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The phone talk came in continuation of Zarif’s consultations with his regional and international counterparts and senior officials after Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, along with Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.Earlier, he also discussed latest developments in the region in separate telephone conversations with High Representative of the European Union …

Former member of Iran’s nuclear negotiating team and current researcher at Princeton University Hossein Mousavian made the remarks in his latest article titled “Hate Industry Inflaming Middle East Insecurity”, written jointly by an Egyptian scholar about the ongoing regional dispute underway among the Persian Gulf southern littoral states. “An alternative …

Zarif started consultations with his regional and international counterparts following the shocking fallout between Qatar and a number of Middle Eastern countries.Earlier he called on the Persian Gulf states to solve their disputes through dialogue. He wrote on his Twitter account on Monday, 'Neighbors are permanent; geography cannot be changed. …

This agreement called for creation of low tension stricken regions in Syrian territory leading to lowering rate of tensions in the war-torn country, he said.Escalation of full ceasefire in Syria is a tough job and to some extent it sounds impossible, he said. According to the agreement four zones in …

In his oral report at the beginning of the 35th regular session of the UNCHR on Tuesday, Ra’ad al Hussein condemned the crimes committed by terrorist groups, insisting that “Terrorism worldwide must be eradicated by government action, but smart action'.'To counter violent extremism, we must stand firm and insist on …

After serious participation of Russia in fight against terrorism in Syria, Tehran-Moscow relations has hit strategic military and defensive levels at both operation and command fields, Shamkhani said.He noted that supporters of Daesh (the ISIS terrorist group) and other terrorist groups propose resolutions to the UN to support terrorist groups …

Speaking in a press conference, Pang Sen said that China exports '$ 16.4 billion of commodities to Iran and in the meantime, imports $ 14.8 billion from Iran'.The official referred to the continued consultations between Iran and China and noted that Tehran has been Beijing’s first trade partner for eight …

The confrontation between the Saudi axis and the Qatari leaders reached its climax after other Arab states follow suit under the pressure from Riyadh to sever ties with Doha. This apparently happened after the release of some remarks attributed to Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani against Riyadh …

There were no immediate reports of any casualties or major damage.After the explosion, military helicopters started flying over Kabul.The blast happened simultaneous with Kabul Process conference which was held with the attendance of 25 countries and international organizations.9376**1771 www.irna.ir

Speaking in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres cautioned Governments that unless they overcome short-term territorial and resource interests, the state of the oceans will continue to deteriorate, according to a press release faxed to IRNA on Tuesday by the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in …