Tag: Iran
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Whether it be Trump or Biden, an Israel war on Iran is coming
By Haider Abbas The entire world is gripped with the possibility of a coming war, and the theatre which was assumed to be India-China , is now suddenly getting shifted to the much awaited Iran and Middle-East, which very arguably, has all the potential to turn into a third world-war, as the on-going duel between US…
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Iran supports Palestinian groups against Israel: Minister
Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the Islamic republic will maintain supports for Palestine’s “resistance” groups, official IRNA news agency reported. “Iran will support the Palestinian resistance groups against Zionist (Israeli) regime’s occupation and aggression,” Zarif was quoted as saying by IRNA on Sunday. Zarif made the remarks in…
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Iran to increase uranium enrichment capacity
Tehran : Iran is ready to boost the capacity of its uranium enrichment, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said. “Based on a decree by Iran’s Supreme Leader and the emphasis put on this issue by AEOI head, the country is ready to increase its uranium enrichment capacity…
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Remembering 40 years ago when Afghanistan, Pakistan, the region changed forever
By Saeed Naqvi, “Problems” like Afghanistan, even Iran, created in the thick of the Cold War, are now in the lap of a declining sole superpower in a withdrawal mode. Since I was witness to both, the Saur and Islamic revolutions, I thought the New Year might be a good occasion to ferret out material…
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US cannot influence Iranian ties with neighbours: Rouhani
Tehran : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said Washington cannot dictate its policies on regional countries for their relations with Iran. Rouhani made the remarks at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport before leaving for Turkey, Xinhua news agency reported. He said the US has no longer any influence on relations between countries in…
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No oil will go through Persian Gulf if US targets Iranian sales: Rouhani
Tehran : Accusing the US of trying to push India away from Iran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Washington cannot stop Tehran from exporting oil and warned that no crude will be exported from the Persian Gulf if Iranian oil sales were blocked. The US has re-imposed its unilateral sanctions on Iran,…
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Iran still complies with nuclear deal, says IAEA
Vienna : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday confirmed that Iran is sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord. In a report of IAEA chief Yukiya Amano to a board meeting in Vienna, the capital of Austria, the agency said that under the monitor of IAEA, Iran is still complying with the Iranian nuclear…
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Iran sanctions: Germany in talks with EU partners
By Ayhan Simsek, Berlin: Germany vowed on Monday to continue legitimate business relations with Iran under European Union law, despite the U.S. move to reimpose tough sanctions on Iran. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Germany regretted the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement,…
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Facing prospects of US sanctions, India attacks unilateral embargoes
By Arul Louis, United Nations : Facing the prospects of US sanctions over its deals with Russia and Iran, India has used the annual General Assembly debate on Washington’s economic blockade of Cuba to lash out against unilateral embargoes. “As the world’s largest democracy with abiding faith in multi-lateralism, India stands in solidarity with this…
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Iran hosts high-level regional security summit
By Muhammet Kursun, Tehran: Iran held a high-level meeting on Wednesday to discuss regional security and cooperation against terrorism. Top officials from Russia, China, India and Afghanistan attended the “Dialogue for Regional Security” meeting in the capital Tehran. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, welcomed Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev,…