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Iran says tea cultivation area expanded by a half in 8 years
Jan 30, 2022 03:06Iran has seen the amount of land dedicated to tea farming expanded by nearly a half in the past eight years, according to an official from the country’s Agriculture Ministry who says tea production will increase in Iran in the upcoming years with more government support and investment.
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President Raeisi outlines foundations of potential agreement with P4+1 group
Jan 30, 2022 02:48President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi outlines the threefold foundations of a potential agreement between Iran and the P4+1 group of states.
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Maximum pressure campaign against Iran proved ‘abject failure’: US
Jan 27, 2022 02:03Washington says the “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, initiated by the Trump administration and maintained by the Biden administration, has been an “abject failure.”
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Facebook deletes HispanTV page without explanation in new attack on free speech
Jan 27, 2022 01:57American social media giant Facebook has “permanently” removed the page of Hispan TV, an Iranian Spanish language news channel, off its platform without giving any prior notice.
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Iran mobile phone imports at $2.9bn in March-December: IRICA
Jan 26, 2022 03:13Figures by the Iranian customs office (IRICA) show the country imported nearly $3 billion worth of mobile phones in the nine months to December 21 as shipments accounted for 8% of the value of total imports into Iran over the period.
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President: Iran will consider direct talks after US removes all sanctions
Jan 25, 2022 16:06President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States should first remove its oppressive sanctions against the Iranian nation before speaking of direct negotiations with the Islamic Republic.
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Iran rules out unnecessary face-to-face negotiations with US in Vienna
Jan 25, 2022 08:10Iran’s top security official has ruled out holding direct talks with the United States during the ongoing sanctions removal talks in Vienna, emphasizing that no face-to-face discussion has been or will be held between Iranian and American diplomats in the course of the talks.
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In dismissal of US pressures, Tehran says it never accepted preconditions for Vienna talks
Jan 24, 2022 10:00The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says his country has never accepted any preconditions for talks between representatives from the Islamic Republic and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal on the removal of US sanctions against Tehran.
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Russia slams freezing of Iran’s funds in South Korea as ‘piracy in action’
Jan 24, 2022 09:03Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has lambasted the freezing of Iran’s funds in South Korea as “piracy in action,” as Seoul persists in blocking Iran’s access to the funds on the excuse of abiding by illegal US sanctions.
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Iran pursuing strategy for termination, nullifying of sanctions: VP
Jan 24, 2022 03:44An Iranian vice president described the administration’s push to promote interaction with other countries as part of its balanced foreign policy and a strategy for removing and nullifying the sanctions.