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Proposed minister of foreign affairs: Iran welcomes constructive talks
Aug 25, 2021 01:22Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who has been proposed as the new foreign minister of Iran, said the country favors constructive negotiations provided that the other sides honor their commitments and avoid wasting time.
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Parliament speaker urges Japan to take serious steps to unfreeze Iran assets in country's banks
Aug 23, 2021 01:10Iran’s parliament speaker says Japan should take serious steps to unfreeze Iran’s assets blocked in its banks, especially under the present circumstances that Iran is grappling with the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran, Japan sign deal to speed up customs clearance
Aug 23, 2021 00:55Iran and Japan have signed a first document on customs cooperation as the two countries seek to speed up cargo clearance to help boost their future trade relations.
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Continuation of US policies has dangerous consequences for world: Shamkhani
Aug 22, 2021 12:19The Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said continuation of US policies, which pursue no other goal but to foment tension among countries, will have dangerous consequences for the entire world, in general, and West Asia, in particular.
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President Raeisi: No justification for delayed unfreezing of Iran’s assets in Japan
Aug 22, 2021 08:58President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has censured Japan for refusing to release Iran’s frozen assets illegally held in the country’s banks, saying there is no justification for the delay by Tokyo in unfreezing Iran’s assets.
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Iran, Japan FMs discuss US-made catastrophe in Afghanistan
Aug 22, 2021 06:26Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has exchanged views with his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on a range of issues, including “the catastrophic US-engineered situation in Afghanistan.”
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Japan FM arrives in Tehran on first leg of West Asia tour
Aug 22, 2021 01:55Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi arrives in Tehran for talks with Iranian officials, on the first leg of a tour taking him through West Asia region.
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North, South Korea irked by Japanese officials’ visit to controversial shrine on war end anniv.
Aug 15, 2021 09:52Tensions have flared up between Japan and the two Koreas on the anniversary of the end of World War II after two Japanese ministers paid a visit to a controversial shrine in Tokyo, seen as a symbol of Japan’s wartime legacy in East Asia.
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China, Japan cities declare 'red alerts' as flood death toll rises
Aug 13, 2021 05:36Five cities in the central Chinese province of Hubei have declared "red alerts" after torrential rain left 21 people dead and forced the evacuation of nearly 6,000 people, state media reported.
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Crying need for nuclear disarmament
Aug 10, 2021 11:47August 9th was the 76th anniversary of the attack that struck the Japanese people in a matter of three days, claiming hundreds of thousands of innocent victims and almost permanently contaminating the soil and water resources of the unsuspecting cities.