Iran marks National Army Day with no march-pasts due to coronavirusIran has marked its National Army Day by parading the latest military achievements, including home-grown air defense systems, inside selected military bases across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.....
IAEA confirms Iran has started 60-percent uranium enrichmentThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has verified that Iran has started enriching uranium up to 60-percent purity level, a measure the Islamic Republic had promised to take following an Israeli act of nuclear terrorism against it.
The United Nations nuclear watchdog verified the ....
Highly dense urban areas are not more vulnerable to COVID-19, researchers sayA person who owns a car or who has a college education may be less vulnerable to COVID-19, according to an analysis of cases in Tehran, Iran, one of the early epicenters of the pandemic. While such variables do not inherently lower a person's risk, they do indicate an infrastructure of protection th....
Iran dismisses Ukraine official’s claims on 2020 passenger jet tragedyIran has dismissed a claim by Ukraine’s security chief that the January 2020 downing of a Ukrainian plane near Tehran — which happened amid heightened military tensions between Iran and the US — was “intentional.”
On Friday, Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Mi....
Iran Signs Deal To Buy 60 Million Sputnik Vaccine Doses From RussiaIran's ambassador to Moscow says Tehran has signed a contract with Russia to purchase 60 million doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Kazem Jalali told the state-run IRNA news agency on April 15 that the deal with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which is responsible for marketing the ....
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Iran produces first batch of 60% enriched uraniumIran’s scientists have managed to produce the country’s first batch of 60-percent enriched uranium in Natanz days after a nuclear facility came under a terrorist attack, top officials say.
“I am proud to announce that at 00:40 last night ... young and pious Iranian scientists were ....
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Iran starts enriching uranium to 60%, its highest level everIran began enriching uranium Friday to its highest level ever, edging closer to weapons-grade levels to pressure talks in Vienna aimed at restoring its nuclear deal with world powers after an attack on its main atomic site.....
Pro-Iran factions up the ante in Iraq with drone strikeArmed pro-Iran Iraqi groups striving to oust all foreign forces from their country Wednesday upped the stakes with a drone attack, a technique favoured elsewhere in the Middle East, experts say.....
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India likely to use force against Pakistan: US reportWASHINGTON: Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely to respond with military force to "perceived or real" provocations from Pakistan, warns a US intelligence report sent to Congress this week.
The annual threat assessment report – 2021 was prepared by the offi....
In pictures: Muslims in Pakistan and around the world mark a second Ramazan under Covid-19's shadowMuslims in Pakistan and around the world are marking a second Ramazan under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic as cases in several countries surge and restrictions are tightened.
Ramazan began in most Muslim countries on Tuesday.
Observant Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from daw....
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What are the Iran nuclear talks about?Negotiations to bring the United States back into a landmark nuclear deal with Iran resumed Thursday in Vienna amid signs of progress — but also under the shadow of an attack this week on Iran's main nuclear facility.....
President Rouhani: Iran not seeking atomic bombPresident Hassan Rouhani has rejected the “concerns” of the Europeans and the United States about Iran’s recent decision to start enriching uranium to 60-percent purity, saying the two sides have a false perception of Tehran’s latest remedial step away from the 2015 nuclear deal. ....
Biden presses Pakistan as he announces Afghan exitWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden warned the Taliban on Wednesday he would hold them accountable on Afghanistan after the US exit and pressed nations, including Pakistan, to play supportive roles.
"We will hold the Taliban accountable for its commitment not to allow any terrorists to threaten ....
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A voice of reason in an insane world: Why a legendary diplomat resigned from the United NationsDenis Halliday is an exceptional figure in the world of diplomacy. In 1998, after a 34-year career with the United Nations—including as an Assistant Secretary-General and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq—he resigned when the UN Security Council refused to lift sanctions against Iraq.
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"Iran can't verify removal of sanctions in a week"The spokesman for Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee says Tehran cannot verify the removal of US sanctions in one or two weeks.
In an exclusive interview with Press TV, Abolfazl Amouei said a study conducted by a parliamentary research center indicates ....
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"Iran willing to implement nuclear agreement"Political commentator Seyed Mohammad Marandi says the United States unilaterally left the UN-endorsed 2015 nuclear deal in order to put pressure on Iran. ....
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China buys more oil from Iran and reduces appetite for barrels from Brazil and AngolaRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The hike in volumes purchased from Iran surprised the market and put a cap on advancing oil prices. However, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to resume talks with Iran to revive a nuclear deal with the country. Iran's oil began entering China in late 201....
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[Bobby Ghosh] Klaxons should be sounding in US after hit on NatanzBeware the fog of propaganda around the Natanz attack. But beware, too, what the attack portends: a real escalation in the confrontation between Iran and Israel. And finally, beware any claims that the Biden administration is pivoting away from the M....
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Iran's supreme leader: Vienna offers 'not worth looking at'Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday dismissed initial offers at talks in Vienna to save Tehran's tattered nuclear deal as "not worth looking at," attempting to pressure world powers after an attack on the country's main nuclear enrichment site.....
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European powers warn Iran over 'dangerous' uranium enrichment moveThe European countries party to the Iran nuclear deal told Tehran on Wednesday its decision to enrich uranium at 60% purity, bringing the fissile material closer to bomb-grade, was contrary to efforts to revive the 2015 accord.....
Senator Coons talks to Amanpour about AfghanistanPresident Biden's close confidant Senator Chris Coons discusses challenges with Iran and Israel, US troops leaving Afghanistan and his recent trip to Ethiopia.....
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Iran says 60% enrichment response to Israel's 'nuclear terrorism'Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday its decision to boost uranium enrichment to 60 percent was a response to Israel's "terrorism," days after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility.....
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Iran's powerful Guard faces scrutiny after attacksThe recent sabotage at Iran's main nuclear enrichment facility is just the latest setback for the country's Revolutionary Guard, though the paramilitary force is rarely publicly criticized due to its power.....
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"Iran to introduce 1,000 more centrifuges at Natanz nuclear facility"Iran’s top negotiator tells Press TV from Vienna that Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of a plan to start 60-percent uranium enrichment as of Wednesday, following an act of sabotage targeting the country's Natanz nuclear facility.....
Iran to enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever: officialIran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher levels than ever before though still remaining short of weapons-grade.....
Official: Iran to enrich uranium to highest level everIran will begin enriching uranium to 60% purity, higher than the program ever has before, after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, an Iranian nuclear negotiator said Tuesday.....
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Israel made a 'very bad gamble' by sabotaging Iranian nuclear site: Javad ZarifIran's top diplomat said on Tuesday that an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility which it blames on Israel was a "very bad gamble" that would strengthen Tehran's hand in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers.
Tehran has said an explosion on Sunday at its key nuclear site was an a....
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Attack on Iran's Natanz plant muddies US, Iran nuke talksThe attack on Iran's Natanz nuclear facility is casting a major shadow over the resumption of indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran over resurrection of the international accord limiting Iran's nuclear program.....
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Zarif says Israel made a 'very bad gamble' by sabotaging Natanz siteIran's top diplomat said on Tuesday that an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility which it blames on Israel was a "very bad gamble" that would strengthen Tehran's hand in talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers.....
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Arshad improves his best throw in Imam Reza CupKARACHI: Pakistan’s Olympics medal hope Arshad Nadeem on Monday managed his personal best throw, which is also a new national record, in the International Imam Reza Cup in Mashhad, Iran.Arshad surpassed his previous best throw of 86.29m by managing an 86.38m throw in the event which also.......
US position on Iran sanctions remains unchanged: State Dept.WASHINGTON -- The United States' position on Iran sanctions remains unchanged, a State Department spokesperson said Monday, amid Iran's continued demand for the release of its money blocked in South Korean banks. "The United States' position on....
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Iran blames Israel for damage at Natanz nuclear siteIran blamed Israel for an attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges — sabotage that imperils ongoing talks over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal and brings a shadow war between the two countries.......