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Europe to back firms trading with Iran: Italian MP

Europe to back firms trading with Iran: Italian MP

Currently a package of practical measures is being prepared which will take effect in August, Italian media quoted Isabela De Monte as saying on Thursday.The EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini is determined to mitigate possible effects of the US sanctions on the European companies that have invested in Iran, …

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Putin repeats support for Iran nuclear deal

Putin repeats support for Iran nuclear deal

President Putin in a speech broadcast by Russia 24 said there have been instances of agreements, reached through years of efforts in cooperation with many countries that have been rejected by one country in less than an hour.The president, who was addressing the Russian envoys in the international organizations, explicitly …

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Over 2 tons of drugs seized in southeastern Iran

Over 2 tons of drugs seized in southeastern Iran

Iranian police forces in Saravan and Iranshahr, southeastern Iran, in a series of operations, fighting armed drugs traffickers, discovered 2.64 tons of drugs, said General Mohammad Qanbari, Police Chief in Sistan-Baluchestan Province.Some 1.48 tons of opium, as well as a number of weapons including a Kalashnikov, 2 cartridges, and 62 …

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JCPOA ministerial meeting may be held in New York: Russia

JCPOA ministerial meeting may be held in New York: Russia

Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the US, France, Britain, China, and Russia) plus Germany signed the nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in 2015. Iran accepted to curb its nuclear program in exchange for economic sanctions relief. US …

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Pakistan thanks Iran, friendly countries for condemning terrorist attacks

Pakistan thanks Iran, friendly countries for condemning terrorist attacks

'We are thankful to brotherly and friendly countries for condemning these attacks and offering condolences to the Pakistani nation,' Muhammad Faisal said in his opening remarks at weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday. “The Pakistan nation stands resolute in the face of such criminal acts and it committed to …

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US sanctions irritating allies: German minister

US sanctions irritating allies: German minister

Germany will act in its own interest and hopes that India, too, will continue buying Iranian oil, said Niels Annen, German minister of state for International Affairs in an interview with the Indian broadcaster News 18.Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (the US, France, Britain, …

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Iraqi officials stress role of culture in bilateral ties

Iraqi officials stress role of culture in bilateral ties

Shafiq Mahdi, the director-general of the department of Cinema and Theatre in Iraq's ministry of culture hailed a series of Iranian arts exhibition in Iraq, and emphasized that enhancement of cultural relations between the two countries' officials is the underlying cause of holding such exhibitions.The Iraqi official, who was speaking …

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Azerbaijani arrivals in Iran 22.8% up

Azerbaijani arrivals in Iran 22.8% up

The number of Azerbaijani citizens visiting Iran in the first six-month period of this year has increased by 22.8 percent compared to the same time last year, Azertac news agency quoted Azerbaijan's State Statistics Committee.The number of Azerbaijani citizens traveling abroad in the first half of 2018 saw a 6.3 …

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Afghanistan focus of Iran, Uzbekistan security chiefs talks

Afghanistan focus of Iran, Uzbekistan security chiefs talks

Expressing concern over the rise of terrorist group of Daesh (ISIS) in Afghanistan and Central Asia, Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said that his country is prepared to share its successful experiences in fighting terrorism with other countries in the region.He, who was meeting with his …

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Pakistan’s national flag carrier launches ‘Air Safari’ flight

Pakistan’s national flag carrier launches ‘Air Safari’ flight

Pakistan is host to three of the world's biggest and most spectacular mountain ranges, the Himalaya, the Karakoram and the Hindukush.These magnificent mountain ranges are also home to one of the densest collection of highest and most precipitous mountain peaks in the world. These include five, out of the total …

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