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- Iran, Uzbekistan ink security cooperation deal
Iran and Uzbekistan on Wednesday signed a document to set up a joint commission to boost their security cooperation.
Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, inked the security deal on the first day of his two-day visit to Tashkent, with his Uzbek counterpart Viktor Makhmudov.
- U.S. foot-dragging hinders ‘good deal’ on JCPOA: Iran
The United States is to blame for the delay in striking a good deal, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team said Wednesday, as the talks in Vienna for reviving the 2015 nuclear accord reached its final stages.
- Iran vows revenge for officers killed by Israel in Syria
Iran strongly condemned on Wednesday an Israeli missile attack on the Syrian capital that killed four people including two Iranian officers.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh vowed revenge for “the criminal act that stems from the Zionist regime’s aggressive nature, occupation and terrorism”.
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- Turks Greet Herzog With ‘Death to Israel’ Chants
Hundreds of protesters on Wednesday burnt the Israeli flag in the Turkish city of Istanbul ahead of a visit by the occupying regime’s president Isaac Herzog.
They gathered in Taksim Square, where they also shouted “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.”
- Saudi, UAE Leaders Don’t Take Biden’s Call
The White House has reportedly failed in its attempt to arrange calls between U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- NATO Pushes Ukraine Crisis to ‘Breaking Point’
Moves by U.S.-led NATO have pushed tension between Russia and Ukraine to a “breaking point”, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
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- Nasrallah: “U.S., UK pushed Ukraine to war”
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah says “the United States and Britain pushed Ukraine into war,” as Washington ditches it’s plan to send Polish fighter jets to Ukraine after Warsaw finally agreed to the idea.
- Iran able to produce 600m doses of COVID vaccines annually
Thanks to the capacity of knowledge-based companies, Iran is able to produce 600 million doses of vaccine against coronavirus annually, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, has said.
- ICCIMA selected as periodic chair of ECO chamber of commerce, industry
During the 19th general assembly meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECO CCI), the periodic chairmanship of ECO CCI was transferred to Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), the portal of ICCIMA reported.
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