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Support for terrorists in Mideast must end: Rouhani
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has warned against the big threat posed by terrorism to all countries in the Middle East and across the world, stressing that support for terrorist groups must end in order to restore regional stability.
Ayatollah Khamenei urges Iranian clerics’ active presence in cyberspace
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian clerics and religious promoters to keep abreast of the latest developments in the digital world and use the cyberspace to counter hostile plots against Islam.
Larijani meets French National Assembly president in Tehran
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani met here Tuesday with the visiting French National Assembly President Claude Bartolone.
Iran officially rejects Saudi royals as custodian of two holy Mosques
Supreme leader of Iran Imam Khamenei called on the Islamic world to reject the Saudi royal family as Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, according to an official statement issued by his office on Monday.
Zarif confers with French senior parliamentarian
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday conferred with French National Assembly President Claude Bartolone on issues of mutual interest.
Iran backs decisions to restore oil market stability: Zangeneh
Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said Iran would support any decision by crude oil producers that would bring stability back to the oil market.
Minister: Iran to invest €16b in ICT
Iran has planned to invest 16 billion euros in the area of ICT (Information and Communications Technology), Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi has announced.
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric says Iranians are ‘not Muslims’
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric heightened the Kingdom’s rhetoric against Iranians, saying they are “not Muslims,” a day after Iran’s Supreme Leader said Saudi authorities had “murdered” Muslim pilgrims who were injured during last year’s crush at the Hajj pilgrimage.
Iran’s Velayati: Mina tragedy to uproot Al Saud ruling dynasty
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati slammed Riyadh for its negligence to ensure the safety of Hajj pilgrims last year, saying that the deadly crush of people in Mina will pave the way for the collapse of the Al Saud ruling family.
Iran’s Intelligence Minister in Germany for talks
Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi held talks with German intelligence officials in Berlin.