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Iran FM Araghchi to RT:

Iran ready for ‘fair deal’ but rejects dictation: FM Araghchi

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that negotiations with the United States will only resume if Washington proves its readiness for a fair and balanced agreement rather than imposing terms and conditions.

Iran FM spox:

Trump threatens Caracas with blockade, does not rule out war

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump said he would not rule out military action against Venezuela, after ordering what he described as a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving the country.

5 killed in US strikes on 2 boats in eastern Pacific

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The US military said on Thursday that it had conducted two more strikes against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people.

Maduro responds to Trump’s threats

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the United States of seeking to overthrow his government and turn Venezuela into a colony, rejecting Washington’s recent threats and oil blockade as a “diplomacy of barbarism.”

India's oil imports from Russia rises despite US sanctions

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – India's Russian oil imports are poised to top 1 million barrels per day in December, trade and refining sources said, according to Western media.

Maduro:

US plan to turn Venezuela into its colony will never happen

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that the US plan to turn his country into its colony ‘will simply never happen’.

Trump's approval rating drops to 39%: Poll

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump's approval rating slipped in recent days to nearly its lowest level of his current term as voters from his Republican Party soured on his handling of the economy.

Iran judicial official

Sacking Iranian professor shows US human rights reality

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iran's Judiciary official has denounced the firing of an Iranian professor of Arkansas University as yet another clear example of violation of human rights by the US government.

Iranian professor at University of Arkansas fired

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – The University of Arkansas in the United States has dismissed an Iranian professor from her position as director of the Middle Eastern Studies department over her social media posts in solidarity with Iran and Palestine.

Trump admin to expand US travel ban to over 30 nations

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem says the Trump administration will expand the US travel ban from 19 to over 30 countries, following a deadly shooting near the White House involving an Afghan asylum seeker.

Maduro says;

Venezuelan army, nation ready to defend country from threats

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Both the Venezuelan people and armed forces are ready to defend the republic from imperialist threats, President Nicolas Maduro says.

US, Ukrainian officials meet in Miami before Moscow talks

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – US and Ukrainian officials will hold negotiations on Sunday morning in Miami before President Trump's envoys head to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, US and Ukrainian officials say.

US may recognize Crimea, other territories as Russian: media

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – The United States may recognize Russia's control over Crimea and territories taken by the Russian military in order to achieve a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, media reported.

Iranian professor detained in US released

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Vahid Abedini, an Iranian professor at the University of Oklahoma, announced that he had been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.

US intends to start covert operations in Venezuela

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – The United States is going to start a new phase of applying pressure on Venezuela to overthrow the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

FM Araghchi:

E3, US seeking escalation with Iran with their provocations

TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister has said the three European countries and the United States are seeking escalation, adding that formal termination of the Cairo Agreement is a direct result of their provocations.

Trump says doesn’t rule out use of ground forces in Venezuela

TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump has said that he doesn’t rule out a potential ground operation in Venezuela.

Meeting between Putin, Trump postponed: Kremlin

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The Russia-US summit in Budapest has been postponed, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.

US approves potential $330m arms sale to Taiwan

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – The US approved sale of fighter jet and other aircraft parts to Taiwan for $330 million, marking the first such transaction since President Donald Trump took office in January, drawing thanks from Taipei and anger in Beijing.

Russia, China, Arab states oppose US Gaza stabilization force

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – A US proposal to provide a UN mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza has faced opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries.

Trump signs bill to end longest Govt. shutdown in history

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump has signed a temporary government budget to end the longest government shutdown in US history.

US Senate passes bill to reopen government

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – The US Senate approved a bill that would restore funding for federal agencies until January 30 in a vote on Monday.

6 killed in fresh US strikes on alleged drug boats in Pacific

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – US forces struck two more alleged drug trafficking boats off the coast of South America, killing six people, the Trump administration’s War Secretary Pete Hegseth, has said.

US Senate to vote on bill to end shutdown within hours

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – The United States Senate is holding a vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding package that could pave the way to end the longest government shutdown in the country’s history.

Iran's crude oil exports to China hit new record high: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – TankerTrackers has announced that the Iranian oil exports to China have hit new record high since May 2018 when the United States withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal known as the JCPOA and re-imposition of the sanctions.

Turkey 'refuses to jettison' Russian S-400 missile systems

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Turkey will not abandon its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems despite sustained pressure from the United States, Bloomberg reported.

Araghchi blasts granting Nobel peace prize to a warmonger

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has deplored the granting the latest Nobel Peace Prize granted to a Venezuelan opposition figure who calls on the US to attack her country.

Maduro advances in military coop. with Russia amid US threats

TEHRAN, Nov. 04 (MNA) – The Venezuelan president stated that Caracas and Moscow relationship "will continue" despite the increasing deployment of US warships in waters near the South American nation and the "threats" coming from the United States.

Larijani urges for resistance against US's endless demands

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani says that Iranians need to wage a national resistance against the United States, which makes endless demands.