Britain
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Britain regards Fischer’s trip to Tehran vital step to implement INSTEX
TEHRAN, Mar. 12 (MNA) – The British embassy named INSTEX president Per Fischer’s trip to Tehran a significant step in making the European mechanism operational.
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Iran FM spox:
Hezbollah played significant role in preventing terrorists from reaching Europe
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has condemned the UK government’s recent attempt to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying that the Lebanese resistance group has protected Europe from the danger of terrorist groups.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Complicated puzzle in the UK!
TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Britain's withdrawal from the European Union has become a major riddle in the country. Many English citizens do not have a complete understanding of the EU, the British government and the UK Parliament's move to leave the European Union. However, the British authorities seem to have planned a tentative game.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Brexit deadlock in London
TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The negative vote by the Parliament in England to the Theresa May plan to leave the European Union has created a difficult and complicated situation in London.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Why is Tony Blair so angry?
TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – The former British Prime Minister doesn't have a good time! On the one hand, Tony Blair is witnessing the continuation of the Brexit process, and on the other hand, He's in no way happy with what has happened inside the Labor Party! Tony Blair is one of the main opponents of the British withdrawal from the European Union.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Brexit: a global laughing stock
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Brexit has long been a foggy point in the security, political, social, and economic equations in Britain and the United Europe. Conflicts and debates over Brexit have increased in the UK, and opponents of the Britain's exit from the European Union are about to hold a referendum again.
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By Mohammad Ghaderi
Corbyn targeting the Brexit talks
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Jeremy Corbyn, the British politician who has been serving as Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2015 in the UK, is now trying to provide the ground for his own victory and the Labor Party in the country's possible election in 2019. It seems that after his success in defeating figures such as Tony Blair, he has more incentives for pursuing his goals.
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Barham Salih renounces British citizenship in adherence to constitution
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iraqi President Barham Saleh has relinquished his British citizenship in compliance with the constitution of his own country.
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By: Hanif Ghafari
Will there be another referendum over Brexit?
TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Brexit continues to be an implicit term in the Britain’s political equations. Complicating the process of the British withdrawal from the European Union is a joint measure taken by the British government and European authorities.
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UK amb. to Iran calls for political settlement to end Yemeni crisis
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – In a statement on Wednesday, Rob Macaire UK Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that the country welcomes the upcoming talks in Stockholm, which offers a window of opportunity for both parties to make progress towards ending the conflict in Yemen through dialogue and negotiation.
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FM spox:
Tehran not to adjust its defense plans based on enemies' hallucinations
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has condemned the western countries’ moves against Iran’s defensive missile program, saying Iran does not plan its program based on hallucinations made by some countries.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Threat of war and famine on Iran: False imagination
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The Guardian newspaper in a report on Jeremy Hunt’s trip to Iran wrote, “In his visit with Mohammad Javad Zarif, Hunt said that “Repetition of the first WWI in Iran is a possibility.”
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UK chief diplomat Jeremy Hunt to visit Iran Monday
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will arrive in Tehran on Monday to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on bilateral ties and the JCPOA.
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Iran star Karim Ansarifard joins Nottingham Forest
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Nottingham Forest have boosted their promotion push with the signing of Iran international Karim Ansarifard.
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IFFA, UKIFF to host Iran's ‘Axing’
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Iranian feature movie ‘Axing’ directed by Behrouz Shoaibi will partake at two international film festivals in the UK and Australia.
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EU to prepare SPV before US sanctions take effect: Diplomats
TEHRAN, Oct. 24 (MNA) – Three European diplomats have told Reuters that a so-called Special Purpose Vehicle designed to circumvent US sanctions and continue trade with Iran will be legally in place by Nov. 4.
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UK, US ‘could boycott’ Saudi conf.
TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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UK envoy:
Compliance with JCPOA, base of UK-Iran relations
TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – UK Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire said his country insists on compliance with Iran’s landmark 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), noting that London tries to reassure that the Islamic Republic will enjoy the deal’s benefits, especially in the economic arena.
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Al-Jaafari:
Presence of foreign forces in Syrian territories illegitimate
NEW YORK, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari affirmed on Monday that the presence of foreign forces in Syrian territories is illegitimate and violates UN principles and conventions, urging their immediate leave.
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Iran's Zarif, UK's Hunt hold meeting in NY to discuss bilateral issues
TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth affairs Jeremy Hunt calls the JCPOA a crucial document, stressing that London will remain committed to the deal.
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Ambassador blasts UK for warning dual nationals over travel to Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian ambassador to the United Kingdom has criticized the European country for politicizing Iranian-British citizens’ travel to Iran.
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Iran, UK hold consular meeting in Tehran
TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Iran and United Kingdom conferred on bilateral consular issues on Tuesday in Tehran.
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UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East:
VIDEO: UK firm to keep practicing JCPOA, despite US withdrawal
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East Alistair Burt told Mehr News Agency in an exclusive interview that UK, as a US ally, pays the costs of the disagreement and makes its own decision and is very determined to working on the economic side of the nuclear agreement of July 14, 2015.
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Iran senior MP calls on E3 to do more regarding JCPOA implementation
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament says that other signatories to JCPOA need to make more efforts to fulfill their commitments to the deal.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Iran, UK deputy FMs meet in Tehran
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with UK’s Junior Foreign Minister Alistair Burt on Saturday.
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Iran nuclear chief:
US replaced with UK in constructing re-designed Arak heavy reactor
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says that the United Kingdom has taken over the share of the United States in a working group tasked with re-building Arak heavy reactor.
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Exports of Iranian hand-woven carpets rise by 21.7%
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) –Head of Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) Fereshteh Dastpak said Mon. that $ 100 million worth of handmade carpets has been exported during the first four months of the Iranian year (beginning on March 21).
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Official urges European countries to stand against US unilateralism
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s permanent envoy to Vienna-based international organizations Kazem Gharibabadi called on European countries to stand against the US unilateralism.
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Former Arsenal player to play for Iran Tractor Sazi FC
TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Irish professional striker Anthony Stokes has signed a two-year contract to play for Iranian club Tractor Sazi in the next Persian Gulf Pro league.
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Britain officials call government to stop supporting terrorism in Syria
LONDON, Jul. 21 (MNA) -- Britain officials called Teresa May’s government to stop supporting terrorist organizations in Syria under the name of “opposition groups” and to work towards finding a political solution to the crisis in the country.