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Iran dismisses US allegation, says Trump's UN speech 'hackneyed, meant for domestic consumption'
Sep 23, 2020 12:30Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations rejects as "hackneyed" US President Donald Trump's allegations made against Tehran during his speech at the UN General Assembly, saying the comments were meant "for domestic consumption".
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US repeated Saddam miscalculations by waging economic war on Iran: Rouhani
Sep 23, 2020 11:39Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the United States unleashed an economic war on Iran after leaving the 2015 nuclear deal based on the same “miscalculations” made by former Iraqi dictator Saddam in 1980, when he led Iraq into an invasion of Iran.
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Unilateral sanctions breach of intl. law, crime against humanity: Iran envoy
Sep 23, 2020 05:59Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN office in Geneva has denounced unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic as violation of international law and “a crime against humanity,” calling on the international community to close ranks in the face of “the blatant injustice.”
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Iran agrifood exports top $2.13bn in 5 months to August: Ministry
Sep 23, 2020 03:08Iran’s Agriculture Ministry says exports of agrifood amounted to $2.13 billion in the five-month period ending late August.
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Hamas, Islamic Jihad slam new round of US sanctions against Iran
Sep 23, 2020 03:00Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance movements have denounced the imposition of a new round of sanctions by the United States against Iran, saying the administration of President Donald Trump does not seek global stability, but rather tries to exacerbate tensions in the world.
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Venezuela: Aggressive US sanctions won’t hinder free trade with Iran
Sep 23, 2020 02:55Caracas has denounced the latest US sanctions against Venezuela and Iran as an act of “aggression,” saying such “arrogant” actions cannot prevent the South American country from exercising its right to forge economic relations with Iran or any other state.
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Next US administration will have no choice but to surrender to Iranian nation: Rouhani
Sep 22, 2020 15:39President Hassan Rouhani reasserts Iran’s determination to hold onto its independence and domestic freedom under whatever circumstances, expressing confidence that the next administration in Washington will inevitably surrender to the Iranian nation’s resilience.
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Iran will not renegotiate what it has already negotiated: FM Zarif
Sep 21, 2020 15:24Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has expressed the Islamic Republic's readiness to hold talks on new issues, stressing, however, that the country will never renegotiate an issue it has already concluded through negotiations.
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Reining in US' destructive behavior necessary to protect multilateralism: Salehi
Sep 21, 2020 13:49The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says multilateralism, as the raison d'être of the United Nations system, has come under serious question, emphasizing that there is no way but to get united and put an end to the destructive behavior of the current United States administration for the interests of the international community.
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Iran UN envoy: Opposition to US unilateralism rising
Sep 21, 2020 03:44The US is going to face stronger global opposition to its unilateral policies during this year’s General Assembly of the united Nations, Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi said.