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White House walks back Biden's remarks after China's threat
TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – The White House has walked back on Biden's remarks on defending Taiwan after China’s foreign ministry hit back at Biden on Monday, expressing “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” to his comments.
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Moscow sanctions Biden, 962 other Americans
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Russia said on Saturday it was banning entry to 963 Americans including US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and CIA chief William Burns.
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Russia says;
It destroyed "large batch" of Western weapons sent to Ukraine
TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles.
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US Senate approves $40bn aid to Ukraine
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The US Senate overwhelmingly approved nearly $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine on Thursday.
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2 US military convoys come under attack in Iraq
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources on late Thursday reported that two logistics convoys belonging to the US military were targeted in the Iraqi province of Babylon.
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Russian State Duma Spox.:
US, Canada, Switzerland sanctions cause of global crisises
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The United States, Canada, and Switzerland unleashed the current worldwide surge in energy and food prices, and they shoulder responsibility for global crises to come, the Russian State Duma Speaker said.
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US military convoys attacked in Al Diwaniyah, Samawah
TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Two US military logistics convoys have been targeted in Iraq's Al Diwaniyah and Samawah cities, local sources reported on Thursday.
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US training ISIL terrorists at Syria to sent to Ukraine
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – US occupation forces deployed in Syria’s al-Tanf region are reportedly providing military support to Takfiri ISIL terrorists and training them for field operations in Ukraine, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service revealed.
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UN special rapporteur urges US to lift unilateral sanctions
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – The UN special rapporteur called on the US to immediately lift unilateral sanctions against the Iranian people according to international laws, stressing that Iranian assets blocked in some countries must be released.
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France urges JCPOA parties to finalize Vienna talks
TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – Saying that the draft agreement on resuming compliance with the JCPOA has been ready for more than two months, the French foreign ministry called on JCPOA parties to make necessary decisions to finalize the nuclear agreement.
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US conducts hypersonic weapon test
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The United States Air Force says it has conducted a test of a hypersonic weapon, which flew at five times the speed of sound.
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Taliban says not consider US as enemy
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Afghanistan's acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has said that they want friendly relations with the United States as per the diplomatic norms and values being practiced by the international community.
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Qatar, US discuss Vienna talks latest developments
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed several international issues and the latest developments of the Vienna negotiations during a phone call on Monday.
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Khatibzadeh:
US must accept Iran trade normalization ties under JCPOA
TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Washington must accept the normalization of Iran's trade relations with other countries in accordance with the JCPOA and Resolution 2231, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said.
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3 killed, many injured in California, Texas shootings
TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Shootings in a church in California, and a market in Texas left at least three dead and several injured on Sunday, US authorities said.
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Worldwide demonstrations held to mark anniv. of Nakba Day
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Thousands of people across the globe staged popular demonstrations to mark the 74th anniversary of Nakba Day.
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3 US military convoys targeted in Iraq
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Local sources reported that three US military logistics convoys have been targeted in Iraq's Al Diwaniyah and Samawah cities.
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Anatoly Antonov:
Russian embassy employees in US receive threats of violence
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Employees of the Russian Embassy in Washington receive threats, including threats of physical violence, and the operation of the embassy currently resembles a besieged fortress, Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said.
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10 killed, 3 injured in attack at New York state supermarket
TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Ten people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in New York state, police said.
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Shmakhani:
West adherence to Iran solutions key to resolve Vienna issues
TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Vienna talks issues can be resolved only by the adherence of the west to the logical and principled solutions of Iran, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said.
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Iranian official:
90% of issues in Vienna talks verbally agreed upon
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Saying that in the Vienna talks, more than 90% of the issues were verbally agreed upon, an Iranian official said, stressing that realization of the nuclear deal depends on the seriousness and good faith of the US.
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US convoy targeted in Iraq's Al Diwaniyah
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources reported that a logistics convoy belonging to the US army has come under attack
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US House approves $40 billion of aid to Ukraine
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – US House of Representatives approved the bill on allocation of addition $40 billion of aid to Ukraine Tuesday, according to a livestream on the House website.
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Ned Price:
US backs Mora's efforts to bring Vienna talks to conclusion
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Referring to the Coordinator of Vienna talks Enrique Mora's visit to Iran, a US State Department spokesman said that Washington supports his efforts to bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion.
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Pentagon:
US completed training Ukrainian Armed Forces on new weapons
TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Hundreds of Ukrainian forces have completed training on new weapons provided by the US, a senior Pentagon official said on Monday.
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US sacrifices Ukraine to control Europe
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA) – Chinese Vice Foreign Minister said that the US hopes to “add fuel to the fire” and hinder the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, adding that the US purpose is to sacrifice Ukraine to control Europe and weaken Russia.
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'Zalava' to compete at two US film festivals
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Directed by Arsalan Amiri, the Iranian film 'Zalava' is set to be screened at two international film festivals in the United States.
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Will Biden be trapped by Iran hawks?
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – In a blow to the Biden administration’s stated goal of returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the US Senate approved two motions drafted by Republican senators who vehemently oppose diplomacy with Iran.
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Amir-Abdollahian:
US max. pressure reason of current situation in Vienna talks
TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – Iran's FM in a phone talk with UN Chief referred to the continuation of exchanging messages between the US and Iran through the EU and blamed the US’ maximum pressure campaign for the current situation in Vienna talks.
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Extensive damage in Texas, Oklahoma as tornadoes roar through
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Major damage is being seen after tornadoes roared through parts of central Oklahoma and Texas Wednesday.
