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Iran minister calls Trump’s condolences for attacks ‘repugnant’
Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the U.S. president’s words repugnant.

Tehran terror attacks; Death toll rises to 16, terrorists’ identities revealed
Head of forensics said Thu. the number of people killed in Tehran terrorist attacks has risen to 16; meanwhile, Ministry of Intelligence said the identity of terrorists have been revealed.

Iranian FM meets Turkish president
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an in the Turkish presidential palace on Wednesday.

Putin confirms Russia ready to team up with Iran to fight terror
Russian President Vladimir Putin has forwarded a message to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani conveying condolences over the Tehran attack, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

 

Iran, France ready to boost cooperation in fighting terrorism
The Iranian and French presidents have reaffirmed their countries’ determination to strengthen cooperation in fighting terrorism after Tehran was hit by double terror attacks, the first claimed by the Daesh Takfiri outfit in the Islamic Republic.



U.S. Senate advances Iran sanctions bill, eyes new Russia sanctions
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a bill that would impose new sanctions on Iran, the same day at least 12 people were killed in attacks in Tehran, as lawmakers planned to add a package of sanctions on Russia to the measure.

Iran Intelligence minister promises unforgettable lesson for terrorists
Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi said the country’s intelligence and security forces would teach terrorists and their sponsors “an unforgettable lesson” after Wednesday’s attacks in Tehran.

 
Iran says Tehran attackers had been to IS bastions Mosul, Raqa
Iran said Thursday that the five Iranians who killed 17 people in twin attacks in Tehran were Islamic State group members who had been to its strongholds in Iraq and Syria.

 
Zarif in Astana for Shanghai summit
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Kazakh capital to attend Shanghai summit and hold bilateral meetings with senior officials, FM spokesman said Thursday.

 
Qatar condemns terrorist attacks in Tehran
Qatar Foreign Ministry in a statement strongly condemned Tehran terrorist attacks and declared that Doha opposes violence and criminal acts.