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Rouhani: We're neither xenophile, nor xenophobe

Rouhani: We're neither xenophile, nor xenophobe

'We're neither xenophile, nor xenophobe. We're Muslims, Iranians and revolutionary people,' said the President at the late Imam Khomeini's mausoleum here on Monday.Attending the Imam mausoleum to renew allegiance to the late Founder of the Islamic Republic on the occasion of the 38th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 …

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70 percent of expectations from JCPOA realized: CBI chief

70 percent of expectations from JCPOA realized: CBI chief

He made the remarks in a TV program on Sunday evening.“No one can ignore the JCPOA outcomes for the Iranian economy and 60 to 70 percent of expectations from the nuclear deal have been already materialized,” the official added.He said, “90 percent of the operations, needed in banking and foreign …

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US human rights slogans, empty rhetoric: Senior lawmaker

US human rights slogans, empty rhetoric: Senior lawmaker

Speaking to IRNA, Pezeshkian said the US pretends that it is an advocate of democracy, but it exploits democracy just whenever the policy is to the US benefit.The US can talk about 'democracy' only when it does not raise walls between the nations, the parliamentarian noted.New US President Donald Trump …

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Hero firefighters' funeral procession starts in Tehran

Hero firefighters' funeral procession starts in Tehran

After prayers for their bodies at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla Prayers Ground, the firefighters are to be laid in rest in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in south of Tehran.The bodies of 16 firefighters and four citizens were recovered after nine days of intensive search operation.The iconic Plasco Trade Center in downdown Tehran …

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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Jan 30

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Jan 30

**IRAN NEWS- Iran to take reciprocal visa measures against US citizen- Channel to export carpets to US open- Iran to deepen diplomatic relations with Ghana**IRAN DAILY- Araqchi hails injection of UF6 into IR8 centrifuges- 35th Fajr Film Festival opens in Tehran- Syrian forces recapture valley near Damascus**KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL- Iran, Iraq …

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Iranians not need Trump to allow them in

Iranians not need Trump to allow them in

He made the remarks at the end of a meeting with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto on Sunday in reaction to the US president’s travel ban on seven Muslim countries’ nationals.The Iranians’ honor is that they do not need to be accepted by irregular people like …

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Cmmte to examine US presence in wrestling event

Cmmte to examine US presence in wrestling event

The statement said following publication of materials by media outlets on presence of the US wrestling team in Iran Wrestling World Cup, the ministry underlined safeguarding the Iranian nationals’ rights and defending interests of the Iranians.The issue was referred to the committee set up in cooperation with relevant institutes in …

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Farhadi won’t attend Oscar ceremony

Farhadi won’t attend Oscar ceremony

Farhadi said he had planned to attend the Feb. 26 ceremony in Los Angeles and while there bring attention to a decision he called “unjust.” But the executive order signed by President Trump on Friday presented “ifs and buts which are in no way acceptable to me even if exceptions …

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Iran, Georgia to solve transportation problems

Iran, Georgia to solve transportation problems

The deal was inked on the sidelines of the Seventh Meeting of Iran-Georgia International Goods and Passenger Road Transportation on Sunday.Mohammad-Javad Atrchian further noted that during the meeting they exchanged views on road transportation of goods and passenger, cooperation in transit and regional corridors and lack of efficient insurance coverage …

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