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Zarif says Russia-Iran oil-for-goods deal not on agenda
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian Foreign Minister, says he does not believe Russia-Iran oil-for-goods deal is a part of Iran-Russia cooperation package. "It’s a much bigger package and it includes a lot of other variables, including possibilities for energy cooperation between Iran and Russia."
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Trump’s campaign against Europe
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Many analysts of the international affairs have recently had a special focus on US-EU relations. Some signals and speeches by the President of the United States which are addressed to the European authorities indicate the full opposition of the White House to the European Union.
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US, Turkey to discuss Iran sanctions in Ankara Fri.: Turkish media
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – A US delegation of Treasury and State Department officials will meet Turkish authorities on Friday to discuss sanctions targeting Iran, an official from Turkey's foreign ministry said.
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US arms cannot even secure own citizens: FM Zarif
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured the US arms trade as destabilizing the world and a waste of money.
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Russian envoy says Iran’s presence in Syria 'legitimate'
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has told a Russian newspaper that Iran’s presence in Syria is legitimate as it is present in the Arab country at the request of its government.
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Japan reportedly to put full stop to oil imports from Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Japanese oil companies are preparing for a complete cessation of oil imports from Iran, Russian TASS quoted a Japanese newspaper as saying.
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Informed source reveals Rouhani's response to Trump’s repeated meeting requests
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – An informed source says President Rouhani refused US President Trump’s repeated requests for meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in Sep. due to Trump’s anti-Iran UN speech.
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Iran Foreign Min. presents 10th quarterly report on JCPOA to Parl.
TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the ministry has presented its tenth quarterly report on the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal to the Iranian Parliament.
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Russian envoy to convey results of Putin-Trump meeting to Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Russian Presidents’ Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev travels to Tehran on Wednesday to convey the results of Putin-Trump summit to Iranian officials, Russian RBK TV reported.
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Science min.:
IAEA’s inspection of Iranian university approved by SNSC
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Science said Wed. that the inspection of one of Iran’s universities by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was carried out upon the decision of the Supreme National Security Council.
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Vaezi:
Trump made 8 requests for meeting Rouhani in NY
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump had requested a meeting with President Rouhani ‘eight times’ on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in Sep., according to Rouhani’s chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi.
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‘Light Sight’ picked as semifinalist at 2018 Student Academy Awards
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iranian 3D animated piece ‘Light Sight’ directed by Moslem Tabatabaee has made it into the list of semifinalists at the 45th Student Academy Awards.
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EU needs to back up words with actions: Zarif
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – In an interview with Euronews, Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran needs Europeans to put their political commitment to JCPOA into action, adding that EU is “underestimating” its power in regional peace and security.
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ICJ confirms Iran's lawsuit against US over sanctions
TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – Iran has filed a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to hold Washington accountable for its decision to re-impose sanctions after pulling out from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran.
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Iranian envoy:
US has never been more internationally isolated
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the offices of United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna said that the United Stated has never been more internationally isolated as it is today.
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‘Temporary License’ gets 6 nominations at US' Love filmfest.
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian film ‘Temporary License’ directed by Afshin Hashemi has been nominated in six categories at the 6th Love International Film Festival in the US.
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‘Pakistan has come out of US shadow': Pakistani analyst
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – A senior Pakistani journalist and commentator, Omar R. Quraishi, believes that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is a good example that Pakistan has come out of the US shadow to a great extent.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Closing ceremony of Gunpowder Award
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The annual Wet Gunpowder Award ended yesterday afternoon in Tehran. It is an Iranian symbolic award that, according to organizers, is given to "ridiculous people whose chaffy character is evident to everyone and when this nature of theirs is accompanied with self-belief, it turns into an indefinite foolishness for them." This year, the voters picked US President Donald Trump as the rightful winner of the 2018 Wet Gunpowder Award for the second consecutive year.
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‘Nobody’ finds way into 4 intl. film festivals
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iranian animated short ‘Nobody’ by Elham Toroghi has been accepted into the competition programs of four international film festivals in Albania, US, Italy and Slovakia.
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Iran oil exports could fall by two-thirds at year-end: Reuters
TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s oil exports could fall by as much as two-thirds by the end of the year because of new U.S. sanctions, putting oil markets under huge strain amid supply outages elsewhere in the world, Reuters reported today.
