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Pakistan urges all parties to remain committed to JCPOA

Pakistan urges all parties to remain committed to JCPOA

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, answering a question by IRNA at his weekly news briefing said that Pakistan believes that it is important for all sides to honor their commitments and obligations regarding the Iran Nuclear Deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “All parties of …

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Iran to sign 15 oil contracts with oil giants: Iran oil official

Iran to sign 15 oil contracts with oil giants: Iran oil official

Speaking to CNBC, Amir Hossein Zamaninia said, 'These are not overambitious figures and expectations; our policy is to be able to manage and finalize at least 10 contracts by the end of the Iranian year (March 21, 2018).'Iran has already signed 'memorandums of understanding' (investment intentions) for 28 different projects …

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Pakistani media widely covers Iran's Supreme Leader remarks

Pakistani media widely covers Iran's Supreme Leader remarks

Leading English daily ‘Dawn’ reported the Iranian Leader has said that Tehran would stick to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers as long as the other signatories respected it, but would shred the deal if Washington pulled out.“I don’t want to waste my time on answering the rants and …

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Iran top military official meets Syrian president in Damascus

Iran top military official meets Syrian president in Damascus

Baqeri arrived in Damascus on Wednesday to exchange views with senior Syrian officials over issues of mutual interests.While speaking to President Assad, the Iranian top military official expressed hope that terrorism will be soon uprooted from the entire Syria.Syrian Armed Forces have recently performed operations against Daesh terrorists and managed …

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4.3-magnitude quake jolts northwest Iran

4.3-magnitude quake jolts northwest Iran

According to Seismological Center of the University of Tabriz, the quake occurred at 21:05 local time (17:35 GMT) at a depth of 12 kilometers.The epicenter of the quake was registered at 47.1 degrees longitude and 37.88 latitude in an area located 74 kilometers from the provincial capital city of Tabriz.A …

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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on October 19

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on October 19

**IRAN NEWS- Leader dismisses Trump's 'rants and whoppers' - Norwegian Co. signs $ 2.9bn deal with Iran- Iran eases import procedures from Turkey **IRAN DAILY- Leader: Iran will shred nuclear deal if other party tears it up - Iran ready to meet Uzbekistan energy needs- Iraq: Kurdish forces withdraw to …

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Tehran Int'l Short Film Festival screening 110 Film from 43 countries

Tehran Int'l Short Film Festival screening 110 Film from 43 countries

Sadegh Mousavi is appointed as the director of the TISFF, reported the festival's official website. The TISFF is scheduled to screen 110 short films in three main categories of experimental, documentary and fiction films. Directors from 43 countries, namely France, Russia, Macedonia, Switzerland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Hungary, Greece, Romania, …

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Jahangiri arrives in Ankara to attend D8 Summit

Jahangiri arrives in Ankara to attend D8 Summit

Upon his arrival in Ankara, he said that D8 Summit has been formed for boosting economic cooperation among eight Islamic countries, noting that the event will open in Istanbul on Friday.Fortunately, there are good prospects for collaboration among the eight countries, as they have set a target to raise their …

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US pressurizing Pakistan to abandon IP project: Pakistani ex-FM

US pressurizing Pakistan to abandon IP project: Pakistani ex-FM

“We have not been able to complete the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project because of US pressure and I think they are not going to lighten up this pressure,” said Inam-ul-Haq while answering a query at Islamabad Policy Research Institute.Iran has already completed laying down of the pipeline from Pars …

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