Iran
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Iranian president urges more effective Swiss role against US sanctions
May 26, 2020 14:23President Hassan Rouhani urges Switzerland — which represents the US’s interests in Iran and has created a financial channel to apparently enable evasion of Washington’s sanctions — to play a more influential role in confronting the illegal, unilateral, and inhumane American bans.
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Iran’s condensate refineries take teeth out of US sanctions
May 26, 2020 13:01Iran is about to stop exporting gas condensates and instead process the ultra light oil in its new refineries to produce higher-value chemicals, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh has said.
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Iranian tankers feed fuel to Venezuela’s El Palito refinery, helps it resume gasoline production
May 26, 2020 07:38Iranian tankers have fed fuel to one of Venezuela’s most important refineries, enabling the strategic El Palito facility to resume gasoline production after it was forced to largely reduce its activities under pressure from draconian American sanctions.
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Reopening of holy shrines in Iran
May 26, 2020 07:01By the direct order of the National Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters, holy shrines across the country were reopened on Monday after 69 days due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Pilgrims are required to follow social distancing and health guidelines.
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Inflation to decline by nearly 7% in Iran in late March 2021
May 26, 2020 04:46An economic analysis report published in Iran shows inflation in the country will be down by nearly seven percent year on year in late March 2021.
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Iran reliable partner of all fraternal African nations: FM Zarif
May 26, 2020 04:06Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has extended his congratulations to people of Africa on the occasion of Africa Day, saying the Islamic Republic will "forever" remain a "reliable partner" of all African nations.
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Turkey delaying gas pipeline repair for unknown reasons: Zanganeh
May 25, 2020 16:54Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says he is unaware why Turkey has been delaying repair work on an Iranian gas pipeline that was blown up in late March.
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US not qualified to judge others, must address own dark past: Iran Foreign Ministry
May 25, 2020 16:23The Spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the United States is by no means qualified to judge other countries in political, legal and moral terms and must first clarify its own vicious and ominous track records.
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Era of US military presence in region ending: IRGC deputy commander
May 25, 2020 15:12A senior commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has censured the United States for conducting military drills in the Persian Gulf, saying the era of US military presence in the region is coming to an end.
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Iran congratulates Lebanon on anniversary of Zionist regime defeat
May 25, 2020 10:32President Hassan Rouhani has extended his congratulations to Lebanon as it marks the 20th anniversary of the end of Zionist entity’s occupation of south Lebanon.