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India's crude imports from Iran jumped 48% in June despite US pressure

India's crude imports from Iran jumped 48% in June despite US pressure

Indian refineries imported 48% more Iranian crude in June this year as compared to imports from June 2017, according to government estimates, Sputnik reported. 'Indian refineries imported 1.9 million metric tons (MMT) of crude oil from Iran in June 2017 and placed an order for 2.82 MMT in June 2018,' …

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Iran official confers with UN special envoy for Syria

Iran official confers with UN special envoy for Syria

They met on the sidelines of the 10th International Conference on Syrian Peace in the Russian resort city of Sochi on Monday.Earlier, Iran’s senior official also sat down for talks with Russian President's Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin.First day of Sochi talks were …

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Syria national flag raised over al-Moseifera town in Daraa

Syria national flag raised over al-Moseifera town in Daraa

The locals in the town hoisted the national flag over the Martyrs Square after liberating the town by the army units and returning the police units to it, paving the way for the return of basic services and state institutions, SANA reported.The locals expressed their relief over the return of …

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Iran says spying serivces playing role in economic turmoil

Iran says spying serivces playing role in economic turmoil

According to the intelliegnce estimates, enemy intelligence services are seeking to sabotage the Iranian economy, therefore, regulating the Foreign Exchange Market is a major issue, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani added.Referring to Iran's talks with the European countries following the US pull-out from the nuclear deal, he said he could not …

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Encomoic turmoil result of enemy psycoalogial war: Ejei

Encomoic turmoil result of enemy psycoalogial war: Ejei

Undoubtedly, part of the current problems is not because of the effects of real enconomic factors and is to some extent related to the enemy's psycological war, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei noted in a local ceremony.He urged the government to provide people with precise information to adopt right decisions.Answering a question, …

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Iraq urges int'l organizations to battle lagoon wildfire

Iraq urges int'l organizations to battle lagoon wildfire

Iraq's ministry of water in a statement asked international organization to help battle the wildfire and save its inhabitants.The ministry said unprecedented drought, decrease in precipitation, and reduction in the volume of the water entering the lagoon have caused the fire.Iraq has requested for controlling the situation that has affected …

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Germany to back Iran against US sanctions: Envoy

Germany to back Iran against US sanctions: Envoy

'Germany attaches much importance to relations with Iran in every spheres,' Michael Klor-Berchtold said in a meeting with Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, head of National Security and Foreign Policy at Iran's Parliament.Criticizing the US President Donald Trump for unilaterally withdrawing from international deals, including JCPOA, the German diplomat said his country along …

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Iran wins 20 medals in World Taekwondo Hanmadang

Iran wins 20 medals in World Taekwondo Hanmadang

The 26th round of world Hanmadang competition 2018 began in city of Jeju on July 28 and will end on July 31.The word hanmadang literally means festival. In 1992, the World Taekwondo Hanmadang opened its first contest that brought together Taekwondo practitioners from all over the world.Iran is participating in …

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Envoy calls for Tehran, Vienna cooperation on cultural field

Envoy calls for Tehran, Vienna cooperation on cultural field

In the meeting on Monday, Stefan Scholz, Deputy Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (CHHTO) Mohammad Hassan Talebian and Head of National Committees of Blue Shield Karl Von Habsburg Lothringen were presented.Scholz pointed to establishment of 'Blue Shield' Committee and called for its establishment in Iran and countries …

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'Arab NATO' coined to be manipulated: Iran

'Arab NATO' coined to be manipulated: Iran

'Using such a term is wrong since there are no similarities between the NATO countries and the Arab world,' said Bahram Qasemi during his weekly press conference.What is seen in the relations between the Arab countries is distance and lack of coherence so the idea of an Arab NATO looks …

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