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Iran dismisses Barack Obama’s claim that sanctions prompted nuclear talks
Iran has said comments in Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech about how sanctions linked to its nuclear programme had forced Tehran to the negotiating table were “unrealistic and unconstructive”.

 
Switzerland suspends part of sanctions on Iran
Switzerland says it has suspended part of its economic sanctions against Iran in accordance with the Geneva nuclear deal between Tehran and the six world powers.

 
Russia’s Lukoil willing to resume work in Iran energy sector
Russia’s second largest oil producer, Lukoil, has reiterated its willingness to return to Iran energy sector amid potential opportunities created by an easing of anti-Iran sanctions following a nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and six world powers.

 
Iran intends to invite Palestinian president Abbas to visit Tehran
The Islamic Republic of Iran intends to invite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit Tehran soon, an Arab-ban daily based in London reported on Thursday.

 
Iran FM to attend Munich Security Conference
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to take part in the 50th Munich Security Conference (MSC) which is to begin on January 31 and continue for three days.

 
‘Iran Majlis delegation officially invited to visit UK’
The British parliament has officially invited a delegation from Iran’s Majlis to visit the UK, says the head of the Iran-Britain Parliamentary Friendship Group.

 
Russia, Germany hope for progress in Iran’s nuclear talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a telephone conversation on Wednesday expressed hope for continued progress in Iran’s nuclear talks.

 
Iran’s Zarif says Obama remarks for ‘domestic consumption’
President Barack Obama had some sharp language on Iran in his State of the Union address, but Tehran saw it mainly as tough talk for a domestic audience.

 
OPEC, GECF chiefs to attend Iran energy conference
The heads of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) will visit Tehran in the near future, says and Iranian energy official.

 
Iran’s non-oil exports to Iraq exceeds $4bln
Iran has exported more than $4.4 billion to Iraq in the first ten months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2013-January 20, 2014), a trade official announced on Wednesday.

 

 

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