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Iran ready for worst-case scenario in faceoff with US, all options considered: Spokesman
May 18, 2020 09:26The spokesman for Iran’s government says the Islamic Republic is ready for the worst-case scenario in its current confrontation with the US over Iranian tanker ships delivering oil to Venezuela, stressing that Tehran-Caracas relations are no other countries’ business.
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Iran to begin mass production for first fully homemade car in February 2021
May 18, 2020 09:21The Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), the largest carmaker in Iran, says mass production for its fully homemade car will begin early next year amid efforts to make the automotive industry in the country less vulnerable to foreign sanctions.
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Threatening Iranian tankers by US amounts to piracy, jeopardizes intl. peace: Zarif
May 17, 2020 15:05Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has issued stern warning against the US provocative acts through dispatching its naval forces to the Caribbean Sea with the goal of disrupting the course of Iranian tankers carrying fuel for Venezuela.
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Iran’s fuel shipment to Venezuela guaranteed by its missile power
May 17, 2020 01:20Iran is shipping tons of gasoline to Venezuela in defiance of US sanctions on both countries in a symbolic move guaranteed by Tehran’s missile prowess.
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Iran’s Zarif hits back at US’ hook over JCPOA remarks
May 15, 2020 02:24Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at US Special Representative on Iran Brian Hook for his recent comments against the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1 group, known as the JCPOA.
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Most evil administration in US history at helm: President Rouhani
May 13, 2020 07:11President Hassan Rouhani says the current administration in the United States exceeds all its predecessors in terms of maliciousness, enumerating a number of the incumbent American government’s atrocities against Iran.
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Iran vows harsh response to any US escapade after Trump veto of war powers resolution
May 13, 2020 11:50Iran will give a harsh response to any military escapade the US president may resort to, the Iranian envoy to Russia says, after Donald Trump vetoed a congressional resolution that was seeking to limit his power to launch military operations against Tehran without congressional approval.
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Iran’s oil industry fights on as virus, US sanctions bite
May 13, 2020 03:33Iran’s oil rig count has risen by 20 units even as major producers across the world, especially the US oil and gas industry, are stepping heavily on the brake pedal and reducing drilling at record speed because of the new coronavirus.
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President: Iran’s success in handling COVID-19 disproves biased judgments
May 13, 2020 03:24President Hassan Rouhani said the country’s success in tackling the novel coronavirus epidemic and handling of the situation under the foreign sanctions have disproved the wrong and biased judgments about the Iranian government and nation.
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Russia: US claim of Iran nuclear deal membership ‘ridiculous’ after unilateral withdrawal
May 13, 2020 00:54The United States’ allegation that it remains a party to the Iran nuclear deal is “ridiculous,” Russia says.