“All the sanctions based on the nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), were expected to be removed and have all been lifted,” Abbas Araqchi foreign ministry’s Deputy for Legal and International Affairs told a conference on the Islamic Republic’s foreign diplomacy on Wednesday.Of course, …
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FM spokesman condoles Russian government on Churkin death
Qasemi also expressed sympathy with the family of the late Churkin. According to Russian Foreign Ministry, Churkin died suddenly in New York on Monday (Feb 20, 2017) after being taken ill at work one day before his 65th birthday.9060**1771 سياسي Iran Russia 9060 Contact Editor-in-chief: newsroom@irna.ir تماس بی واسطه با …
Read More »Cultural-historical works discovered in Chabahar
The Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) quoted Morteza Hesari as saying that in initial study it was found out that the actual range of the area is much wider than what has been registered before.The area was registered in the list of …
Read More »Judiciary chief: Palestine issue not limited to specific geographical areas
Amoli Larijani made the remarks in his address in the second day of the 6th International Conference in Support of Palestinian Intifada in Tehran. He said the issue of Palestinian lands is a criterion for evaluating Western human rights claims.Larijani added the issue of Palestine belongs to all Muslim nations …
Read More »Head of UN Environment to visit Iran
According to the UN Information Center in Tehran (UNIC), Solheim is expected to meet senior officials in Tehran and focus on expanding regional cooperation on environmental issues.He is also to discuss strengthening the partnership between Iran and the neighboring countries to solve the environmental problems in the region.While in Tehran, …
Read More »Former diplomat: We need to wait to see Trump's real policy on Iran
Hossein Mousavian made the remarks in an interview with Sophie Shevardnadze, daughter of the former President of Georgia.“I don't believe so. I would not really judge Trump's Iran policy based on one sanction they imposed on, because of the missile issue. Obama also did the same - when Iran had …
Read More »Iran delegation off to Saudi Arabia: Hajj official
The Riyadh visit of the Iranian delegation took place at the invitation of the Saudi minister of Hajj, Mohammadi told IRNA on Wednesday.About 500 Iranian pilgrims were killed during a stampede in 2015 Hajj annual congregation when, according to reports, two large groups of pilgrims arrived together at a crossroads …
Read More »Chinese Syria envoy: Terrorists crackdown a must for durable ceasefire
He made the remarks in a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab-African Affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari on Tuesday.The Chinese diplomat further characterized Astana talks as positive saying that Iran-Russia-Turkey trilateral alliance is a useful measure in line with solving the Syrian crisis.Stressing the need for adopting necessary measures for continuation …
Read More »Petroleum minister: Iran to export its oil to Russia soon
Zanganeh made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak in Tehran. Zangeneh reiterated that fifty percent of the exported shipment would be paid in cash in specific deadlines and the rest would be spent on importing Russian commodities that Iran needs.He also appreciated Russia’s constructive …
Read More »Velayati: Iran understands Turkish situation
Talking to reporters after a meeting with Syrian Parliament Speaker Hadiya Abbas late Tuesday, he added that Turkey achieved none of the objectives it pursued in Syria. They expected to pray in Omavid Mosque in Damascus, but these expectations did not come true and will never do so, and the …
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