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By: Ali Ghanbarlou
Harvesting green bean in farms near Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – There are about 100,000 hectares of green bean farms in Iran. Above 180,000 tons of this product are harvested in spring and summer each year and mainly consumed by domestic market.
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Iran, Iraq hold 2nd joint meeting of coordination on Arvand Rud
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Official delegations from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq have held the second meeting of a joint commission for coordination on Arvand Rud in Tehran.
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Total solar eclipse seen in Chile, Argentina
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – People living in cities from La Serena, Chile to San Juan, Argentina, watched a total eclipse of the sun on Tuesday.
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Razavi Khorasan-Herat joint economic committee held
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The 4th meeting of economic committee of Iran’s Razavi Khorsan Province and Afghanistan’s Herat was held in Islam Qala customs office, on Wednesday.
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Iran sympathizes with Russia over deadly submarine fire
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MAN) – Iran has commiserated with Russia over a deadly fire that struck a submarine on Monday, killing dozens of sailors onboard.
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Iranian FM:
US aggression against Iran goes a long way back
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has commemorated the anniversary of the US downing of an Iranian passenger plane, saying that US aggression against Iran did not begin with Donald Trump.
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VIDEO: NASA launches its Orion capsule
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – NASA on Tuesday successfully tested the launch abort system for the Orion crew capsule designed to take astronauts to the Moon.
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Iran bans import of 60 types of medicine: IFDA spox
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FDA) Shahram Soeibi on Wednesday announced a ban on the import of 60 types of medicine into the country.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Students' protest in support of Sheikh Zakzaky
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – A number of university students, lecturers and academics gathered in front of the UN Office in Tehran on Wednesday in support of prominent Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and called for his release.
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Energy min.:
Iran to swap gas for goods with Armenia
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – “Iran’s exports of gas to Armenia can be increased and multilateral negotiations are underway to start swapping gas for goods with the country,” Iranian Energy Minister Reza Akrdakanian announced.
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Iran’s deterrence stopped enemies 200 miles away from Hormuz Strait: cmdr.
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defense Force Alireza Sabahi Fard said that the country’s deterrence power stopped enemies 200 miles away from Hormuz Strait.
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Iran pins no hope on ‘insufficient’ INSTEX: FM spox
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi described the EU-established financial mechanism, INSTEX, as insufficient, adding that nobody in the Iranian government has any hope for it.
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Nobakht:
Monthly inflation rate down, economic growth to improve next year
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – "The government managed to curb the inflation rate in the past months and according to predictions economic growth will improve in the next Iranian calendar year," Head of Plan and Budget Organization Mohammad-Bagher Nobakht said on Wednesday.
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By: Armin Karami
'Cronus' on stage in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian play 'Cronus', written and directed by Ali Safari, is on stage at Nofelloshato Theater Complex in Tehran. The play depicts a family in the faraway future who are looking for a way to go back to the past.
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German author’s fascist perception of identity
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The emphasis on Western values of liberalism has gone so far that some who believe in them have accepted that anyone who is not like them is not human as well.
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Iran home to 7% of world’s mineral reserves
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Head of Iran Stone Association said the country is home to 7% of the world’s mineral reserves, adding that Iran’s stone exports are destined for over 40 countries.
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FM Zarif:
INSTEX falls short of fulfilling EU's 11 JCPOA commitments
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Referring to the recent JCPOA meeting held among E3/EU and Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Mohammd Javad Zarif said that “in the meeting, Europeans vowed to fulfill 11 commitments, none of which is related to INSTEX.”
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Ayatollah Khamenei’s meeting with Hajj officials
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a number of Iranian Hajj organizers in Tehran on Wednesday on the threshold of the Hajj season.
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Pres. Rouhani receives Armenia’s deputy PM in Tehran
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani and visiting Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan met and held talks in Tehran on Wednesday.
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OPEC’s decisions no longer liable to outside pressure: Zangeneh
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Zangeneh said “important changes” have been made to OPEC in a way that decisions made outside OPEC can no longer be imposed on the body for ratification.
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Hajj is a political, religious obligation: Leader
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described Hajj pilgrimage as a manifestation of political obligation and religious submission to God.
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Enemies worried about war, focused on economic scenarios: IRGC chief
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says the US is worried about the prospect of war and is instead focused on economic conflict against the Islamic Republic.
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Pres. Rouhani:
Iran to restore Arak reactor to original design from July 7
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran will restore Arak reactor to its original design from July 7 if European partners to the deal fail to comply with their commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal.
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BY: Mohsen Norouzifard
Commemoration of Iran Air Flight 655 downing held
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – A ceremony commemorating the 31st anniversary of the downing of an Iranian Airbus A300B2 passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf waters in 1988 was held on Tuesday with participation of Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and Minister of Roads Mohammad Eslami. The Iran Air Flight 655, while flying in Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, was shot down by a US missile, killing all the 290 onboard.
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Security com. chair warns of INSTEX plans to put all revenues in one place
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Chairman of Parliament’s national security commission said Iran will not agree to EU’s trade mechanism if it is aimed at putting all of Iran’s oil revenues into one place which could be taken advantage of by US.
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VIDEO: Total solar eclipse in Chile
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Scientists, special guests, and astronomy amateurs gathered at the La Silla observatory in Chile to witness and study a total solar eclipse on Tuesday. (Source: AFP)
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Iranian researchers make wound-healing gel from crustaceans
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – An Iranian knowledge-based firm has produced a wound healing gel, the main ingredient of which is taken from crustaceans.
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Europe not determined to comply with its JCPOA commitments: MP
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – An Iranian lawmaker says Europeans are not determined to stand committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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INSTEX falls short of EU’s commitments: MP
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Iran does not consider the EU’s faulty trade mechanism, INSTEX, as a measure in line with the bloc’s promise on complying with its JCPOA commitments, said the spokesman for Parliament’s national security commission.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Esteghlal’s first public training session under Stramaccioni
TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The first public training session of Esteghlal under the Italian coach Andrea Stramaccioni was held on Tuesday in Tehran.