Iran
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Motion for Iran to withdraw from NPT submitted to Parliament
Jan 28, 2020 17:23A group of Iranian lawmakers have submitted a motion to the Parliament calling for the Islamic Republic’s withdrawal from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) after the three European signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal failed to meet their contractual commitments following the US’s exit.
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Iran begins producing rare earth for first time
Jan 28, 2020 14:14Iran has launched a pilot project for extraction of rare earth, with a senior official saying the country had obtained technology for deep-level mining.
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Iran has issued 1,000 licenses for crypto mining
Jan 28, 2020 13:17The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued over 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining in the country where there is potential for a crypto industry worth $8.5 billion, a report says.
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India making steady progress on Iranian port development work: Envoy
Jan 28, 2020 09:57India’s ambassador to Iran Gaddam Dharmendra says he is happy with the pace of development work by his country at a key port southeast of Iran.
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Iran importing test kits to prevent coronavirus spread: Health official
Jan 28, 2020 06:53An Iranian health ministry official says the country is to be supplied with more coronavirus test kits as authorities tighten restrictions for the arrival of visitors from China to prevent any spread of the virus into Iran.
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Assassination of Iran's general proves US leads global terrorism: FM
Jan 28, 2020 06:39The Iranian Foreign Ministry says Washington’s assassination of Iran’s top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani proves that the US administration tops the list of the world’s sponsors of terrorism.
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Iran-Russia ties advancing against US will: President Rouhani
Jan 28, 2020 06:33President Hassan Rouhani says bilateral relations between Iran and Russia are rapidly advancing despite the will and intention of the United States.
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IRGC chief: No US military commander safe if Iranian commanders threatened
Jan 27, 2020 16:36The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says none of American military commanders would be safe in any part of the world, if the US administration continues to threaten the Iranian commanders.
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Zarif decries Trump’s ‘cultural terrorism’ against Iran
Jan 27, 2020 13:10Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US President Donald Trump’s threat earlier this month to attack culturally-important centers in Iran amounts to an act of “international cultural terrorism.”
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President Rouhani: We should not allow Trump to succeed
Jan 27, 2020 12:05President Hassan Rouhani has urged the Iranian people to take a firm and united stand against the United States and its allies trying to undermine the country’s integrity.