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Iran’s former top diplomat Zarif resigns from VP post

TEHRAN: Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who negotiated the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with...

Published 03 Mar, 2025 01:07pm

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Thousands bid farewell to Iran’s Raisi ahead of burial

TEHRAN: Thousands marched in Iran on Thursday on the final day of funeral rites for president Ebrahim Raisi, who...

Updated 23 May, 2024 05:28pm

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Iran, Saudi Arabia have held new round of talks in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have met again in Iraq, several local sources said Wednesday, as ...

Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am

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Iran says nuclear talks might not resume for 2-3 months

TEHRAN: Stalled talks aimed at reviving Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers will likely not resume for...

Published 02 Sep, 2021 04:21am

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Iran’s Raisi presents conservative, male-only cabinet

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday presented his cabinet to parliament, state media said,...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

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Raisi tells Macron nuclear talks must guarantee Tehran’s ‘rights’

TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Monday any talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme must ensure Iran’s...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

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Iran nuclear talks could resume in September: EU official

BRUSSELS: Iran is ready to resume talks reviving the nuclear deal with world powers under new president Ebrahim...

Published 08 Aug, 2021 03:38am

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New Iranian president to take oath before parliament

It cited "water and electricity, basic products and vaccinations" as among issues that need to be resolved in the short term

Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:46am

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Raisi takes over as Iran’s new president

TEHRAN: Ebrahim Raisi was Tuesday inaugurated as president of Iran, a country whose hopes of shaking off a dire...

Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am

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Iran's Raisi set to focus on economy and nuclear deal

The new government also wants to show "it can clinch a better deal than the previous one", Therme added

Updated 01 Aug, 2021 12:57pm

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Khamenei warns to not trust West as new government expected

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that experience has shown "trusting the West ...

Published 29 Jul, 2021 04:48am

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Iran opens oil export terminal outside strategic strait

TEHRAN: Iran has opened its first oil export terminal that does not require tankers to pass through the Strait of...

Published 24 Jul, 2021 05:38am

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Iran's Rouhani says water protesters have 'right' to demonstrate

"If there is a problem, I ask (the people of Khuzestan) to solve it legally," Rouhani said.

Published 22 Jul, 2021 08:17pm

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Iran shuts govt offices, banks as Covid spreads

TEHRAN: Iran on Monday announced strict curbs in the capital Tehran and a nearby province to stem the spread of...

Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am

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Rouhani says hopes Iran's next govt can conclude nuclear talks

"The work was ready" to be done, the moderate Rouhani said

Updated 14 Jul, 2021 04:50pm

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Iran fears 'fifth wave' of Covid linked to Delta variant

Iran is battling the Middle East's deadliest outbreak of the coronavirus.

Updated 03 Jul, 2021 01:50pm

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Raisi Iran win ‘wake up’ for nuclear pact parties: Israel PM

OCCUPIED JERUS-ALEM: Israel's new premier Naftali Bennett Sunday described the victory of ultraconservative Ebrahim...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

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Ultraconservative Raisi wins Iran presidential vote

TEHRAN: Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner Saturday of Iran's presidential election, a...

Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am

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Iran election set to hand presidency to hardline judge

"Raisi's main challenge will be the economy. Eruption of protests will be inevitable if he fails to heal the nation's economic pain," said a government official.

Published 18 Jun, 2021 04:35am

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Oil tumbles 3pc from multi-year highs on stronger dollar

Brent futures fell $2.07, or 2.8pc, to $72.32 a barrel by 12:22 p.m. EDT (1622 GMT), while U.S. crude fell $2.00, or 2.8pc, to $70.15.

Published 17 Jun, 2021 10:08pm

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Iran says Friday's presidential vote a 'serious' contest

The vote Friday will choose a successor to Iran's moderate President Hassan Rouhani, who cannot run again now after serving two consecutive four-year terms, and who leaves office in August.

Updated 17 Jun, 2021 04:31pm

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Iran’s navy receives two new warships

TEHRAN: Iran’s navy took delivery on Monday of two new warships in a ceremony broadcast by state television,...

Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am

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Iran's navy receives two new warships

It has the capacity to "cover long distances" and is equipped to "destroy all aerial threats", along with underwater threats.

Published 14 Jun, 2021 04:32pm

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Iran nuclear talks will survive presidential vote: analysts

Now that a Biden presidency promises a chance for a turnaround, Tehran is unlikely to abandon its policy of "strategic patience", say analysts.

Published 11 Jun, 2021 10:26am

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Iran mired in economic pain as presidential vote nears

"We don't make any plans, we just live from day to day," said Mahnaz, a 30-year-old saleswoman in a Tehran beauty products shop, summing up the glum mood.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:25am

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Timeline: Iran since the Islamic revolution

After months of protests, on January 16, 1979, the US-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, leaves the country.

Published 10 Jun, 2021 10:13am

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Iran's Rouhani dismisses central bank chief running in presidential election

"I told him that I had no problem with his decision," he said.

Published 30 May, 2021 01:58pm

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Iran's Rouhani urges greater 'competition' in presidential poll

The president also warned of the risk of low voter turnout and said the system's "continued legitimacy" was at stake.

Published 26 May, 2021 05:50pm

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Oil jumps on weather concerns in Gulf of Mexico

• Market braces for extra 1m bpd Iran supplies in H2 NEW YORK: Oil prices jumped 2% on Friday after three days of...

Published 22 May, 2021 04:05am

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Oil falls 2pc on possible return of Iranian supply

• India’s top refiner to buy Iranian oil if sanctions lifted • OPEC says IEA net-zero pathway could add to...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am