Tag: Iran
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State prosecutor insists Twitter ban in Iran remains
State prosecutor in Iran on Tuesday insisted that Twitter remained banned in the country, refusing a request by the communication minister to lift the ban. “Twitter belongs to our American enemies. … Therefore, the Twitter ban will not be lifted,” Deputy Chief Attorney-General, Abdolsamad Khoramabadi, said. The minister should endeavour to promote local internet services…
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Talks between Iran, U.S. possible, but pointless without clear agenda – Minister
The possibility of talks between the U.S. and Iran is possible but would be pointless for Tehran without a clear agenda, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif said on Wednesday. “We don’t want to turn talks into a taboo, but they would have to provide results and not be a waste of time,” Zarif said in…
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Man flogged 80 times for drinking alcohol as a child
Amnesty International has condemned the Iranian authorities for publicly flogging a man who was convicted of consuming alcohol when he was 14 or 15. Local media published photographs of the man – identified only as “M R” – being given 80 lashes in a square in the eastern city of Kashmar on Tuesday. Prosecutors say…
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Russia vows to deepen ties with Iran despite U.S. sanctions
Russia is to deepen ties with Iran, in spite of the U.S. decision to boycott international nuclear deal and impose new sanctions on Tehran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. was withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. He said that he was…
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Trump’s speech ‘silly, superficial’, Iran’s Supreme Leader says
U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was “silly and superficial”, Iran’s Supreme Leader said on Wednesday, according to his official website. “You heard last night that the president of America made some silly and superficial comments,” said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “He had maybe more…
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Putin predicts global ‘chaos’ if West hits Syria again
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Sunday that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions. In a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, Putin and Rouhani agreed that the Western strikes had damaged the chances of achieving…
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Iran locates crashed plane, receives condolences from int’l community
Iran found the wreckage of the crashed Aseman Airlines ATR-72 plane on Monday and received condolences from Chinese, Russian leaders and UN for the victims of the incident and their families. The deputy governor of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in southwestern Iran said that the wreckage of the aircraft, which crashed into the Dena mountain…
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65 passengers, crew feared dead in Iranian plane crash
All 65 passengers and crew were feared dead in a plane crash in central Iran on Sunday after the domestic flight came down in bad weather in a mountainous region. A spokesman for Iranian carrier Aseman Airlines had told state television everyone was killed, but the airline then issued a statement saying it could not…
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Oil rises to $57.8 on fears of new Iran sanctions, Iraq conflict
Oil markets jumped on Monday on concerns over potential renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran as well as conflict in Iraq. An explosion at a U.S. oil rig and reduced exploration activity also supported prices there. Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at 57.85 dollars. There were also concerns about the stability…
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Nigeria, Iran seek partnership in technology
The Nigerian Government and its Iranian counterpart on Thursday expressed their willingness to strengthen partnership in technology. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, and the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Morteza Zarchi, made the commitment when Zarchi paid a courtesy visit to minister in Abuja. Onu expressed Nigeria’s desire to consolidate relationship…