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President: Iran not a threat to global peace

President: Iran not a threat to global peace

Addressing tens of foreign and domestic reporters in a press conference on Tuesday, President Rouhani highlighted the significant achievement of the JCPOA for the Islamic republic of Iran.The significant achievement should not be exclusively attributed to the 11th government rather to the Iranian nation as well as the Supreme Leader …

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Araqchi: Iran ready for due coordination with UN human rights bodies

Araqchi: Iran ready for due coordination with UN human rights bodies

Fortunately after accusations over Iran's nuclear issues were responded, a new international atmosphere was created which has improved Iran's global image, Araqchi said while speaking to reporters in a press conference in Tehran.He said that Iran's Foreign Ministry and its Judiciary are cooperating in the field of human rights issue …

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20-km-long Achaemenid walls discovered in Fars Prov

20-km-long Achaemenid walls discovered in Fars Prov

According to the Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT), the walls extend for over 20 kms in Mashhad-e Morghab town.A number of other historical places have also been discovered, the institute reported.'Some 300 graves belonging to the historical era, study of water structures …

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Zarif to visit Malaysia, Switzerland

Zarif to visit Malaysia, Switzerland

The foreign minister is to have a stopover in Switzerland before leaving for Malaysia to participate in 2017 World Economic Forum annual meeting which is held on January 17-20.Zarif, in a letter to the United Nations Secretary-Genearl Antonio Guterres, on January 7 drew his attention to the appalling conditions of …

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Iran, Syria ink 5 cooperation documents

Iran, Syria ink 5 cooperation documents

The documents were signed by Iran's Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyebnia and his Syrian counterpart Adib Mayaleh in a meeting attended by Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri and Syrian Prime Minister Emad Khamis in Tehran.According to the documents, the two sides are to cooperate in such …

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Significance of oil industry in post-sanctions era

Significance of oil industry in post-sanctions era

The English language newspaper, Iran Daily, in its Tuesday edition in an article written by Alireza Soltani wrote that the agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) came to the rescue of Iran’s economy which was on the verge of collapse.The oil industry has played a significant …

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Foreign investment up by 42% in post-JCPOA era

Foreign investment up by 42% in post-JCPOA era

Speaking to IRNA, Managing Director of Central Securities Depository of Iran Mohammad-Reza Mohseni said over 264 foreign investment requests have been registered in the country during the period (stared on January 16, 2016) when Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union's foreign policu chief Federica Mogherini announced in a …

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