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After meeting with Barham Salih:
FM Zarif says Iran's priority is region
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister has expressed his happiness with the Saturday meeting with visiting Iraqi President Barham Salih.
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Leader meets with Iraqi pres.
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei received the Iraqi President Barham Salih on Saturday afternoon for a meeting, during which he called for unity among Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds against enemies of their country.
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We will not allow any party to use Iraq to damage Iran’s interests: Barham Salih
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The Iraqi president has said that his country will not allow any country or group to use Iraq to damage the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Iranian deputy FM:
Iran has not given up on Europe yet
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that Iran has not lost all confidence in Europe to save the nuclear deal yet, adding that the diplomatic apparatuses have prepared counter-sanctions measures.
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By: Martin Love
The recent liberalized scene at Azadi is a purely good, smart anodyne
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Just to demonstrate how inaccurate and craven the US mainstream media can be, one must note a late-night news broadcast this week about the further carnage in the Gaza arena. The talking head commented that the Zionists responded with massive bombing runs on Gaza because Hamas sent flying 300 or so (ineffective) “firecracker” rockets in to Israel, and now Israel may be preparing another invasion of what amounts to the largest open-air prison on earth – an amplified and defenseless Warsaw Ghetto redux.
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Iran’s Leader urges Iraqis to stand against meddlers
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has called on Shias, Sunnis, and Kurds of Iraq to unite against foreign meddling.
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Re-imposition of sanctions on Iran, ‘violation of UN Security Council resolution’: Jenkins
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and UN says that the re-imposition of sanctions by the US against Iran puts at risk the July 2015 nuclear agreement known as the JCPOA.
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Oman eyes broadening trade, business ties with Iran
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Omani member of the parliament said that his country is interested in broadening trade and business ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Trump’s economic war on Iran is doomed to failure: ex-British diplomat
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Richard Dalton, a former British ambassador to Iran, says the Trump administration, having pulled out of the landmark nuclear deal, is now unilaterally combating the right of the rest of the world to engage in legal trade with the Islamic Republic.
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Pres. Rouhani:
Iran ready to develop coop. with Iraq to create free trade zone
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani said at a meeting of high-ranking delegations of Iran and Iraq on Sat. that Tehran is ready to develop cooperation with Baghdad for the establishment of a free trade and industrial zone.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Democrats vs. Trump: The dispute is intensified
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The mid-term elections in the United States ended with the majority of Republicans in the Senate, and Democrats' victory in the House of Representatives. Democrats in the House of Representatives are now preparing themselves to confront Trump and challenge his position at the White House, as they seem to be disappointed with the resistance of the Senate to Trump and his friends.
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Washington Post:
CIA concludes MBS ordered Khashoggi’s assassination
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The CIA has discovered that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month, which directly contradicts to claims of the Saudi government, the Washington Post reported.
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By: Abolfazl Mohammadi
Ikat, 1000-year-old art
YAZD, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Ikat is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs resist dyeing on the yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric. In Iran, Ikat is called Darayee and has been carried out in different areas and now in Yazd there are some workshops to produce it.
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Navy official;
Claims on Iran border insecurity during sanctions 'nonsense'
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari slammed as ‘nonsense’ the predictions that the security of the Iran’s borders would get into trouble during the imposition of new sanctions.
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VIDEO: Aerial footage reveals aftermath of California's deadliest wildfire
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – California’s fatal wildfire has so far claimed 71 lives, destroying some 12,000 houses on its way. More than 1,000 individuals are missing after the incident while some 9,400 firefighters are putting all-out effort to extinguish the fire. (Source: The Guardian)
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Falahatpisheh:
Iran’s non-oil trade with Iraq equals that of 28 EU states
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Chairman of National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iranian Parliament said that Iran’s non-oil trade with Iraq equals that of 28 European countries, stressing on the role of borders in economic development.
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By: Mehran Riazi
Conference on Intl. Humanitarian Law in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The 8th South Asian Regional Conference on International Humanitarian Law opened in Tehran on Saturday and will continue through Nov. 19. The three-day event is themed “New Technologies and IHL: Innovation and Conflict, Timeless Rules for Interesting Times”.
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Iran ready to enhance border security coop. with Pakistan: interior min.
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli says Iran is ready to enhance border security cooperation with Pakistan in a bid to ensure the security of the two countries’ frontiers.
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Iran, Iraq can ramp up trade to $20bn: Rouhani
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani said Sat. that the current economic transactions between Iran and Iraq stands at about $12 billion, which can be boosted to $20 billion with further cooperation.
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IRICA:
Oilseeds imports volume at 22% growth in seven months
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) said that imports of oily seeds into the country in the seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – Oct. 21) registered a considerable 22 percent hike.
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AUT to host 13th intl. seminar on polymer science
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – The 13th International Seminar on Polymer Science and Technology (ISPST 2018) will be hosted by Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran on 19-22 November.
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Terrorists’ infiltration attempts to towns, military points in Hama thwarted
HAMA, Nov. 17 (MNA) – A Syrian army unit clashed with a terrorist group which infiltrated towards a military point near al-Sarmaniya town in Hama northwestern countryside.
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VIDEO: Rouhani recieves Iraqi president in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially received his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih on Sat. morning in Tehran. Salih is slated to hold talks with Rouhani on bilateral issues and regional developments. A number of MoUs are also scheduled to be signed.
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Iran gains 5 medals at 2018 World Poomsae C’ships
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian practitioners bagged one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals during the first two days of 2018 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Taipei.
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
Seminary students renew their allegiance to Imam Zaman (AS)
QOM, Nov. 17 (MNA) – More than two thousand seminary students and clerics of seminary schools renewed their allegiance to the twelfth Shia Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi (AS) on the eve of 9th of Rabi ul Awal, marking the anniversary of the beginning of the Imamate of Imam Zaman, in Jamkaran Holy Mosque, Qom province.
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Spain against unilateral US sanctions on Iran: official
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – President of the Senate of Spain Pío García-Escudero Márquez said that Spain and other European countries are against unilateral US sanctions on Iran which were re-imposed after US withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal (also known as JCPOA).
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US will be compelled to change bullying policy: envoy
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Alireza Jahangiri, the Iranian ambassador to The Hague, said that the United States will be ultimately compelled to change its bullying policy against all countries across the world.
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‘Amir’ to vie at Morocco Film Festival
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian feature movie 'Amir', directed by Nima Eghlima will go on screen at Morocco International Film Festival, which is being held in the capital city of Rabat from Nov.16-22.
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Al-Jaafari calls on UN to vote against Saudi draft resolution on Syria
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari reiterated call on the member states to vote against the Saudi draft resolution on the human rights situation in Syria, urging them to stand their ground in the face of Saudi intimidation and cajolery tactics.
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'Empty View’ wins Best Animation at Strasburg Filmfest.
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian short animated piece ‘Empty View’ directed by Ali Zare Ghanatnowi, has won Best Animation award at the 1st Strasburg Film Festival in Virginia, United States.