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Iran able to send coaches to Azerbaijan: Iran's sports minister

Iran able to send coaches to Azerbaijan: Iran's sports minister

'President Hassan Rouhani always stresses cooperation with Azerbaijan to the Iranian cabinet,' said Masoud Soltanifar.Soltanifar said that a lot of agreements in sports have been signed between Iran and Azerbaijan, and there are no limits in that.The Azeri Minister of Youth and Sports Azad Rahimov said that Iranians participate in …

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Moderate quake rocks southern Iran

Moderate quake rocks southern Iran

According to a report by seismography center affiliated to Tehran University's Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 11:04 hours local time (6:34 hours GMT) with its epicenter being registered at 51.56 degrees longitude and 28.35 degrees latitude and in the depth of 18 km underground. No casualties or damage has …

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Iran signs $2.4b deal with local company in oil industry

Iran signs $2.4b deal with local company in oil industry

The agreement, which coincided with the 67th anniversary of the nationalization of petroleum industry in Iran, will see the two fields produce 110,000 b/d of oil. Accumulated production from Jofair and Sepehr will reach 512 million barrels over a 20-year period. It is the first time in the history of …

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Iraqi official opposes Arab army in Syria

Iraqi official opposes Arab army in Syria

'I don’t think these countries have the power to send forces to the crisis-stricken Syria. Going to Syria for war is no entertainment,' Faleh al-Fayyadh told Almayadeen.Referring to the destructive path the Western-Arab forces have in Syria, he said, 'Some countries have spent a handsome amount of money on the …

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EU will continue supporting JCPOA

EU will continue supporting JCPOA

The JCPOA stands for Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the official name of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, under which Iran got sanctions relief in return for curbs on its nuclear program.In a meeting with the Hamedan governor general late on Wednesday, he added that …

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Iran, Russia underline development of educational cooperation

Iran, Russia underline development of educational cooperation

Bathaei, who is currently in Moscow at the invitation of his Russian counterpart to attend an international educational exhibition themed ‘New Educational Ecosystem’ will return home on Friday. During the meeting, the two sides called for boosting of Tehran-Moscow ties in different fields including education.After visiting the exhibition, Iranian minister …

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Domestic production of petrochemical products exceeds 53mn tons

Domestic production of petrochemical products exceeds 53mn tons

According to a report released by the National Petrochemical Industries Company, the nominal capacity of 57 petrochemical complexes by the end of last year stood at 62 million tons.The production of 21 petrochemical complexes located in Mahshahr in the 12 month period to March 20 totaled 19.665 million tons while …

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Iran, Iraq signs technical cooperation agreement

Iran, Iraq signs technical cooperation agreement

The deal was inked in the presence of Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and Iraqi Minister of Communications Hassan Kazim al-Rashid.The Iranian minister said at the signing ceremony that the fight against Daesh terrorist group served to reveal the friends and enemies of the Iranian and Iraqi nations …

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Yemen shoots down American drone

Yemen shoots down American drone

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tehran, April 19, IRNA - The Yemeni air defense units shot down an American MQ9 drone in the western province of Al-Hudaydah Wednesday, Al-Mayadeen news network quoting a military source said. It did not provide further details. www.irna.ir

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Iran's military capabilities serving regional security, interests

Iran's military capabilities serving regional security, interests

Addressing a ceremony held at the Iranian embassy in Muscat on the occasion of Iran's Army Day, Captain Fatemi said the Islamic Republic's military capabilities would never be used against neighboring countries.He explained that strengthening military power is among the strategic goals of the Islamic Republic and the country needs …

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