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Indonesia seizes Iranian, Panamanian oil tankers over alleged illegal oil transfer
Jan 25, 2021 03:00Indonesia says it has seized two oil tankers, one Iranian and one Panamanian, claiming they were illegally transferring oil in its waters.
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25th Iran Oil Exhibition underway in Tehran as US sanctions fail
Jan 25, 2021 02:49The 25th Exhibition of Iran’s Oil, Gas, Refining and Petrochemical Products is being held in Tehran.
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Iranians should have confidence in bright economic future: Rouhani
Jan 24, 2021 09:39President Hassan Rouhani has assured the nation of a bright future for the Iranian economy as the failure of the US economic war will open up a new chapter in trade ties.
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Iran not interested in ‘direct contact’ with Biden administration for now: Senior diplomat
Jan 24, 2021 02:55A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic has had no contact with the administration of new US President Joe Biden, stressing that any possible talks could only be held within the “right format” of a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement signed between Tehran and major world powers.
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Iran’s gas output tops 1 bcm/d amid calls for efficiency
Jan 24, 2021 02:34Iran’s production of natural gas has finally topped a long-awaited mark of one billion cubic meters per day (bcm/d) as authorities urge households and businesses to become more efficient in consumption.
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US blocking Iran’s payment of UN membership dues: Zarif
Jan 22, 2021 10:25Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said the government has allocated funds for the payment of its dues to the UN, but Washington is preventing Tehran from paying its contributions.
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US must immediately remove 'inhumane, unlawful' bans against Syrians: Iran
Jan 21, 2021 06:54Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has slammed the US sanctions against the Syrian nation as “political, unlawful, and inhumane”, calling for the immediate removal of those bans.
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What is the way to combat US sanctions?
Jan 21, 2021 03:42In his televised speech that was delivered on January 8, 2021, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei discussed the issue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying, “We do not at all insist on the return of the US to the JCPOA, and we are in no rush for that country to do so… Our reasonable, logical demand is that sanctions be lifted. This is a right that has been taken away from the Iranian nation.”
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Iran’s IKCO unveils home-made three-cylinder car engine
Jan 18, 2021 13:19Iran’s largest automotive firm, the Iran Khodro Company (IKCO), has unveiled a new home-made engine, a fresh boom for a domestic car sector that has thrived on the back of American sanctions on the country.
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South Korea moves warship from key strait to mollify Iran: Yonhap
Jan 18, 2021 08:48South Korea has moved its naval unit operating near the Strait of Hormuz away from the waterway "to foster a positive mood" ahead of negotiations with Iran over a detained oil tanker, Yonhap news agency reports.