'Trump’s fake empathy for Iranians rings ever more hollow, with his new and even more offensive travel ban against such outstanding citizens,' Zarif said in his Twitter message released on Sunday. US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a new travel restriction list which included Iran, Chad, Libya, Syria, North …
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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on September 25
**IRAN NEWS- Iran is in talks for $ 60bn foreign investment- Iran closes airspace to Iraqi Kurdistan Region- French state bank to fund projects in Iran **IRAN DAILY- French state bank BPI to fund projects in Iran- First VP: Boosting foreign investments in petchem sector, Iran’s priority- FM: Iran not …
Read More »Tehran gets new governor general
Moqimi was born in Khomein in 1950. He was graduated from University of Shiraz in mechanical engineering with master's degree in 1977.Earlier, Moqimi served as deputy minister of mines and metals, managing director of Steel Company.Other positions held previously by him include governor general of Khuzestan, Kermanshah and Markazi provinces, …
Read More »Fordo symbol of martyrdom, piety, patriotism: Salehi
Fordo is a village near the holy city of Qom and it is also adjacent to one of the country’s nuclear facilities which has been named after it.Fordo nuclear facilities symbolizes national authority and motto of ‘we can’, Salehi said.Commenting on naming the nuclear site after Fordo, he said that …
Read More »Iraq's Hakim criticizes Iraqi Kurd leaders’ referendum
Addressing mourners for Imam Hossein (AS), third Shia Imam, on Sunday night, he severely criticized the region’s leaders for holding referendum in Kurdistan and violating the constitutional principles, saying that the referendum is doomed to failure.Many efforts were made to convince them to give up the decision, but unilateral imposition …
Read More »Rouhani: Iran opposing moves against Iraq's territorial integrity
In a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Heydar al-Abadi late on Sunday, he added that Iran will fully support Iraqi central government.“We are sure that the Iraqi nations and government will overcome the problem like those in past through prudence and wisdom,” he said.“We believe that Iraqi Constitution should …
Read More »Iran parliament discusses referendum in Iraq's KRG
'Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari was also present in the meeting,' rapporteur of national security and foreign policy commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini said.The referendum for independence in the northern Iraqi region 'will harm the Kurds and the Kurdish region at the first stage …
Read More »Official: Iran not to allow any reconsideration of JCPOA
Velayati made the remarks in a meeting with French Director of International Diplomatic Academy Michel Duclos in Tehran on Sunday. The Islamic Republic of Iran underlines respecting territorial integrity of all countries in the region, Velayati said. It seems that the European countries, including France, to adopt much more independent …
Read More »Iran calls on countries to confront Myanmar massacre
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri in separate to his Turkish, Qatari, Malasian, Indonesian, Omani, Pakistani and Russian counterparts expressed his grave concern over conditions of Myanmar Muslims.'Documented reports on crimes against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, as it is cited by official statements of international bodies, clearly show that the threats and violence …
Read More »FM: Iran's friendly ties with region important for Oman
At the end of trilateral meeting between foreign ministers of Iran, India and Oman, Bin Alawi in an exclusive interview with IRNA said that 'we seriously pay heed to the issue of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and for Iran's friendly relations with countries of the region as well as …
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