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US must return to pre-Trump situation: Iranian official
Jan 18, 2021 05:43The chief of staff of the Iranian president made it clear to the new US administration that lifting the sanctions on Tehran and getting conditions back to what existed before outgoing US President Donald Trump’s tenure would count for something.
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Iran will restore crude output to pre-sanction levels within one day: NISOC chief
Jan 18, 2021 03:36A senior Iranian Oil Ministry official says crude output in the country can be restored to levels recorded before the US sanctions were imposed on the country in 2018 only in a matter of a single day.
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Iran paying UN membership dues despite US sanctions: FM spokesman
Jan 18, 2021 02:49The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country has regularly paid its UN membership contributions during past years despite unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran, which have made financial transactions difficult for the Islamic Republic.
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Parliament speaker hails Iran’s growing deterrence power
Jan 17, 2021 02:58Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf hailed the country’s show of deterrence power during IRGC military drills in central Iran.
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Tehran warns to take Washington to ICJ if it continues to harass its diplomats
Jan 17, 2021 02:29Iran has warned the United States over its “illegal actions” against Iranian diplomats at the UN and other international organizations, saying it will take Washington to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if it does not halt its hostile measures.
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US return to JCPOA without lifting sanctions amounts to extortion: Kharrazi
Jan 15, 2021 14:43The president of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said a possible US return to the landmark nuclear deal with Iran must take place after all anti-Tehran sanctions are lifted because, with the sanctions in place, Washington’s return to the deal amounts to “extortion.”
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US must 'effectively' remove all anti-Iran restrictions before returning to JCPOA: Parliament Speaker
Jan 14, 2021 16:44Parliament Speaker said the incoming US administration’s likely return to the 2015 nuclear deal means nothing if all anti-Iran restrictions are not lifted.
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Iran’s precondition for US to return to JCPOA tangible sanctions relief, not empty signatures: Zarif
Jan 14, 2021 13:39Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says -- as per Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s assertion -- Iran has to effectively see the results of any potential sanctions relief from the United States, not merely a toothless signature, in case Washington decided to return to its obligations under the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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Iraq’s PMU: US hostile towards those who fought against global terrorism
Jan 14, 2021 12:45Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), in reaction to US sanctions on its deputy leader, says Washington is hostile toward those who played a role in the defeat of global terrorism.
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A week before Trump's term ends, US Treasury imposes new sanctions on Iranian foundations
Jan 14, 2021 03:03In its final days in power, the hawkish administration of lame-duck US President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iranian foundations.