'Afghanistan is Iran's friendly neighbor and its development and security are tantamount to the development and security in Iran,' Zarif told the visiting Afghanistan National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Saturday.Iran and Afghanistan need to further their cooperation in all areas more than the past, he said.Iran's top diplomat …
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Iran to commemorate victims of Mina tragedy
The first international conference in commemoration of Mina tragedy victims will be held in Tehran from September 3 to 11, Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi told the Islamic Republic News Agency on Saturday.The event will be attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, several foreign and Iranian …
Read More »Nahavandian: IRNA successfully working to bolster gov't relations with people
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – Chief of Staff of Presidential Office Mohammad Nahavandian said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic News Agency has taken good steps over the past three years to bolster relations between the government and nation. www.irna.ir
Read More »Majlis Speaker: Iran acted favorably in region to resore peace, stability
Larijani made the remarks in a ceremony to honor the parliamentary correspondents on the National Reporter's Day.He said that there is no doubt that today's issues of the country are complicated as they have gained multiple dimensions.'Iran took wise steps about nuclear issue and acted correctly to reach a settlement …
Read More »Supervisory Board monitoring JCPOA implementation carefully
He made the remarks on the sidelines of meeting with his Afghan counterpart Hanif Atmar.Asked by IRNA reporter about the extent to which the two parties honored their commitments to JCPOA, Shamkhani said that the Supervisory Board in view of its mission is doing the job carefully.President Hassan Rouhani entrusted …
Read More »Zarif honors Reporter's Day
On August 8, 1998, Mahmoud Saremi, an Iranian reporter, working for IRNA, as the news agency's head of office in Mazari Sharif was killed together with eight Iranian diplomats by the Taliban when they occupied the Iranian consulate in Mazari Sharif.Saremi's martyrdom anniversary (17th of the Iranian month of Mordad) …
Read More »Trump backs off false Iran video claim
In a rare reversal for Trump, who has stood by inaccurate or unproven claims previously, the Republican nominee in his Twitter account claimed that the video he saw was of the prisoner transfer, not the payment.According to foreign media, the Republican nominee had claimed at rallies twice this week that …
Read More »Islam changing global geopolitical landscape: Senior commander
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Read More »Turkish diplomat says JCPOA improved Iran’s int'l image
Talking to IRNA on Saturday, he outlined his country’s position towards Iran’s nuclear deal with the West.He stressed that in 2010 when the nuclear negotiations were going on, Turkey called for settlement of the issue through peaceful means.He said Turkey is against any kind of insecurity in the region and …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Aug 6
**IRAN NEWS-Russia backs Iran pursuit of full SCO membership-UK removes 3 Iranian companies from sanctions list-Iran's hands not tied on nuclear issue**IRAN DAILY-Russia mulls stronger ties to Iran's energy sector-MP: Syria gains in Aleppo 'turning point' in resolving crisis-Iran study show soy milk could help women with polycystic ovaries**IRANIANS-Terrorists sent …
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