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Iranian armed forces never to be caught off guard: Commander

Iranian armed forces never to be caught off guard: Commander

General Pourdastan made the remarks addressing the Friday prayers in Mashad City.'Iran armed forces doctrine is defensive and based on deterrent power and we are ready to defend country and confront any threat,' the General said. 'Over the past 40 years, US has attempted to annihilate the Islamic Revolution by …

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IMF to continue cooperation with Iran Central Bank

IMF to continue cooperation with Iran Central Bank

“Iran is a member of the IMF, and as with all our members, the IMF will continue to work with Governor Seif and the central bank, consistent with the IMF’s Articles of Agreement,' IMF's Communications Department announced in a response letter to CBI which has asked the international financial body …

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Deputy FM says he's more confident about preserving JCPOA

Deputy FM says he's more confident about preserving JCPOA

Araqchi made the remarks Friday after the JCPOA joint commission meeting in Vienna.'The extraordinary JCPOA joint commission meeting was held at Iran’s request to review US withdrawal from Iran Deal and its consequences and on whether other signatories are able to keep the deal and also Iran’s interests without US,' …

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Iran runner-up at Asian Taekwondo Champs

Iran runner-up at Asian Taekwondo Champs

Iranian squad with four gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze medals stood on the second place after South Korea.The event was held on May 24-25 in Hochiminh, Vietnam.South Korea, Iran and Taipei ranked first to third respectively.In the context of taekwondo the term taegeuk refers to a set of Poomsae …

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Japan to decide on buying Iran oil within months

Japan to decide on buying Iran oil within months

“Japanese oil refiners will likely take a few months to decide policy on Iranian crude purchases in response to US sanctions,” Reuters quoted Tsukioka as saying on Friday.“Japanese refiners are gathering information and have not yet held talks with the Japanese or U.S. government,” he added.Policy on import curbs will …

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All sides have consensus about saving Iran deal: Russian diplomat

All sides have consensus about saving Iran deal: Russian diplomat

The Iran nuclear deal can be saved with political will, Russia’s representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mikhail Ulyanov told reporters on Friday.He said that unity and political will for protecting the JCPOA were two major topics of the JCPOA joint commission meeting.The Russian diplomat said that talks …

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Saudi air strikes kill 7 people in Yemen

Saudi air strikes kill 7 people in Yemen

The death toll of the attacks on Majz District, Saada mounted to 6 people and 4 more were also injured. In an attack on a house in Al Barah, Taiz one civilian was killed and some others were injured.Saudi Arabia and its regional allies attacked Yemen in March 2015 to …

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Heat wave kills 65 in Karachi

Heat wave kills 65 in Karachi

The biggest reasons behind these deaths are unawareness, power breakdown and inadequate health facilities.The heat wave coincides with the beginning of Ramadan, when millions of Muslim across the world including Pakistanis abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset.Faisal Edhi, chief of the Edhi Foundation rescue service says that …

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First ever TELC for adults held in Iran

First ever TELC for adults held in Iran

Business Director of Carl Duisberg Centren Helga Grabbe told IRNA reporter on Friday. A number of applicants attended the test on Friday in Tehran.TELC is delivered by Carl Duisberg Centren which is a German-based institute offering international programs in language studies, management training, vocational training, study travel as well as …

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Caspian Sea littoral states agree on several draft documents

Caspian Sea littoral states agree on several draft documents

The 51th meeting of the special working group on preparing the convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea (May 21-24) ended its work in Astana at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states, the press service of the Azerbaijan Republic's Ministry of Foreign …

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