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US sanctions on PMU chairman violation of Iraq’s sovereignty: Iraq's Islamic Supreme Council
Jan 10, 2021 16:35A leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) has denounced recent illegal US sanctions against the chairman of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), describing the move as a violation of the Iraqi sovereignty and intervention in its domestic affairs.
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Iran’s assets frozen due to South Korea’s lack of political will: Deputy FM
Jan 10, 2021 16:34Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs has taken to task the government of South Korea for illegally freezing the Islamic Republic’s assets over fear of the illegal US sanctions, warning that Seoul should not submit to the extortionist policies of the White House.
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Practical removal of sanctions sole acceptable thing for Iran: Speaker
Jan 10, 2021 04:29Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) speaker said Tehran does not care whether or not the next US administration will rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal, but the critical issue is the practical lifting of sanctions under the JCPOA.
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Iran’s First VP highlights failure of US maximum pressure policy
Jan 10, 2021 01:54Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri hailed the country’s success in weathering tough days with patience, saying the failure of the policy of maximum pressure on Iran would force the next US administration to shift its policies.
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Iran says home-made vaccine is safe, volunteers showed no adverse reaction
Jan 10, 2021 01:31Iranian health ministry officials say a home-made vaccine meant to tackle the COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic, has proven safe after a first trial on volunteers showed they had no serious adverse reaction to the jab.
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North Korea's Kim vows to expand overseas relations
Jan 08, 2021 06:17North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un has promised to renew inter-Korean relations and expand diplomatic ties with the outside world, during the massive ruling party congress that is underway in the capital, Pyongyang, for the first time in eight years.
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Araqchi: Iran will stop 20% enrichment if US lifts sanctions
Jan 08, 2021 04:02The Iranian deputy foreign minister for political affairs says Iran can resume its nuclear obligations “swiftly and easily” once the United States meaningfully lifts its sanctions against the Islamic Republic, adding, however, that everything depends on Washington.
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Iran expects exports for subtropical fruits to surge amid pandemic
Jan 08, 2021 03:49An Iranian agriculture ministry official says the country is expecting to earn more from the exports of subtropical fruits in the year to late March amid rising demand for such crops during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran earned less than $20bn from crude exports in 2020: CBI chief
Jan 08, 2021 03:28Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the country earned less than $20 billion from crude exports in 2020 as sanctions imposed by the US continued to affect shipments.
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South Korean delegation only to discuss Iran’s frozen funds: Foreign Ministry spokesman
Jan 08, 2021 03:01Iranian Foreign Ministry says a South Korean delegation, which has arrived in Tehran, is to negotiate Iran’s frozen financial resources, rejecting an earlier report that the visit is related to the seizure of South Korea’s tanker by Iran.