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Iran unveils new home-made car amid surge in output
Dec 20, 2020 03:17Iran’s leading automotive company has unveiled a new home-made car amid a surge in domestic output of various car models that many attribute to the growing indigenization of the industry as a result of US sanctions.
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Iran rejects Pompeo’s claim of seeking peace, cites US history of hostility
Dec 20, 2020 03:08Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly reacted to the latest claim by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about Washington’s persistent intention to pursue peace in dealing with the Iranian people, saying the outgoing American diplomat is obsessing with Iran again.
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Lavrov: West's sanctions on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions
Dec 18, 2020 02:25Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says sanctions imposed by the West on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions, adding certain countries continue to hinder finding a solution to the years-long crisis in the Arab country.
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US own restrictions sanctioned American companies out of Iran market: Zarif
Dec 17, 2020 15:11Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly rebuffs a claim by his US counterpart that Iran did not allow American companies into its market after the conclusion of a 2015 nuclear deal that was to derestrict foreign trade with the Islamic Republic.
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Russia has sent 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Syria since start of 2020: Lavrov
Dec 17, 2020 15:08Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia has sent 100,000 tonnes of wheat in humanitarian aid to Syria since the beginning of this year and plans to ship more wheat to the war-stricken country.
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Vietnam regrets US decision to sanction firm, says trade with Iran ‘strictly civilian’
Dec 17, 2020 15:03Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry has voiced regret about a US decision to sanction a Vietnamese company for working with the Islamic Republic, saying trade relations between Vietnam and Iran are “strictly civilian.”
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Erdogan denounces US sanctions as ‘hostile attack’ on Turkey's sovereign rights
Dec 17, 2020 03:44Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced the US sanctions imposed on Ankara over its purchase of advanced Russian S-400 missile defense systems as a “hostile attack” on the sovereign rights of his country.
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US imposes bans on firms in China, UAE and Vietnam over dealings involving Iran
Dec 17, 2020 02:45Companies in China, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam have been imposed with US sanctions over dealings related to Iran’s trade of energy products as Washington continues its economic pressure campaign on Iran in the final days of President Donald Trump in office.
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Iranian tanker loading Venezuelan crude for export: Report
Dec 16, 2020 02:55A tanker chartered by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) is loading Venezuelan crude for export as the two countries apply new tactics to expand their trade in defiance of US sanctions, a report says.
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Iran will stand by Syria until final victory over terrorism: Rouhani
Dec 15, 2020 14:31President Hassan Rouhani has once again reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s support for Syria until its final victory over terrorism, describing Tehran-Damascus relations as “strategic and friendly.”