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Australia seeks to return hundreds of asylum-seeking Iranians
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says his country is engaged in talks with Iranian authorities in order to return Iranians who have been denied…
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Pakistan stays neutral in Yemen despite Saudi request
Pakistan’s Parliament issued a statement on Friday April 10 directing the government to remain neutral in the crisis in Yemen and assist the parties…
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Iranian airliner’s engine explodes during takeoff in Turkey
An Iranian Airbus had an engine explode while taking off from Ataturk Airport in Istanbul. The pilot managed to stop the plane and evacuate…
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Iran slams Saudi authorities for rejecting Iranian planes
Iranian aviation authorities have condemned Saudi Arabia’s refusal to allow an Iranian airplane carrying pilgrims to land in Jeddah, noting there were no problems…
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Rohani insists sanctions must vanish on first day of nuclear pact
Iranian President Hassan Rohani says Iran will not sign any deal unless it entails the lifting of all sanctions from the day the agreement…
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Zarif discussing Yemen developments with other countries
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is traveling to Oman and Pakistan to discuss the situation in Yemen. Zarif arrived in Muscat on Wednesday…
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Vegetable oil plant workers take protest to governor’s office
Four hundred workers at the Jahan Vegetable Oil company who have been demonstrating in front of its factory took their protest to the governor’s…
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IRGC leader endorses result of marathon nuclear talks
The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps Mohammad Ali Jafari has announced his support for Iran’s negotiating team, saying that so far it has…
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Rights lawyer fears potential backlash over nuclear framework
Prominent Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh says activists in Iran feel the consensus reached in Lausanne between Iran and the 5+1…
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Head of Iranian parliament signals support of nuclear framework
Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, has announced that Parliament is fully supportive of the nuclear negotiating team and regards the Lausanne agreement…
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Zarif to explain nuclear accord to Parliament
Two days after the announcement of consensus among nuclear negotiators in Lausanne, a spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran’s…
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Council approves plan to let women into stadiums
Iran’s Ministry of Sports has announced that its proposed plan to allow “women and families” into a number of stadiums has been approved by…