Iran
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Iran manufacturing cutting edge naval products: Defense minister
Oct 23, 2019 07:39Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said homegrown naval products have been manufactured by the Defense Ministry's Marine Industries Organization using cutting edge technologies.
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Iran bags 4 medals at World Wushu C’ships
Oct 23, 2019 07:03To the 15th edition of the World Wushu Championships, where Iranian athletes have bagged 4 more medals in day 3 of the event, Elahe Mansourian overcame her Turkish rival in the 65 kg category finale to complete a gold hat-trick for Iran’s team a day after Shahbano Mansourian and Maryam Hasehmi won gold in the women’s Sanda discipline.
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Iran uses $1.25bn from sovereign wealth fund to create jobs: Deputy president
Oct 23, 2019 06:54Iranian government has drawn over $1.25 billion from the country’s sovereign wealth fund for the sole purpose of creating jobs as the government struggles to diversify the economy to cope with sanctions imposed by the United States.
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Enemies to suffer heavy casualties if Iran attacked: Top cmdr.
Oct 22, 2019 20:31Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri underscores the Islamic Republic’s deterrent power, warning that enemies will have to pay heavy costs if they carry out any act of aggression against the country.
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Iran exported $2bn worth of agri-food products until September
Oct 22, 2019 20:30The value of Iran’s farming exports exceeded $2 billion in the first five months of the Iranian calendar year which started in late March.
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China keen to cooperate with Iran on peace and stability in West Asia: Envoy
Oct 22, 2019 20:24A senior Chinese diplomat says Beijing attaches great importance to peace and stability in West Asia and is keen to keep up consultations with Iran in this regard.
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Iran has to import wheat and US sanctions threaten it
Oct 22, 2019 16:52Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati says Iran has to import some shipments of wheat this year because state purchases from local farmers at guaranteed prices are not enough.
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US jailing of Iranian stem cell scientist inhumane, hostile: Family members
Oct 22, 2019 11:46Dr. Masoud Soleimani’s family has condemned the US’s imprisonment of the Iranian stem cell scientist as a “hostile” and “inhumane act” meant to pressure Iran’s government, calling for his immediate release.
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Missile-hit oil tanker Sabiti enters Iran's territorial waters
Oct 22, 2019 05:50An Iranian oil tanker that was recently hit by two missiles in a suspicious attack in waters off the Saudi coast in the Red Sea has entered Iran’s territorial waters.
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FM: I’m ready to visit Saudi Arabia to settle differences
Oct 21, 2019 19:14Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he is ready to visit Saudi Arabia to help reduce tensions between Riyadh and Tehran if suitable conditions existed.