Politics of Iran

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Iran Not ‘living Up To Spirit’ of Nuclear Deal

Iran is "not living up to the spirit" of the nuclear deal struck with world powers in 2015, US President Donald Trump...

International

US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions

The US secretary of state has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the Middle East...

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Iran FM Slams ‘worn-Out’ US Nuclear Accusations

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday criticised "worn-out" US accusations that it was seeking a...

International

US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the...

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Hardline Challenger In Iran

Ebrahim Raisi is a hardline judge who spent years in powerful backroom positions before emerging as a leading...

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Hardline Challenger In Iran

Ebrahim Raisi is a hardline judge who spent years in powerful backroom positions before emerging as a leading...

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Iran’s Rouhani Defends Economic Record Ahead of Election

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani defended his economic record in a press conference on Monday but stopped short of...

International

Nuclear Ban ‘not Realistic’

A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not "realistic", the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed...

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Iran To Appeal Seizure of 9/11 Compensation Money

Iran's central bank said Sunday it will appeal Luxembourg's decision to freeze $1.6 billion of its assets, which the US...

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Iran To Sanction 15 US Companies For Israel Ties

Iran will impose sanctions on 15 US companies for their support for Israel and its "terrorist actions", state news...

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Luxembourg Court Denies Iran Demand To Unblock Assets

A Luxembourg court on Wednesday denied a demand by Tehran to repatriate $1.6 billion of Iranian assets claimed by the...

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Iran Rejects US Moves To Seize 9/11 Compensation Money

Iran said Tuesday it was "completely unfair" for US lawyers to try to seize its overseas assets as compensation for the...

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US Hasn’t Decided Yet On Iran Nuclear Deal

The new US administration has not yet decided what to do about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the head of the UN atomic...

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France To Encourage Banks To Work With Iran

France wants to encourage the "normalisation" of banking relations with Iran to improve economic relations with the...

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Iran’s S-300 Air Defence System ‘operational’

Iran's advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years of delay,...

Business

Cedi Was Stable For 2016 Period

The Ghana cedi remained relatively stable against the major trading currencies in the currency market, on account of...

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Iran Requests 950 Tonnes of Uranium From Kazakhstan

Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had asked to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan...

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Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal

Iran is complying with a landmark atomic deal signed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN...

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Iran In New Military Drills Despite US Warnings

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard is to conduct military drills next week, a senior commander announced Saturday,...