Other News
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Rouhani:
Iran nation to give crushing response to US on Islamic Revolution anniv.
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the Iranian nation will give a response to the United States’ hostile acts on February 11, the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
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Ghasemi says Europe's SPV progress slow; denies FM Zarif's resignation
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi criticized the rate of the European Union's progress towards the enactment of mechanisms to keep a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic alive.
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UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt lands in Tehran
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has arrived in Tehran to meet with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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New sanctions against Iran showed US irresponsibility: Daryl Kimball
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington believes the new sanctions against Iran showed the United States' irresponsibility.
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Trump's Iran sanctions aren't working as planned: report
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – The Trump administration's strategy of maximum pressure on Iran hasn't achieved its intended impact, said a report on Saturday.
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By: Syed Zafar Mehdi
How China is helping Iran skirt US sanctions
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Shortly after the Trump administration reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said eight countries, most notable China, would be exempted from the draconian sanctions on buying Iranian crude oil.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Decoding Macron's remarks: Is France really a US ally?
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – In his latest remarks in response to the US President Donald Trump, Emanuel Macron, French President, has claimed that Paris is the US ally and not a vassal state! Beyond that, Macron has stated that Trump's anti-French tweets have not hurt his feelings, and he has no intention of responding to these controversial tweets.
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Iran's management turned Iraq from 'an actual enemy to a strategic ally'
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Pointing out that one of Iran's great successes in the field of diplomacy in recent years is the issue of Iraq, Iranian Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said "the Islamic Republic managed the developments in the relations between Tehran and Baghdad, turning Iraq from an actual enemy to a strategic ally."
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US sanctions will not change Iran’s policies: deputy FM
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said while US sanctions may affect Iran’s oil sales and banking transactions, they will not change the Islamic Republic’s policies.
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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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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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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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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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'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.
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Iran asks intl. community to stand against US arbitrary acts
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo said there is no precedent for a permanent member of the Security Council to punish other members of the United Nations for compliance with the Council’s resolutions.
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Instrumental use of human rights, intl. mechanisms denounced
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi strongly condemned the instrumental use of human rights and international mechanisms by some Western countries, the Zionist regime and regional reactionary regimes.
