Regional Issues
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Russia warns of tension build-up in ME after US embassy move
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia is concerned about increase of tensions in the Middle East after planned US embassy move to al-Quds.
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Rouhani urges boosting ties with neighbors, says regional security vital to Iran
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – In a phone conversation with Armenian prime minister, Iranian President Rouhani called for deepening ties with neighboring countries, saying Iran always favors peace and security in the region and across the world.
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US, main organizer of terrorism in region: Shamkhani
TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – The experiences of Iraq and Syria prove that US is the main organizer of terrorist groups and the major cause of instability and insecurity in the region, said Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
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3rd batch of terrorists exit Hama, Homs to northern Syria
HAMA, May 12 (MNA) – 71 buses carrying the third batch of terrorists who are unwilling to settle their status along with their families on Friday left the countryside of Homs and Hama to northern Syria in preparation for declaring this area clear from terrorism.
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Amir-Abdollahian:
Iran to continue expanding regional role, missile program
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Following Trump’s pullout of 2015 nuclear deal under the pretext of Iran’s regional influence and missile program, Iranian official Amir-Abdollahian said the country will not back down on either of those cases.
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Iran’s regional dominance made 5+1 negotiate with Iran: Amir-Abdollahian
TEHRAN, May. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday that Iran’s regional power forced the 6 countries of 5+1 to share negotiation table with Iran.
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Buses enter al-Rastan city to transport 1st batch of terrorists to Syria
HOMS, May. 07 (MNA) – Buses on Monday started to enter al-Rastan city to transport the first batch of terrorists who are unwilling to settle their cases along with their families from Homs northern countryside and Hama southern countryside to northern Syria, SANA reporter in Homs said.
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FM spox:
More progress likely in absence of nuclear deal
TEHRAN, May. 07 (MNA) – FM Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. Iran may stand a better chance of advancing its economic policies in the face of US withdrawal from JCPOA and in absence of a nuclear deal.
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Jaberi Ansari, Annika Söder confer on regional crises
TEHRAN, May. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Swedish State Secretary Annika Söder met Sun. in Tehran to discuss the latest developments in West Asia and Middle East regions.
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By: Allen Murray Happer
Who are Tom Cotton’s advisers?
CHICAGO, May 06 (MNA) – Senator “Tom Cotton” has become a controversial figure in the US Congress since 2014. This trend has been strengthened since 2016, along with the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.
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Iran to drop out of nuclear deal if US withdraws
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Senior Adviser to Iran’s Leader Ali Akbar Velayati, pointing to Ayatollah Khamenei’s remarks regarding JCPOA, said Iran is committed to the historical deal without slightest violation, but if America retreat from it, Iran will not remain either.
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E4, Iran to discuss regional issues in Rome
TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Diplomats from Italy, France, Britain and Germany (E4) will meet on Thursday with senior Iranian officials in Rome to discuss regional issues.
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Buses gather to evacuate terrorists from al-Yarmouk Camp to Idleb
DAMASCUS, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Buses allocated for evacuating terrorists from al-Yarmouk Camp in the south of Damascus to Idleb started to gather on Sunday midnight.
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Ayatollah Khameni:
US seeks to shift costs of confrontation with Iran onto others
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said Mon. that the US provokes Saudi Arabia into conflict with Iran because it seeks to shift the costs of confrontation with Tehran onto other countries.
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FM spox:
US-Saudi unholy coop. deprives region of peace, development
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that as long as the “unholy, expansionist cooperation” exists between US and Saudi Arabia, regional nations will have a hard time enjoying security, peace, and economic and humanitarian development.
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Diplomats hope for peace in Syria within Astana Process, UNSC resolution
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – At the end of their trilateral meeting in Moscow, Zarif, Lavrov and Çavuşoğlu issued a joint statement on the prospect of peace in Syria following the UNSC resolution and Astana Peace Process.
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By: Marjohn Sheikhi
‘There is no exit’, Oliver Stone slams US foreign policy in ME
TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) – Distinguished American director Oliver Stone, while visiting Iran, drew attention to the ‘creative destructive’ foreign policy of the US in the Middle East, aimed at bringing US more profits.
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Shamkhani arrives in Russian port city of Sochi
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s SNSC arrived in Sochi of Russia where he is slated to attend the 9th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues.
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Syrian Army destroys four terrorist positions in Hama
HAMA, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Syrian Army units carried out intensive strikes against positions and gatherings of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and groups affiliated to it in Hama’s southern countryside.
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Full video of FM Zarif addressing Council on Foreign Relations
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discusses US-Iran relations, regional politics in the Middle East, and the future of the Iran nuclear deal while addressing the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday in New York.
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Our region in dire need of change: FM Zarif
TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addressed the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday in New York, stressing that the Middle East region is in dire need of change.
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By: Ishtiyaq Hussain Toori
Shias of Parachinar; victims of Takfiri terrorism, govt. apathy
TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) – Since 1980s, Parachinar, nestled high in a remote, mountainous region of Pakistan and with majority Shia population, has seen the emergence of radical Saudi-sponsored Salafist groups, and sectarian violence has become a disturbing phenomenon, fueled by local and global terrorist organizations like the Taliban and ISIS.
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Iranian defense min. meets with PMU’s chief
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Brigadier General Amir Hatami, Iranian Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistical Support met with PMU’s Chief Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis, on Thursday in Baghdad.
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Iran-Russia relations at highest level: Iran’s ambs. to Moscow
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei told with Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutin, the Chairman of the Russian Council of Muftis in a meeting on Wednesday that the relations between Tehran and Moscow are at their best status.
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Pres. Rouhani:
Iran to continue boosting Army; strategy to remain deterrence
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) – President Rouhani stressed Wed. that the strategy of Iran’s Army will always remain deterrence of aggression and coercion as the country continues to boost military capabilities of its Army and IRGC.
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Zarif meets with Tajik, Turkmen FMs
DUSHANBE, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with his counterparts from Tajikistan and Turkmenistan on the sidelines of 23rd Meeting of Council of Ministers (COM) in Dushanbe.
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Syrian air defenses repel strike on Shayrat air base in Homs
MOSCOW, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Air defense units of the Syrian army have repelled a missile strike on the Shayrat air base in the Homs governorate, the SANA news agency reported on Tuesday.
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Iran, IFRC call for closer coop. on humanitarian aid across region
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Iran and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have voiced readiness to expand cooperation in providing humanitarian aid across the region.
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Bombarding Syria against solving regional issues: Larijani
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iranian Parliament, said in his meeting with Trần Thanh Mẫn, the President of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, that the Syrian crisis needs a political solution and the recent tripartite aggression worsens the situation.
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Larijani leaves for Vietnam, Sri Lanka to discuss Syria
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Parl. Speaker Ali Larijani heading a delegation has left Tehran for Vietnamese capital Hanoi to discuss bilateral and international issues, particularly the Syrian situation after the recent US-led strikes.