Regional Issues
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Hatami:
West’s missiles won’t shake Resistance resolve to protect Syria
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s Defense Min. Hatami stressed that the West’s airstrikes will not cripple the resolve of Resistance Front and Syrian government to restore peace and stability to the Arab country.
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Zarif, Namibian FM slam Israeli aggression
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Namibian counterpart Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah have held talks on bilateral and regional issues.
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Trump dials back on bellicose rhetoric against Syria
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – In a new tweet on Thu., US President Donald Trump dialed back on his earlier belligerent rhetoric against Syria, claiming that an attack on Syria may not take place.
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Velayati:
Syria no weaker, US no stronger since outbreak of war
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Senior adviser to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velayati said in a meeting with President Bashar Assad that the 7-year-old war against Syria led by US has not weakened Syria or strengthened Americans since then.
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Velayati:
Tehran to back Damascus against any aggression
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Senior adviser to Iranian Leader Ali Akbar Velayati said Wed. that Iran would fully support Syria against any encounter with foreign military aggression.
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Syrian govt. regains control over Eastern Ghouta
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA) – Syrian government forces have regained control over Eastern Ghouta region, Russian Center for Syrian Reconciliation announced.
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UNSC session on Syria ends in total failure
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – The United Nations Security Council failed to adopt three competing resolutions on the alleged chemical incident in Syria as US and Russia voted against each other.
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Zarif, Senegal’s assembly pres. discuss regional crises
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif held talks Mon. with President of the National Assembly of Senegal Moustapha Niasse on crises facing Palestine, Syria, Yemen and other countries in the region.
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Zarif, Valdai Club professors discuss intl. issues in Tehran
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif received a host of professors and researchers from Russian Valdai Discussion Club in Tehran on Sunday and they discussed international developments in the meeting.
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FM Zarif:
US plans to build new nukes to lead to new nuclear arms race
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif said Thu. that the US plans to spend $1.2 trillion to modernize and build new nuclear weapons will lead to new nuclear arms race, calling on NAM to pursue disarmament priorities during the UN High-Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament.
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Defense Min. Hatami:
Iran aided Syria, Iraq ‘with all might’ to eradicate terrorism
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Minister of Defense Amir Hatami said Wed. that Iran assisted Syria and Iraq in the fight against terrorism with all its might so that they could uproot terrorism in their respective countries.
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‘Milking’ continues unabated: FM Zarif
TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif, while hailing the Wed. Ankara summit on Syrian issue, lambasted Washington for ‘milking’ Saudi Arabia for additional $4bn in order to keep US troops in Syria.
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By: Sarbaz Roohulla Rezvi
India and policy of recycling militants in Kashmir
TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – These days the news of youngsters joining militancy in Kashmir is quite common. In most of the cases Indian security forces track them somewhere in rural areas and after a few hours of encounter, they are being targeted. Attacking the civilians of the region during encounter is also a routine.
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Regional coop. best way to solve regional problems: diplomat
TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Touching upon the Ankara summit held concurrent with Moscow security meeting, Iranian ambassador to Moscow hailed the regional cooperation for solving the problems in the region.
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Deputy FM:
Iran ready to coop. with Uzbekistan to establish peace in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thu. that the Islamic Republic is ready to assist Uzbekistan in establishing peace and security in Afghanistan.
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Iran rejects France’s accusation of supplying arms to Yemen
TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has dismissed Paris’ claim that Tehran is supplying Yemen with weapons, describing it as a “big lie”.
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Tehran, Baku share stances on many issues: Pres. Rouhani
TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Addressing the press conference following the signing of 8 agreements with Azerbaijan, President Rouhani hailed the shared views of Tehran and Baku in relations to regional issues.
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Deputy FM Araghchi:
Foreign troops exit, first step toward peace in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Araghchi rejected the success of any military approach in Afghanistan, saying the first step toward establishing peace in the country is the exit of foreign troops.
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By: Mohammad Javad Zarif
Let's focus on what brings us together, not what pulls us apart
TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – It's time for the Middle Eastern countries to move beyond their differences, Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif writes in an article published on Al Jazeera.
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FM spox:
Riyadh ‘not big enough’ to realize own flights of fancy
TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says Saudi Arabia is not big enough or in a position to realize their flights of fancy regarding the Yemeni situation.
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Iranian official to Saudi FM: Learn from history!
TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – Parliament senior advisor for International Affairs, Amir-Abdollahian, has called on Saudi Arabia to “learn from history” as the Saudi military aggression on Yemen turns four years old.
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Pres. Rouhani:
Global developments not to affect Iran’s security
TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani said Mon. that the current developments in the world will not have any adverse effect on the stability, security, productions and unity of Iran.
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Pres. Rouhani:
Iran to continue with ‘dignified constructive interaction’ with world
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Rouhani said Sun. that the country would carry on with its agenda on ‘dignified, constructive interaction’ with the world regardless of any undermining efforts by US or some regional states.
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VIDEO: 'Revoking Nationality in Bahrain'
TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) – A short film on "Revoking Nationality in Bahrain" was displayed in the event Statelessness and Revocation of Citizenship in PGCC on Friday in Geneva. Bahrain is guilty of have revoking the citizenship of hundreds of people as part of the ruling Al Khalifa regime’s oppressive measures.
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Ghasemi calls bin Salman 'simple-minded illusionist'
TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman as a simple-minded illusionist.
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Ghasemi on US-North Korea talks:
Iran welcomes any effort for global security
TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – FM Spokesman Ghasemi reacted to Trump's possible meeting with North Korea's leader, saying Iran will back any efforts for global peace and stability, adding that the US’ words and approaches, however, have proved unreliable in practice.
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FM Zarif:
Iran’s ties with India not in conflict with Pakistan
TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Mon. that Iran’s good relations with India are not in conflict with Pakistan, just as Pakistan’s ties with Saudi Arabia do not tarnish Islamabad's ties with Tehran.
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Zarif, Pakistani parl. speaker discuss regional issues
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – During a meeting in Islamabad on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Pakistani Parliament Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq discussed the recent developments in the region.
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By: Sondoss Al Asaad
The White Helmet myth: A soft war propaganda
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The White Helmets are repetitively described as volunteers and relentlessly depicted as heroes in the war zone. A suspicious Organization backed by the British Government, known US regime change facilitators USAID, the US and NATO-backed ‘Syrian National Council’, a parallel government, which these pillars claim to represent the Syrian opposition.
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Fmr. Pakistani min.:
Zarif’s Pakistan visit aims to reach concord on regional, global issues
TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – The Sun. visit of Iranian FM Zarif to Pakistan, while opening a new chapter on the two countries’ economic ties, will most importantly focus on clearing misunderstandings and reaching agreement on regional and global issues, former Pakistani minister of information said.