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Iran calls on US to quit destructive policies in region
Jan 01, 2020 04:27Iran has called on the United States to abandon its destructive policies in the region as Tehran rejects Washington’s groundless accusation that the Islamic Republic is behind anti-US protests in Iraq.
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Iran to expand rail network by 1,500 kilometers by 2022: Minister
Jan 01, 2020 04:08Iran will further expand its railway network by 1,500 kilometers in the next two years as the country aims to accommodate much of the regional freight transportation through its rail corridors.
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US Embassy in Iraq evacuated amid angry protests over airstrike on PMU
Dec 31, 2019 14:02The United States’ Embassy in Baghdad has been evacuated after thousands of angry Iraqi demonstrators gathered outside the gates of the compound to condemn Washington’s fatal military aggression that targeted Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).
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Iran hits back at Germany over accusation of ‘destabilizing region’
Dec 31, 2019 10:41Iran has hit back at Germany for accusing it of regional meddling, censuring Berlin for turning a blind eye to the United States’ interference in Western Asia.
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Iraqi forces, people entitled to retaliate US attack on PMU bases: IRGC
Dec 31, 2019 05:31The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has strongly condemned the United States’ latest military aggression against Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), commonly known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi, saying Iraqis reserve the right to retaliate such a "crime."
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Iraq's Sadr says ready to work with Hashd al-Sha'abi to end US presence
Dec 31, 2019 03:40Senior Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr says he is willing to work with the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) -- better known as Hashd al-Sha'abi -- to end the United States military presence in Iraq through political and legal means.
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Top cleric condemns US strikes on PMU bases, urges respect for Iraq sovereignty
Dec 31, 2019 02:36Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has vehemently condemned recent US airstrikes on several bases of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), where more than two dozen fighters were martyred.
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Turkish police detain 94 people suspected of having ties to Daesh
Dec 30, 2019 12:53Turkish police have detained at least 94 people suspected of having ties to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group amid nationwide raids aimed at preventing potential acts of terror ahead of New Year’s celebrations.
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Iran dismisses US baseless claim about involvement in attack on American forces in Iraq
Dec 30, 2019 11:45The Iranian government spokesman has vehemently dismissed the United States' unsubstantiated claim about the Islamic Republic's involvement in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base housing US and Iraqi forces in the Arab country’s north.
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Iran, Russia: West disturbing peace in region
Dec 30, 2019 10:01Iran and Russia have denounced attempts by Western states, the United States in particular, at increasing tensions in West Asia region.