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Over $1bn worth of Iranian petrochemical plants come on line
Dec 25, 2020 02:59The Iranian government has launched three large petrochemical plants with over $1 billion in new investment as the country pushes ahead with plans to diversify the oil and gas sector by manufacturing more valuable products.
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President Rouhani: We’re doing all in our power to neutralize, eliminate illegal US sanctions
Dec 24, 2020 13:29President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic is doing all in its power to neutralize and eliminate unjust and illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the administration of outgoing US President Donald Trump.
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Thousands volunteer for human trials of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine in Iran
Dec 23, 2020 11:59Just hours into the start of a national enrollment program for volunteers, almost 10,000 Iranians signed up to take part in the first phase of the human trials of the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine.
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225 Iranian lawmakers denounce European Parliament sanctions resolution
Dec 20, 2020 12:27The majority of lawmakers at Majlis (Parliament) have strongly condemned the European Parliament’s recent resolution that censured Iran under the guise of protecting human rights, and threatened to take reciprocal action.
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INSTEX failed to prove its efficiency in past 2 years: Iran
Dec 20, 2020 03:37Iran says the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), the financial mechanism proposed by Europeans to enable Iran to get round US sanctions, has failed to prove itself effective in the past two years.
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Iran unveils new home-made car amid surge in output
Dec 20, 2020 03:17Iran’s leading automotive company has unveiled a new home-made car amid a surge in domestic output of various car models that many attribute to the growing indigenization of the industry as a result of US sanctions.
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Iran rejects Pompeo’s claim of seeking peace, cites US history of hostility
Dec 20, 2020 03:08Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has strongly reacted to the latest claim by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about Washington’s persistent intention to pursue peace in dealing with the Iranian people, saying the outgoing American diplomat is obsessing with Iran again.
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Lavrov: West's sanctions on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions
Dec 18, 2020 02:25Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says sanctions imposed by the West on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions, adding certain countries continue to hinder finding a solution to the years-long crisis in the Arab country.
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US own restrictions sanctioned American companies out of Iran market: Zarif
Dec 17, 2020 15:11Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly rebuffs a claim by his US counterpart that Iran did not allow American companies into its market after the conclusion of a 2015 nuclear deal that was to derestrict foreign trade with the Islamic Republic.
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Russia has sent 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Syria since start of 2020: Lavrov
Dec 17, 2020 15:08Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia has sent 100,000 tonnes of wheat in humanitarian aid to Syria since the beginning of this year and plans to ship more wheat to the war-stricken country.