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Envoy: US Sanctions Impeding Iran’s Ability to Help Afghan Refugees

Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations, said the US sanctions against the country are acting as heavy impediments in the way of the Islamic Republic’s efforts to assist Afghan refugees. The Islamic Republic has been providing various instances of assistance to the Afghan refugees—thousands of whom ...

January 27, 2022

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Iran Protests ‘Systematic, Serious’ Rights Violations in Palestine, Yemen

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations has protested “serious and systematic” breaches of human rights in Palestine and Yemen. Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks on Tuesday, addressing a UN Security Council session on “wars in cities: protection of civilians in urban settings.” “The most serious violation of IHL (the ...

January 26, 2022

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Ulyanov: Russians More Optimistic Than Westerners in Vienna Talks

Referring to the meeting of the US and P4+1 to assess the current state of Vienna talks, a Russian senior diplomat said that as always Russians were more optimistic while Western delegations were more skeptical. “The JCPOA participants (without Iran) and the US met this evening to assess the current ...

January 26, 2022

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Iran’s President Sees Sanctions Removal as Prerequisite to Any Deal

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi made it clear for the parties involved in the negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal that the termination of sanctions against Iran will pave the way for the achievement of any kind of agreement. Speaking in his fourth live televised interview after taking ...

January 26, 2022

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Iranian, Qatari FMs Discuss Regional Issues, Bilateral Ties

The Iranian and Qatari foreign ministers discussed bilateral relations and regional issues and developments during a phone call. The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Tuesday night had a phone talk with his Qatari Counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. The two senior diplomats discussed regional issues and emphasized the ...

January 26, 2022

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Official: 17,000 MW of Nuclear Power to Join Iran’s Grid

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says 17,000 megawatts of nuclear power will join the country’s national grid in the next 20 years. Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is on the country’s southwest coast in Bushehr. Its 1,000-megawatt reactor was built by Russia and officially handed over ...

January 25, 2022

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Gov’t Spox Promises Raisi’s Russia Visit Results Come Out Soon

Government spokesman said that President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent trip to Russia was in line with his administration’s policy of balanced development of international relations and that people would soon see its results. Ali Bahadori Jahromi said in a press conference on Tuesday that President Raisi headed a high-profile delegation to ...

January 25, 2022

Middle East

Shamkhani: Contact with US beyond Written Exchanges Possible with Good Deal at Hand

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said communication with the American negotiators in the Vienna talks on the revival of the JCPOA could be elevated from informal written exchanges to other methods only when a good agreement is available. In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, ...

January 25, 2022

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Deputy chief of the Iranian Judiciary and secretary of the High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi

Iran Pens Letter to OHCHR over Yemen Crisis

In a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Secretary of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council condemned the Saudi-led coalition’s crimes against Yemeni civilians with the support of US officials. Kazem Gharibabadi called on Michelle Bachelet to use all her capacities to make the perpetrators and ...

January 25, 2022

Middle East

FM: No Decision by Iran on Direct Talks with US

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said here on Monday that the Americans keep asking about direct talks, but Iran has not reached a decision in this regard as yet. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Iran and its Neighbors National Conference on the result of the foreign ministers meeting ...

January 25, 2022