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Iran acting president in Astana to attend SCO summit
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Acting President Mohammad Mokhber is in Astana, Kazakhstan, to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
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Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets at Israel in response to commander assassination
Tehran, IRNA – Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement has launched a barrage of rockets at several Israeli military positions in response to the regime’s killing of one of its commanders in southern Lebanon.
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Iran attends BRICS Civil Forum in Russia
Tehran, IRNA – Head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society Pir-Hossein Kolivand has addressed the 10th BRICS Civil Forum in Russia, presenting several proposals focusing on justice, equality and sustainable development.
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Iran FM spox reacts to release of compatriot from detention in France
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has expressed satisfaction with the release of an Iranian citizen, Bashir Biazar, who was illegally detained in France.
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Iran, Turkmenistan sign major gas swap deal
Tehran, IRNA - Iran and Turkmenistan have signed a gas swap deal under which Ashgabat will sell up to 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas to Iraq each year.
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Iran’s trade with 56 OIC member states hit $8.6b in Q1
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s trade with member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reached $8.6 billion in the first three months of the current calendar year (March 20–June 20), the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has announced.
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Iran's CBI governor departs for St. Petersburg
Tehran, IRNA - In order to develop monetary and banking relations, the Governor General of the Central Bank of Iran went to St. Petersburg, Russia.
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West should not interfere in internal affairs of nations: Official
Tehran, IRNA – The Director General for International Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ali Mousavi, stated that Western countries should refrain from meddling in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of combating terrorism.
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Iran to attend SCO summit for first time as official member
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber has left for Kazakhstan's capital Astana to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
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Iranian national illegally detained in France released: Rights official
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian musician and filmmaker Bashir Biazar, who was illegally detained in France on politically-motivated charges, has been released from prison, Iran's top rights official has confirmed.
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'Israeli generals want Gaza ceasefire amid fears of war with Hezbollah'
Tehran, IRNA - The Israeli military leadership is privately pushing for a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza amid fears that a wider war might break out with Lebanon's Hezbollah, reflecting a growing rift between the military and prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Supreme Leader stresses significance of high turnout in Iran’s presidential runoff
Tehran, IRNA – The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has emphasized the significance of a high turnout in the forthcoming presidential runoff in Iran.
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Iran calls on new European ambassadors to increase pressure on Zionist regime
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Acting President Mohammad Mokhber has urged newly-appointed envoys to increase pressure on the Israeli regime amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
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Iran Judiciary to pursue individuals involved in harassment of voters abroad
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Judiciary says it will pursue those who harassed Iranians who tried to cast their votes in the June 28 presidential elections.
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Diplomat terms Israel as clear example of terrorist regime
Tehran, IRNA — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Reza Najafi has said that suppression of the people under occupation should be considered a terrorist action and the Zionist regime is a clear example of a terrorist regime.
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Commemoration at Flight 655 martyrdom site: Participants demand justice
Qeshm, IRNA – Participants gathered at the site where Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by the US Navy near Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, Iran.
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Zionist general warns of Iran's involvement if Israel attacks Lebanon
Tehran, IRNA – An Israeli retired general has warned of the involvement of the Islamic Republic of Iran if the Zionist regime starts a full-scale war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
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At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli offensives on Gaza
Tehran, IRNA – At least 20 Palestinians have been killed in the latest round of the Zionist regime’s offensives on the Gaza Strip.
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Gaza fighters inflict damage on Zionist army
Tehran, IRNA – Palestinian resistance fighters have conducted operations over the last 24 hours, which led to the destruction of Merkava tanks and the injury of tens of military forces.
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Iran runner-up at mixed-gender team competitions in Taekwondo World Cup
Tehran, IRNA — Iran has ranked second in mixed-gender team competitions in the Taekwondo World Cup held in South Korea.
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Lebanon will turn into eternal hell for Israel in case of invasion: Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s interim foreign minister has warned that an all-out war on Lebanon will definitely turn into an eternal hell for the Zionist regime.
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Acting president: Iran-China ties based on unchangeable principles
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Acting President Mohammad Mokhber described the relations between Iran and China as strategic and based on unchangeable principles.
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Tehran hosting AALCO regional conference
Tehran, IRNA – An opening ceremony on the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Regional Conference on Preventing and Countering Terrorism started work in the Iranian capital on Wednesday morning.
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Iran sanctions US authorities over human rights violations
Tehran, IRNA – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has announced the imposition of sanctions on certain US authorities involved in flagrant violation of human rights by suppressing the pro-Palestine student protest movement.
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Iran to back Hezbollah if attacked by Israel: Ex-FM
An Iranian former foreign minister, Kamaal Kharrazi, has said that Iran will support Hezbollah if the Zionist regime begins an all-out war against Lebanon.
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Iranians can vote for presidential candidates in 10 polling stations in UK
London, IRNA – Iranians residing in the UK cities can participate in the July 5 runoff election to vote for their candidates in 10 polling stations to be open in the day.
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Iran commemorates 1,757 years of higher education
A ceremony was held in the University of Tehran on July 2, 2024 to mark the 90th anniversary of the approval of the institute’s founding charter and to commemorate some 1,757 years that have passed since the launch of higher education system in Iran.
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Tehran, Islamabad hold conference on academic-cultural dialogue
Islamabad, IRNA — The Second International Conference on Iran-Pakistan Academic-Cultural Dialogue has been held in Islamabad.
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Iran gov't defends economic record after presidential debate
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi has defended the economic record of martyr President Ebrahim Raisi's administration after it was accused in a presidential election debate of inability to control high levels of inflation.
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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on July 3
Tehran, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Wednesday, July 3, 2024: