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US Sanctions on Iran Harming Region’s Health Sector: VP

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Iran’s First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri says international associations must not keep silent over the US unilateral and unlawful policies, including the sanctions that are causing extensive damages, especially in the health sector.
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‘Iraq in Limbo to Choose between Iran, US’

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An Iranian analyst says Iraq is now faced with a difficult choice between Iran and the US because the power balance it had created over the past years to establish ties with both sides is no longer feasible.
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Iran’s Prisoner Swap Offer Response to US Call: Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has raised the idea of swapping prisoners with the US in response to the US’ call for engagement, but he is now disappointed with the State Department’s reaction to his call.
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‘Trump’s Hostile Policies Boost Solidarity among Iranians’

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Chief of Staff of the Iranian president says US President Donald Trump’s hostile measures against the Islamic Republic and the “maximum pressure” he is exerting on Iran will just increase the national unity of Iranian people.
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Iran Says Not to Let Any Country Replace It in Oil Market

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the Saudi and Bahraini governments' support for the US sanctions imposed on Iran's oil exports, saying the Islamic Republic will not allow any country to replace it in the petroleum market.
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Iran Has PhD in Bypassing Sanctions: FM Zarif

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Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will do its utmost to export oil after the US tightened its sanctions against the country, stressing that the Islamic Republic — which has been the target of cruel American bans for decades — has gained much experience in going around such restrictive measures.
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US Plan to Cut Iran’s Oil Exports Down to Zero Not Feasible: DM

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Iran’s Defence Minister says the inhumane goal of the American regime to cut Iran’s oil exports down to zero is not feasible, and the Islamic Republic of Iran preserves all rights to use defensive measures against the US economic terrorism.
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Iraq Says to Keep Importing Iran’s Gas, Power despite US Bans

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Iraq is set to maintain and even increase its natural gas and electricity imports from Iran to meet the extreme summer demand, defying the US’ move to stop issuing sanctions waivers for the countries that import energy from Iran.
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Negotiation with US Possible If Washington Repents: Rouhani

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says if the United States lifts its sanctions, apologises for its unlawful measures, and shows mutual respect, it is possible to hold talks with them.
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Iran to Export as Much Oil as It Desires: Leader

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Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has downplayed the US’ refusal to renew sanctions waivers for the import of Iran’s crude oil, saying that the Islamic Republic will export petroleum as much as it wants.
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Zarif Says Iran’s Military to Decide on Closing Strait of Hormuz

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country’s military will make the final decision on the option of closing the Strait of Hormuz, a highly important strategic location for global energy trade, in reaction to the US’ ban on the country’s oil exports.
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Iran Says Its Oil Exports Will Never Plummet to Less than 1m Barrels

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A senior Iranian lawmaker says despite the US decision to tighten its sanctions on Iran’s oil sector, the country’s oil exports will never decrease to less than one million barrels per day.
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Iran to Punish Sides Supporting US’ Blacklisting of IRGC

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Iranian lawmakers have passed a law based on which any state, individual or body which puts its weight behind the US move to blacklist Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization will face Iran’s tit-for-tat measure.
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Iran to Sue US over Prevention of Aid Flow to Flood Victims

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Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs says the country is legally pursuing the United States’ move to block the flow of cash aid to flood victims in the Islamic Republic.
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‘US Waivers for Iran Oil Imports Have No Credit’

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The Iranian foreign ministry has dismissed the White House’s latest statement regarding its decision to stop issuing sanctions waivers for the import of Iran’s crude oil.
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US Retreats from Threat to Penalize Any Business with IRGC

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The United States has largely carved out exceptions so that foreign governments, firms, and NGOs do not automatically face US sanctions for dealing with Iran’s IRGC after its designation by Washington as a “terrorist group”, according to three current and three former US officials.
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US to Announce End of Sanctions Waivers for Iran Oil Imports

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The United States is to announce that all importers of Iranian oil will have to end their imports shortly or face US sanctions, a report says.
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Iran Develops Drill to Clean Up Mud after Recent Floods

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A group of Iranian researchers managed to develop a horizontal drill used to suck up mud, after they realized flood-hit provinces need the drill but the country cannot import it due to the US sanctions.
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Iran, Turkey to Establish INSTEX-Like Mechanism: Zarif

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran and Turkey have agreed to establish a new financial mechanism in a number of areas similar to that of Europe's long-awaited financial initiative known as the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchange (INSTEX).
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Big Names to Attend Iranian Film Festival despite US Bans

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A number of renowned cinema professionals, including American screenwriter and filmmaker Paul Joseph Schrader, are going to attend the 37th International Fajr Festival in Tehran despite the discouraging impact of Trump’s sanctions.
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US Sanctions Impeding Int’l Cash Aid to Flood-Hit Iranians

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The Iranian Red Crescent Society says due to the unilateral sanctions the US has imposed on the Islamic Republic, no international cash aid has ever reached and handed over to the people affected by the recent floods, which have so far killed at least 76.
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‘Some Korean SMEs Go Bankrupt after US Sanctions against Iran’

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The Chairman of Iran-South Korea Joint Chamber of Commerce says following the cutback in economic relations between Tehran and Seoul due to US sanctions, many small or medium-sized companies (SMEs) that had ties with Iran have gone almost bankrupt.
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Europeans Have No Excuse for Delaying INSTEX Launch: Iran

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Iran’s foreign minister has criticised the European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal for delaying the enforcement of a non-dollar payment channel, known as INSTEX, aimed at facilitating trade with Tehran under the US sanctions.
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Iran FM, Top Italian Lawmaker Hold Talks in Tehran

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed issues of mutual interest in a meeting with Vito Rosario Petrocelli, the president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate of Italy.
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US, Observers Surprised by Increase in Iran’s Oil Exports

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Iranian exports of crude oil and condensate have surged to levels near before sanctions, surprising market observers and affording the country an important victory in a US “economic war” on Tehran.
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