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Enemy countries' sympathizing with Lebanon over Beirut incident diplomatic hypocrisy: Spox
Orumieh, Aug 6, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday that voicing solidarity by hostile countries of Lebanon over Beirut blast is a diplomatic hypocrisy and deceptive act.
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Spox: Iran's northwestern province has special capacity for enhancing ties with Azerbaijan
Orumiyeh, Aug 6, IRNA - Iran's northwestern province of West Azarbaijan has special capacity for strengthening cultural and economic relations with neighboring country of Azerbaijan, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said.
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Value of Iran's petrochemical products to hit $37b in 4 years: Oil minister
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA - Value of Iran's petrochemical products will reach 37 billion dollars by the next four years after inauguration of important projects, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh announced on Thursday.
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Zarif: US, Israel nukes threaten "our region"
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message referred to the 75th anniversary of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, saying the US, ISRAEL nuclear weapons "threaten our region".
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Iran's 1st aid cargo in Beirut to help affected Lebanese people
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA - Iran's first cargo of humanitarian aid comprising 95 tons of food and medicine arrived in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday to help that country's people who have been affected by the recent tragic blast in the Lebanese capital.
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President Rouhani: Iranian nation, gov't to stand by Lebanese people
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA - President Hassan Rouhani said here on Thursday that the Iranian nation and government as in the past will always stand by dear Lebanese people and government.
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IRGC commander says Islamic Republic not to leave Lebanese nation alone
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA - Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stated here on Thursday that Iran will not leave the Lebanese nation alone in difficult conditions.
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Rouhani: Correspondents should spread happiness across country
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted Thursday the heavy duty that the correspondents have in society to spread happiness and hope during the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Official: COVID-19 kills 174 more in Iran
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA - Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Thursday that some 174 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 17,976.
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Rouhani: Iran to open 17 petrochemical projects this year
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran has inaugurated four projects so far and will continue to open 13 others till the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2021).
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Iran’s reducing nuclear commitments due to US violation: French diplomat
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – The previous ambassador of France to the United States said Tehran’s reducing its commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was due to the fact that Washington violated the international deal.
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Iranian artists sympathize with Lebanon over casualties of Beirut explosion
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Culture wrote in a Twitter message on Thursday that the artists of the country sympathize with the people of Lebanon over the explosion that happened in Beirut on Tuesday night.
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Defending freedom of expression a major challenge for journalists: Pakistani editor
Islamabad, Aug 6, IRNA -- An editor of Pakistan’s renowned Urdu newspaper terming journalism as a difficult and challenging profession says international organizations are working to ensure the rights of the journalist community, however, some problems, including restrictions on freedom of expression, remain a major obstacle.
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Iran exporting mask making machinery
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – The caretaker of Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade said on Thursday that the country has now become an exporter of facial mask-producing machinery whereas it was an importer during the first days of the coronavirus outbreak.
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UN chief: Time to end the nuclear menace
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – United Nation’s Secretary-General António Guterres wrote on Thursday in an article on the occasion of 75th Anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the lingering suffering caused to the survivors of the US bombing the two Japanese cities should give us daily motivation to eliminate all nuclear arms.
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World, region shocked by Beirut blast's humanitarian, economic dimensions, veep says
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – Iran's First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri said late on Wednesday that the Beirut explosion and its catastrophic human and economic dimensions shocked the region and world.
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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on August 6
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in the English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Thursday:
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First shipment of Iranian Red Crescent aid sent to Lebanon
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA -- First shipment of humanitarian aid from the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, containing 95 tons of food and medicine, along with a field hospital ready to provide services to the injured and victims of the horrific explosion in Beirut, was sent to Lebanon late on Wednesday.
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Health minister voices Iran's readiness to send medical, treatment aid to Lebanon
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA – Iran's Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki in a telephone talk with his Lebanese counterpart Hamad Hassan expressed his country's readiness for providing help to Lebanon in all fields.
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Top commander says Iran's armed forces ready to help Lebanon
Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA -- Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri in separate messages condoled with Secretary General of Hezbollh Resistance Movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Lebanon's army commander on the deadly massive blast in Beirut, and said that armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are ready to help the Lebanese government and people.