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New Iranian admin. to prioritize relations with China, Russia, newly-emerged powers: Araghchi
Tehran, IRNA – Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister proposed by Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian, has said that China and Russia along with newly-emerged powers across the world will be top priorities in the Islamic Republic’s foreign relations under the upcoming administration.
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Iran marks Lebanon’s victory against Israel in 33-day war
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has marked the 18th anniversary of Lebanon’s victory against the Israeli regime in 2006, hailing the 33-day war as a symbol of the “resistance and strength” of the Lebanese people and resistance.
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Jordan’s FM slated to visit Tehran for talks
Tehran, IRNA – Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi will visit Iran on Sunday to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran.
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US an ‘accomplice’ in Israeli assassination of Haniyeh: Iran
Tehran, IRNA -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, labeling the United States as “an accomplice” to the Israeli regime in committing this “heinous act of terrorism.”
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Positive outcomes already emerging following visa cancelation with neighbors: Iranian official
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Alireza Bikdeli has said that their office has taken significant measures to facilitate consular affairs with neighboring countries, which have resulted in positive outcomes including in economy.
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Iran calls on Saudi Arabia to release imprisoned Hajj pilgrim
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on Saudi Arabia to release Iranian Hajj pilgrim Mohammad Khazaee, who has been in jail in the kingdom since mid-last month.
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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 condemns terrorist attack in Niger
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani expressed his condolences to the government and the nation of Niger on the killing and wounding of a group of soldiers and civilians in a terrorist attack in that country.
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Syria calls on int’l community to stop Israeli crimes against Palestinians
Tehran, IRNA -- Syria has called on the international community to help stop the Israeli regime’s genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza and stop its crimes that are against the UN Charter and international law.
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Iran condemns ‘invalid’ E3 statement on its nuclear program
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the latest joint statement by the UK, France and Germany -- known as E3 -- on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, calling it absurd and invalid, which contains false claims.
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Iran's foreign ministry voices readiness to hold presidential elections abroad
Tehran, IRNA - The director general of Iran's foreign ministry for consular affairs participated in the first meeting for the preparation of the 14th presidential election slated for June 28 and voiced the ministry's readiness for the same.
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Iran Foreign Ministry summons Chinese ambassador
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the Chinese Ambassador to Iran, Cong Peiwu, over China's backing of baseless claims in paragraph 26 of the concluding statement from the joint meeting with the UAE.
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Iran Foreign Ministry summons Swedish charge d'affaires
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Sweden’s charge d'affaires to protest the latest accusations leveled by the European country against the Islamic Republic.
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IRGC Quds Force commander pays tribute to martyred FM Amirabdollahian
Tehran, IRNA - Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Ismail Qa'ani visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to honor the memory of the martyred Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
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Iran to continue détente diplomacy with neighbors: Bagheri Kani
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s acting foreign minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, has emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran's détente diplomacy with neighbors is an effective strategy for regional cooperation that will definitely continue.
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Iran expresses gratitude for global solidarity over copter crash
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has expressed gratitude for the solidarity expressed by a large number of governments and nations as well as international organizations with the government and people of Iran following the crash of a helicopter carrying the country’s president
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Legal advisor to Iranian Foreign Ministry honored
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry held a ceremony on Saturday night to honor Jamshid Momtaz, a prominent jurist and academic, for his valuable efforts and services as a legal advisor to the country’s diplomatic apparatus.
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US keeps adopting miscalculated stance toward Iran: Foreign Ministry
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the United States remains keeps adopting a miscalculated stance toward the Islamic Republic and the Iranian people more than four decades after it failed in its aggression against Iranian sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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‘Iran won’t hesitate to protect its legitimate interests’
Tehran, IRNA- Iran's Foreign Ministry has issued a statement regarding a response to the recent deadly aggression of the Zionist regime against the Iranian Embassy in Damascus.
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‘Boosting economic cooperation with Global South nations among Iran priorities’
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari has said that his country attaches paramount importance to expanding economic cooperation with neighboring and regional countries as well as nations in the "Global South".
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Intl. Quds Day: Iran urges global endeavors to confront ‘cancerous’ Zionist regime
Tehran, IRNA - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the occasion of International Quds Day 2024 has called on all Muslim governments and nations and the freedom- and truth-seekers of the world to stand in unity and solidarity to confront the "cancerous" Zionist regime.
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Iran reserves right to respond to Israeli attack: Foreign Ministry
Tehran, IRNA - The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the Islamic Republic reserves the right to give a decisive response to the Israeli regime's terrorist attack on its diplomatic mission in Damascus.
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Iran Foreign Ministry reaffirms pledge to safeguard national interests
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has renewed its allegiance to the preservation of the country's national interests in the international arena.
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Iran FM thanks Ayatollah Khamenei for acknowledging diplomatic feats
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has thanked Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei for acknowledging the country's international diplomatic endeavors.
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Iran FM says Iran-China cooperation should yield more tangible results
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says that growing cooperation between Iran and China should yield more tangible results.
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Iran FM meets Qatari Emir
Iranian Foreign Hossein Amirabdollahian held talks with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on February 13, 2024 in Doha, Qatar. The minister arrived in Qatar a day earlier to hold talks with senior officials of the Arab country on major bilateral and regional issues, including the issue of Palestine.
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Iran FM in Doha for talks on bilateral ties, Palestine
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Qatari capital Doha on February 13, 2024 for talks with Qatari officials over issues of mutual interest and regional developments, particularly the situation in Palestine.Amirabdollahian held a meeting with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on the first day of his visit.
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Iran FM’s visit to Syria
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian arrived in Syria on February 11, 2024 on the second leg of a regional tour which started two days earlier in Lebanon. Amirabdollahian held talks with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad before attending a ceremony to mark the 45th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Damascus.
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Tehran, Islamabad determined to fight terrorism: Pakistan
Islamabad, IRNA – Pakistani Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra has emphasized that Tehran and Islamabad have a strong determination to encounter threat of terrorism as a common challenge facing the two neighbors.
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Conference on history of Iran’s foreign relations
The seventh conference, dubbed “The History of Iran’s Foreign Relations, Multilateralism in History of Iran’s Foreign Relations”, was held at the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s office of international and political studies on Sunday. Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian attended the conference in the capital Tehran.