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Iran U-23 football team beats Qatar to win four-team tournament

TEHRAN, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Iran U-23 football team have won a four-team tournament in Qatar by wining the host country.
2019-01-21 23:16
Iran U-23 football to participate in Doha’s quartet tournament

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian men’s U-23 team will participate in an international four-team tournament in mid-January 2019.
2018-12-29 15:57
Iran 1–1 Palestine in friendly match

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Team Melli was held 1-1 by Palestine in a friendly encounter on Monday.
2018-12-25 09:28
Amir-Abdollahian meets with Qatar's envoy to Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iranian parliamentary official met with Qatar's ambassador to Iran.
2018-12-24 15:52
VP Jahangiri calls for closer coop. with Qatar

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Iranian First Vice-President Es’hagh Jahangiri in a message to Qatari prime minister has called for expansion of relations between the two countries.
2018-12-22 11:45
Rouhani felicitates Qatar on National Day

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Qatar’s National Day and expressed hope for further expansion of relations between the two nations.
2018-12-19 11:37
Zarif says asking US to be lawful is asking for impossible

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said asking the United States to be ‘lawful’ is asking for the impossible, so Iran just asks US to be ‘less lawless’.
2018-12-18 09:39
Iran can teach 'art of evading sanctions' to others: Zarif

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran will not change its policies under the US sanctions, adding that the country can teach the 'art of evading sanctions' to others for a price.
2018-12-15 19:35
FM Zarif meets Qatari counterpart in Doha

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has held talks with his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in the Arab state's capital of Doha.
2018-12-15 18:03
18th Doha Forum kicks off Sat. in Qatar's capital

DOHA, Dec. 15 (MNA) – The 18th Doha Forum was held in the Qatari capital Saturday, with numerous foreign dignitaries and decision-makers slated to attend. Organized by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the forum plans to tackle various issues and challenges facing the international community. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is representing Iran at the event.
2018-12-15 13:43
Iran’s exports to Persian Gulf nations exceed $6.5bn in 8 month

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s exports of non-oil commodities to the Persian Gulf littoral states exceeded $6.5 billion during the past eight months of the current fiscal year (March 21- Nov. 21).
2018-12-15 13:33
Zarif talks regional security with Qatari PM

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani in Doha on Saturday.
2018-12-15 13:19
Zarif departs for Qatar to attend Doha Forum

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Tehran early Saturday for Doha, Qatar, to attend Doha Forum 2018.
2018-12-15 09:13
PGCC with excesses of MBS doomed to trash heap of history: Askari

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that the PGCC has always been a Saudi ‘thing’ with a number of countries simply hanging on.
2018-12-11 18:12
PGCC never was effective organization: Shireen Hunter

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a professor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that “the PGCC was never an effective organization. Certainly, it has been an unequal partnership in the sense that Saudi Arabia has dominated the Organization.”
2018-12-11 16:43
Amir-Abdollahian:

Neither ‘council’ nor ‘cooperation’ remains from the ‘PGCC’

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Special Aide on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council enjoys neither ‘cooperation’ not ‘council.
2018-12-10 09:30
Qatar withdrawal from OPEC may increase Iran’s production share: Zaccara

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) –Dr. Luciano Zaccara says Qatar withdraw from OPEC may increase the quota (of power and production) that OPEC may allocate to Iran, which is not in line with the US policy towards Iran.
2018-12-10 00:30
Iran to face Qatar behind closed doors

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The friendly match between national football teams of Iran and Qatar will be held behind closed doors.
2018-12-09 10:25
Qatari emir, sultan of Oman not to join PGCC summit in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – The Qatari emir and the Sultan of Oman will not join Persian Gulf summit to be held in Saudi Arabia today.
2018-12-09 09:53
Political squabbles among OPEC members have weakened its efficacy: Prof. Entessar

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Touching upon the Qatar’s reasons to withdraw from OPEC, Prof. Entessar said political squabbles among its members have weakened OPEC's efficacy.
2018-12-09 00:40
Iran to export 1mn bdp of oil despite US sanctions: Energy expert

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Refereeing to withdrawal of Qatar from OPEC , Omid Shukri says Iran will be able to export 1 million barrels of oil despite Washington's effort to cut Iran's export to zero.
2018-12-08 11:11
Iran should freely sell its oil without any pressure: Oil min.

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh said Iran is not fine with the amount of oil it can export by the waivers provided by US to its old customers, saying the country should be able to sell its oil without any pressure.
2018-12-06 18:10
Oil Min. Zangeneh meets Qatari counterpart in Vienna

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh met his Qatari counterpart Saad al-Kaabi in Vienna on Thursday, discussing increased meddling of other countries in OPEC decisions.
2018-12-06 12:42
Out of OPEC, Qatar can start to market Iran's oil: Expert

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – After withdrawal from OPEC, Qatar can start to market Iranian oil to Asia and Europe, Sam Barden, director of the international trading and consulting company SBI Markets said on Tuesday.
2018-12-05 10:45
Zangeneh:

Reasons for Qatar's departure from OPEC must be explored

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says OPEC has major problems with some oil producers except Qatar, and the reasons for Qatar’s exit from the organization must be examined.
2018-12-05 08:37
Iran’s OPEC governor:

OPEC, non-OPEC unlikely to extend agreement to cut production

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili says OPEC and non-OPEC partners are unlikely to extend their agreement to cut production in a bid to shore up prices.
2018-12-04 16:17
Direct Doha-Isfahan flight to be launched in January

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The director general of Isfahan Province Airports Company said Sun. that the first flight in Doha-Isfahan route will be launched on January 4, 2019.
2018-12-02 15:58
Qatar Airways to increase flights to Iran despite US threats

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Qatar Airways will add more flights to Iran from January, the state-owned Persian Gulf airline announced on Monday just weeks after the United States reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
2018-11-27 10:57
Iran national football team draws friendly vs Venezuela

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian national football team drew 1-1 versus the national football team of Venezuela in a friendly match in Qatar.
2018-11-20 21:20
Exports to Qatar drop 11% in volume, rise 44% in value

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Iran's exports to Qatar have dropped 11% in volume and increased by 44% in value in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – Oct. 21).
2018-11-20 18:00