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Iran rejects news about agreement with US on exchange of prisoners

New York, May 3, IRNA - Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations has not confirmed some news about an alleged agreement on the reciprocal release of prisoners between Tehran and Washington.

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US, Iran unwilling to be first party to give concessions: Academic

Tehran, March 26, IRNA – An American academic believes both the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are not ready to give first concessions regarding the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal.

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Biden sees JCPOA return as first diplomatic step: Analyst

New York, Feb 9, IRNA – The main policy of the Biden administration is based on returning the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as the first step prelude to any diplomatic breakthrough, a US-based political expert says.

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Iran never pulled out of JCPOA to return to it: Vaezi

Tehran, Jan 29, IRNA - Mahmoud Vaezi, Chief of Staff of the President of Iran, said on Friday that the Islamic Republic has not withdrawn from the 2015 nuclear deal and it has abided by its commitments under the agreement; so, it is not the country that should return to the accord.

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Zarif: America must make up for its mistake

Tehran, Jan 26, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, referring to the US unilateral exit from Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said on Tuesday that the United States must first make up for its mistake, and then Iran will respond appropriately.

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Leader: US taking revenge from Iraqi Shia volunteers for fighting ISIS

Tehran, Jan 1, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday strongly condemned US air raids on Hashd al-Shaabi Iraqi Shia volunteers, saying that they are taking revenge from the Iraqi Shia group for fighting ISIS.

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Iran says prisoners exchanged without direct talks

Tehran, Dec 10, IRNA - A senior Iranian official said on Tuesday that Iran and the US swapped prisoners without holding direct talks after Iran's scientist Masoud Soleimani was exchanged with Chinese-born Princeton graduate Xiyue Wang who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage in Iran in 2017.

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Iran's advances make US angry: Released Iranian professor Soleimani

Tehran, Dec 8, IRNA- Released Iranian university professor Masoud Soleimani says Iran’s scientific advances have made the US officials angry.

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Zarif says Iran's scientific advances "biggest thorn" in US eyes

Tehran, Dec 8, IRNA- Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that science and technology is like a thorn in the eyes of those who don’t wish well for Iran.

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Iran urges US to lift sanctions if seeks talks with Tehran

Vienna, Dec 5, IRNA- Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Thursday that the US must lift all sanctions before resumption of any negotiations.

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US; violator of int'l maritime conventions

London, Nov 26, IRNA – Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran Mohammad Rastad said that the US anti-Iran and bullying measures are clear violations of the International Maritime Convention.

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Iran's ambassador calls Europe to save JCPOA

Tehran, Nov 20, IRNA- Iran’s Ambassador to Italy Hamid Bayat on Wednesday urged Europe to take more serious measures to keep Tehran in the nuclear deal.

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FM terms US support for rioters in Iran 'shameful'

Tehran, Nov 19, IRNA - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed the US' intervention in Iranian internal affairs, saying that such government with coercive economic actions can't claim that it's supporting Iranian nation.

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US never dares to attack Iran: Deputy FM Araghchi

Tehran, Nov 12, IRNA- The US doesn’t dare to attack Iran as the country is well prepared to defend itself against any aggression, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday.

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Iran open to talks, but won't bow to humiliation: President Rouhani

Yazd, Nov 11, IRNA - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that he is open to talks with the world, warning that his country won’t bow to humiliations.

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Presence of US fleet in Persian Gulf causes insecurity

Zahedan, Nov 10, IRNA - Iran's Border Guard Commander noted that the presence of the US warships in the Persian Gulf has caused insecurity for businessmen, fishermen, and countries in the region and everyone wants the fleet to be withdrawn.

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Spox says US coalitions brought nothing but global insecurity

Tehran, Nov 9, IRNA- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Saturday that the US so-called coalitions have brought no achievements but global insecurity.

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Iran refutes US human rights allegations as shameless hypocrisy

Tehran, Nov 9, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi in a tweet on Saturday refuted US human rights allegations against Iran as "Shameless Hypocrisy".

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Iran urges US to stop economic terrorism

Tehran, Nov 5, IRNA - Iran said the US government can’t hide behind its crimes against the Iranian nation through sanctions and economic terrorism.

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Iran, US face off in all fronts, says Iranian lawmaker

Tehran, Nov 3, IRNA - Radical MP Hossein Naqavi Hosseini on Sunday highlighted political divide over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, saying that the parliament has made mistake to ratify the agreement within 20 minutes in 2015.

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JCPOA hostage of Europe's inability, US' bullying: Ex-envoy

Tehran, Oct 26, IRNA - Iran's former Ambassador to London Jalal Sadatian said on Thursday that Europe and the US have taken the JCPOA hostage which has roots in their hostility and inability noting that Iran has fulfilled its obligations under IAEA reports and is currently fulfilling most of its obligations.

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Iran economy minister cancels US visit after visas denied for his team to attend IMF/WB meeting

Tehran, Oct 24, IRNA - Iran’s Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand called off his trip to Washington, DC, after the US government denied the members of his accompanying delegation visas for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG).

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Unilateralism despicable, criticized by all int’l actors

Tehran, Oct 23, IRNA - Director of the International Institute of Abrar Moaser Institute in Tehran said that unilateralism is normatively and legally despicable and criticized by all international actors.

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Russia dismisses Facebook’s baseless allegation against Moscow, Tehran

Moscow, Oct 22, IRNA - A Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has dismissed the recent accusations by the Facebook CEO accusing Iran and Russia of trying to interfere in the upcoming US election as baseless.

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Trump's never-ending nightmare

Tehran, Oct 21, IRNA- President Donald Trump Administration is mired in several fronts of its foreign policy such as a trade war with China and Iran’s nuclear program which have left him with very few options to act.

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Approaching end of Iran's JCPOA restrictions and US’ wrath

New York, Oct 20, IRNA - Approaching the end of the restrictions accepted by Iran in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that have now become a trump card for Tehran has frustrated the Trump administration with all its policy of maximum pressure to prevent it from happening.

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Trump’s failure, reason for Pakistan PM mediation: FM

Islamabad, Oct 8, IRNA -- Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump has failed to resolve issues with Iran that is why he approached Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to play a mediatory role to defuse tensions between Iran and the US.

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US failed strategy in Asia

Tehran, Oct 8, IRNA - Militarism and huge deployment of troops in countries across Asia, not only failed to help Washington reach its goals, but also imposed heavy human and financial costs to the United States.

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Iranian diplomatic campaign at UNGA made Regional Peace available

Tehran, Oct 5, IRNA - Government spokesman Ali Rabeie said on Saturday that the diplomatic campaign ushered in by President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at the United Nations General Assembly made the regional peace available to the people living in the region.

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France calls for trade war ceasefire between US, Iran: Envoy

Tehran, Oct 1, IRNA - France is seeking to set up an economic ceasefire between the US and Iran, French envoy to Iran said on Wednesday.

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