Iran-US Ties
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Pezeshkian signals conditional openness to talks with US
TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has instructed the country’s foreign minister to explore the possibility of talks with the US, provided that talks take place in an atmosphere free from threats and based on fairness.
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FM:
Iran ready for fair nuclear deal, defense against aggression
TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is prepared both for reaching a fair agreement with the United States and for defending itself in the event of aggression.
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Araghchi deplores Western media's lies about Iran events
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the mainstream Western media lied about the recent war of terrorism on Iran in the form of protests, calling on the regional countries to be vigilant.
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Egypt urges diplomacy in calls with Iran FM, US envoy
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Egypt’s foreign minister held separate phone calls with Iran’s foreign minister and the US special envoy, stressing the importance of diplomacy and creating conditions to resume Iran-US dialogue amid rising regional tensions.
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Iraqi FM says;
Iran to not initiate attack but ready to defend itself
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Iraq’s Foreign Minister says Iranians have acknowledged that they would not initiate any attack, but they are fully ready to defend the country.
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Admitted realities;
US unable to shape Iran's future
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Security assessments now acknowledge that military threats and efforts to fuel internal unrest in Iran have failed, leaving U.S. strategy at a strategic dead end.
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8 points on Iran's current situation
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – A former diplomat, by explaining the current situation and the failure of the plan to destabilize Iran, emphasized that diplomacy and dialogue are the only way forward for Iran and the United States.
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Witkoff claims US contacted Iran by Trump's order
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Steve Witkoff, the Special Envoy of the US President, expressed a hope for a diplomatic resolution of issues with Iran while making claims about direct contact, continuing Washington's contradictory approach toward Tehran.
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Who is really steering Trump’s Iran policy?
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – American media say that Donald Trump’s hesitation about how to deal with Iran reflects, more than anything, a sharp disagreement among his senior advisers.
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Trump says plans underway for meeting with Iran officials
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump expressed his readiness to negotiate with iran on the nuclear issue and argued that it would be planning to hold a meeting with iranian officials .
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No conditions currently in place for talks with US: Araghchi
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi ruled out the possibility of renewed Tehran-Washington talks in the current circumstances.
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Netanyahu trying to block any US-Iran talks: Report
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Netanyahu has reportedly sought throughout his recent visit to the United States to derail a proposal backed by Donald Trump’s envoy aimed at reviving negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
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Iran's Armed Forces on standby: Araghchi
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the country's Armed Forces are on standby and know exactly where to aim in the event of any infringement of Iranian sovereignty.
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US denies visa to Iranian table tennis player
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iranian table tennis national Amirhossein Hedayati has been denied a visa by the US government due to the country’s new travel restrictions affecting citizens of several nations.
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Baghaei challenges Trump's sympathy narrative
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has pushed back against recent US rhetoric by recalling decades of American hostile actions toward the country.
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Iran lashes out at Trump's interventionist threats
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has warned that any US interference in Iran’s internal matters would destabilize the entire region and directly undermine American interests.
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Foreign Ministry:
Any future talks with US must be based on diplomatic norms
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iran has emphasized that any future negotiations with the United States must adhere to established diplomatic norms, amid ongoing reports of Iraqi efforts to facilitate a round of talks in Baghdad.
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Ambassador to Baghdad:
US spying on Iran over Iraqi airspace
TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq has announced that Tehran has identified American reconnaissance flights using Iraqi airspace to spy on Iranian territory.
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Iran prepared for all scenarios: Araghchi
TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says psychological warfare targeting Iranian society is part of a broader conflict but has failed to achieve its objectives, adding that Tehran is prepared for all scenarios.
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Araghchi:
Armed Forces ready to defend Iran under any circumstances
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran’s armed forces remain fully prepared to defend the country under any circumstances, stressing that Tehran prefers diplomacy over war but will not ignore possible threats.
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US tried and failed to topple Iran’s government twice: Envoy
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack says Washington attempted twice in the past to overthrow the Iranian government but achieved nothing.
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Iran rules out any special, direct channel with Washington
TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson has stated that there is no direct or special channel of communication between Tehran and Washington.
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Iran's deputy FM:
Any talks with US to be ‘armed negotiations’
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh warned that any potential talks with the US would not be neutral, but rather “armed negotiations,” emphasizing Tehran’s distrust and readiness to counter possible US deception.
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Marandi:
Iran to not share unnecessary nuclear data with IAEA
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The advisor to the Iranian negotiating delegation in the previous nuclear talks, Mohammad Marandi, says that Tehran won't share 'unnecessary' info with IAEA over leak risks.
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Iran-US conflict intrinsic, at strategic level: IRGC general
TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – IRGC Deputy Commander for Political Affairs Brigadier General Yadollah Javani says that the conflict between Iran and the United States is fundamental and is at the strategic level.
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Larijani:
Iranian missiles range none of West's business
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s missile program is none of the West’s business, the country's top security official said, stressing that bringing up such issues reveals the hegemonic policy of the US and certain European countries.
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Possible talks with US to only address nuclear file
TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran will engage in no negotiations with Washington beyond the nuclear issue, reaffirming Iran’s clear stance on missile and regional matters.
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By: Mohsen Pakaein
The inherent difference between Iran and the United States
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Ayatollah Khamenei’s latest remarks underscore a fundamental point that has shaped four decades of bilateral tension: the divide between Iran and the US is not a negotiable political dispute but a clash of worldviews.
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Deputy Parl. speaker:
Iran-US dispute fundamental, unresolvable
TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ali Nikzad said the takeover of the US embassy in 1979 was a response to decades of oppression, adding that the dispute between Iran and the US is fundamental and will not be resolved.
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Iran rejects receiving any official message via Oman
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said no official message has been conveyed to Iran through Omani channels.