosperity

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Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo voiced support for UN development plans in Afghanistan, saying the Islamic Republic continues to provide health care and schooling for Afghan refugees and help them overcome challenges after returning home.
Security

General Soleimani Says Will Remain A Soldier Serving Islamic Revolution

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Quashing rumors of having plans to go into politics, Commander of Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Qassem Soleimani underscored that he will always remain a simple soldier serving Iran and the Islamic Revolution.
Foreign Policy

Top Iranian, Mexican Diplomats Hold Talks in Mexico City

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Mexican counterpart Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas in a meeting in Mexico City on Wednesday discussed a range of issues, from closer bilateral trade ties to cooperation in the fight against narcotics.
Media Wire

UK Blocks Iran’s Gas Revenues Over Bans

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Iran says it has been paid for selling natural gas from a field that it jointly owns with BP in the North Sea but the payments cannot be accessed due to sanctions.
Foreign Policy

Anti-Iran Claims Meant to Divert Attention from Saudi’s 9/11 Role: Diplomat

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Iran has rejected claims by a former US senator about Tehran’s "role" in the 9/11 attacks, saying the Islamic Republic has been fighting terrorism for a long time.
Security

US Presence in Persian Gulf Unwarranted: Iran Official

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A senior Iranian official says the presence of American military forces in the Persian Gulf lacks any legal and international justification.
Judiciary

Iran, Italy Mull Human Rights, Anti-Terror Cooperation

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Officials from Iran and Italy hailed the most recent round of bilateral talks on human rights issues, with the both sides calling for closer interaction in the fight against terrorism, such as by the exchange of intelligence information.
Cinema

Iran Wins 3 Awards at MoonDance Film Festival

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Three Iranian films, including 'The Sea and the Flying Fish', have received prizes at the MoonDance International Film Festival in the US.
Media Wire

IRGC Navy Commander Warns US to Leave Persian Gulf

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander called on the US forces to put an end to their presence in the Persian Gulf before any problem arises in the region.
Nuclear

Iran, G5+1 FMs May Hold Talks in New York: Russian Diplomat

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Russian Foreign Ministry's Director of the Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov said the foreign ministers of Iran and six world powers are likely to hold a meeting in New York soon.
Foreign Policy

Iran Denies Report of US Contact on Syria

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi quashed reports that Tehran and Washington have had high-profile diplomatic contacts about the recent ceasefire in Syria.
Sport

Iran’s Rahimi, Ranjbar Win Gold, Bronze at Individual Recurve

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Gholamreza Rahimi of Iran defeated Thailand’s Hanreuchai Netsiri 7-3 in the individual recurve men’s open at Rio 2016 on Tuesday.
Security

IRGC Navy Equipped with New High-Speed Craft

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy on Tuesday brought into service a new high-speed military vessel with an immense operational range and the capability to carry helicopters.
Foreign Policy

Syria Truce Mustn’t allow Terrorists to Rearm: Iran

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Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan has warned that supporters of terrorist groups in Syria may use the ceasefire agreement in the country to rearm the militants.
Local

Leader Urges Iranians’ Participation in National Census

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on Iranians form every walk of life to participate actively in an upcoming national census, referring to authentic statistics as the basis of any efficient decision-making for the country.
Foreign Policy

Iran Concludes ‘Historic’ Border Pact With Oman

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Iran says it had concluded a “historic” accord with Oman that demarcates the Islamic Republic’s maritime border with the fellow Persian Gulf littoral state.
Religion

Iranian Administration Seriously Pursuing Mina Tragedy Case: Spokesman

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Spokesman for the Iranian administration expressed the cabinet’s determination to relieve the pains of those who lost their loved ones in a fatal crush of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia during last year’s Hajj.
Judiciary

Iran’s Judiciary Official in Italy for Talks

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Chief of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani arrived in Rome on Tuesday for the third round of talks on Iran-Italy judicial cooperation.
Nuclear

‘China May Build Iran’s 4th Nuclear Plant’

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Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says European and Chinese companies are interested in the country’s nuclear power generation plans.
Nuclear

AEOI Chief Arrives in Belgium for Nuclear Talks

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Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi has arrived in Brussels for a three-day visit to hold talks with Belgian and European Union officials on ways to improve nuclear cooperation.
Foreign Policy

Political Dialogue Can Settle Mideast Issues: Rouhani

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says political dialogue and showing understanding are the only solutions to the ongoing problems in the region, particularly issues in the Persian Gulf.
Religion

Iran Denies Reports of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Fatwa on Hajj, Karbala Pilgrimage

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Iran’s interests section in Egypt denied reports on a religious fatwa attributed to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei alleging that Iranians could go on pilgrimage to Iraq’s holy Shiite shrines, as in Karbala, instead of Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
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