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All options on table if US violates JCPOA: Irans Salehi
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi says Tehran will keep all options on the table if the United States violates the landmark 2015 nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group of countries.
Iran, Russia, Turkey start expert-level meeting on Syria in Tehran
Representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey started an expert-level meeting in Tehran on Tuesday to set the agenda of the 6th round of the Syrian peace talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana due to be held later this month.
Backing Palestine at core of Irans foreign policy: Official
Head of Irans Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi described supports for the Palestinian nation as the bottom line of Irans foreign policy, saying such backing for the Sunni Muslims indicates falsity of the media propaganda that Iran cares only about Shias.
OPEC veteran Zanganeh tapped to return as Iran oil minister
Irans President Hassan Rouhani proposed the reappointment of its longest-serving oil minister,Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, who fought to restore crude production andclosed a landmark deal withTotal SAto developthe Persian Gulf countrys share of the biggest natural gas field.
Report: Turkey begins building border wall with Iran
A Turkish media report says Turkey has begun construction of a wall along the countrys frontier with Iran, mimicking the Turkish barrier along the Syrian border.
IRGC official stresses annihilation of terrorists in Syria
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander for political affairs Brigadier General Rasoul Sanayee Rad underlined that the terrorists in Syria are collapsing and unable to defend themselves in occupied areas.
Massive turnout in Rouhanis inauguration sign of world respect for Iran: Larijani
The massive turnout of foreign dignitaries in the inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani displayed the failure of Iranophobic practices and showed how world countries respect Iran and are eager to have relations with it, says the countrys Parliament (Majlis) speaker.