** IRAN DAILY-- Rouhani: Khuzestan refinery megaproject inauguration shows failure of US pressure Iran on Thursday opened a sprawling refinery in its oil-rich province of Khuzestan to collect gas flares that are normally burnt and wasted during crude production.The Persian Gulf Bid Boland Gas Refinery, a megaproject launched in the southwestern …
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Zarif: New US administration has a fundamental choice to make
"The new US administration has a fundamental choice to make: It can embrace the failed policies of its predecessor, and continue down the path of contempt for int'l cooperation & int'l law. Or, it can reject failed assumptions & seek peace and comity," Zarif wrote in his Twitter account on …
Read More »Ex-Iranian diplomats release statement on new US administration
Joe Biden started his work as the 46th US president and rejoining Iran nuclear deal known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been on his agenda, the statement reads.Despite US' violation of commitments and impracticality of Europe with regard to JCPOA commitments over the last three years and …
Read More »Russian envoy criticizes E3 JCPOA stance
"E-3 continue to advocate for a '#JCPOA plus agreement'," Ulyanov wrote in his Twitter account on Friday."The position of the new US administration in this regard, as it is articulated by senior officials, seems to be more realistic: first restore full implementation of the nuclear deal with #Iran and then …
Read More »Official: Iran, Cuba keen on producing million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Iran has nine active coronavirus vaccine cases and Cuba has four volunteers for the vaccine, Jahanpour wrote in his Twitter account, adding that both sides have been under US sanctions for decades and sanctions were escalated over the past months. Cuba is being prepared for clinical phase 3 of the vaccine …
Read More »Minister: Iran has increased oil export
The minister told reporters on the sideline of the 25th Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Exhibition that the US-imposed sanctions regime against Iran’s oil industry failed to bear fruit and the Islamic Republic could increase export of oil and return of revenues of the sale.He also pointed to the holding …
Read More »Some 75 deaths caused by COVID-19 in Iran
Lari said that another 75 people have lost their lives due to the deadly virus during the past 24 hours in Iran.According to her report, the number of the total death toll reached 57,225. Elaborating on the latest situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran, Lari said that 6,305 new …
Read More »Armenian minister in Tehran for economic talks
Iran's Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade (MIMT) Hamid Zadboom declared the Armenian minister’s arrival in the capital of Iran, pointing to the capacity of economic and trade relations between the two countries.According to Zadboom, the trip is a good opportunity for both sides to hold talks on ways …
Read More »As new US administration comes in, Pakistan emphasizes engagement on JCPOA
Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri responding to a question of IRNA during his weekly media briefing in Islamabad said Pakistan has a principled position on the JCPOA.“We believe in the policy of engagement,” he said. Congratulating Joe Biden as the new US President, he added ‘we hope that all parties of the …
Read More »Iran twin pillars strategy defeats Trump policy
Former US President Donald Trump is of the opinion that his foreign policy, including his decisions on Iran, were successful, while many politicians and political experts think his consecutive failures in different internal and foreign arenas led to the downfall of his popularity and at the end his failure to …
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