Iran
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US Senator says;
Trump profiting from Iran war via energy holdings
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – US Senator Chris Van Hollen has said that Trump personally profits from the war with Iran.
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Iran replacing, producing new air defense systems
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran is now producing new air defence systems and replicating those that performed well during the recent wars, all based on fully indigenous technology, a senior military commander said.
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Strait of Hormuz ship traffic holds at low levels on Tuesday
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Shipping data shows traffic through the Strait of Hormuz held steady at five commodity vessels on Tuesday.
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Iran urges UN to condemn US unilateral sanctions
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran's envoy to the United Nations said the U.S. had used food, energy and trade as weapons of war against the Iranian people, and called on the Security Council to condemn Washington's economic pressure campaign.
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Tehran, Doha discuss regional de-escalation
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran and Qatar's top diplomats reviewed the regional situation on Tuesday and emphasised using diplomatic capacities to prevent the escalation of tensions.
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Iran's Araghchi, Pakistan army chief hold phone talks
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Iran's top diplomat and Pakistan's military chief reviewed shared concerns and recent regional developments in a phone call on Tuesday.
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US to have no place in region's future: Rezaei
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran's top security official said Tuesday that regional countries would decide their own future and that the United States "will have no place in the region's future."
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Trump changed his weapon; will the outcome change too?
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – The economic D-Day may not be the starting point of America's victory, but rather the beginning of another round of the same cycle that has continued for years and each time has failed to bring Iran to the point of surrender.
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Unity Week marked in Birjand
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Shia and Sunni scholars and provincial officials marked Islamic Unity Week at the al-Nabi Mosque in Birjand.
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Saudi Arabia, France push for diplomatic Iran deal
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Riyadh and Paris issued a joint statement urging a diplomatic agreement that would guarantee the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear programme and avoid any escalation in the region.
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Iran Armed Forces hail government's support during wartime
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran's military command said the government's management of logistics and mobilisation of national resources during the second and third imposed wars had been a pillar of support for the nation's fighters.
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Pakistan Interior Minister:
Islamabad, Tehran discuss restoring US-Iran MoU
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that Pakistan and Iran are discussing the restoration of a previously signed Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US to help settle the ongoing conflict.
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On Monday;
Strait of Hormuz ship traffic drops to single vessel
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Shipping data shows traffic through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to just a single commodity vessel on Monday.
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US must change its approach toward Iran: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran's president, meeting Field Marshal Asim Munir in Tehran, said Washington must honour its commitments and revise its confrontational approach, warning that bullying would only complicate MoU implementation processes.
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Iran warns to fine, seize violating ships
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran's Persian Gulf waterway management body said that vessels cooperating with ships that violate Iranian transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz will themselves be added to a list of offenders.
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Iraq proposes joint security council with Iran and Saudi Arab
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iraq has proposed establishing a unified security coordination council with Iran and Saudi Arabia to rebuild trust between the regional states.
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Spox.:
IRGC surveillance surpasses US knowledge
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran's IRGC spokesman said Monday that the country's surveillance of the Strait of Hormuz goes well beyond the radars Washington knows, and that its precise strikes on ship engine rooms prove its intelligence dominance.
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Omani FM to visit Tehran for talks on Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Oman's foreign minister will visit Tehran on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation and regional peace.
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Fewer than 20 ships transited Strait of Hormuz over weekend
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Fewer than 20 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz this weekend, according to the latest data from the ship tracker Kpler.
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SNSC chief:
No oil to leave Persian Gulf if economic war continues
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iran's top security official warned that if the U.S. economic war continues, "not even one drop of oil will be exported" from the Strait of Hormuz or anywhere else in the Persian Gulf.
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Palestinian cause more alive than ever: Qaani
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – IRGC Quds Force chief Esmail Qaani said Sunday the Palestinian cause "from the sea to the river" is more alive and attainable than ever, and that Israel's settlement expansion is an attempt to escape a deep internal crisis.
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VIDEO: Government renews allegiance to Imam Khomeini
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian and members of his cabinet visited the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini on Sunday to renew their commitment to the ideals of the Islamic Republic's founder and its martyrs.
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Pakistan army chief to visit Tehran for talks
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Pakistani army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday to meet senior Iranian officials
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Iran, Egypt FMs discuss de-escalation efforts
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – The foreign ministers of Egypt and Iran discussed the latest regional developments and efforts to reduce tensions and return to diplomacy in a phone call.
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Iran stands firm amid full-scale war: Pezeshkian
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that Iran is fighting a "full-scale economic, military and security war," but the nation's power and cohesion had astonished the world and defied enemy predictions of collapse.
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Iran warns UK, France over arming Israeli regime
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran's deputy foreign minister on warned Britain and France that continued arms transfers and any support for Israel constituted deliberate participation in the crimes of the Israeli regime.
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Iran FM, Pakistan army chief discuss regional security
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Iran's top diplomat and Pakistan's military chief held phone talks on regional security and ways to reinforce peace and stability in the region.
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Iran sweep past Cuba in Ufa friendly cup
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Iran swept past Cuba in straight sets (25-16, 25-19, 25-22) in Ufa friendly tournament on Saturday.
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Why is this end of the line for Trump in Iran war?
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Washington, after months of military and sanctions pressure, is facing the narrowing of its effective options regarding the war it started against Iran.
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Armed group failed to cross Iran border: Police
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – An armed group was repelled and one of its members killed by Iranian border guards during an attempt to infiltrate the country near Saravan, police spokesman Brigadier General Saeed Montazer al-Mahdi said.