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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s former hard-line President Mahmud Ahmadinejad took the surprise move on Wednesday of registering for next month’s presidential election, state media reported. Ahmadinejad had previously said he would not run after being advised by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He said he would instead support his former deputy Hamid Baghaie who also registered on Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s foreign minister will host three-way talks with his counterparts from Syria and Iran this week, Moscow said Tuesday, after the US launched strikes against Syrian forces. “A trilateral meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Syrian minister Walid Muallem and Iranian minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is planned for the end of this week,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised travel ban on Monday, just over a month after his original decree sowed controversy across the United States and chaos at airports, US media reported. The president will sign the new executive order at the Department of Homeland Security, according to Politico, which cited senior government officials. It was unclear what changes Trump planned to make, according to the publication. Trump’s original […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday Iran’s military power was “purely defensive”, after tensions with the United States over its missile program and a nuclear deal soared following Donald Trump’s inauguration. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has showed that it doesn’t intend to interfere with the internal affairs of other countries,” Rouhani told foreign diplomats in Tehran, according to the ISNA news agency. “Our military power is purely defensive,” he was quoted […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran said Sunday it would allow US wrestlers to compete in an international tournament after President Donald Trump’s travel ban was halted by a federal court. “Following the court ruling suspending #MuslimBan…US Wrestlers’ visa will be granted,” tweeted Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. Iran had blocked visas for US citizens in response to Trump’s travel ban, preventing the wrestlers from competing in the event on February 16-17. Meanwhile, a group of […]
by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump slapped fresh sanctions on Iran’s weapons procurement network Friday, provoking an angry response from Tehran in what is an increasingly tense stand-off. Officials said the new measures were in response to Iran’s recent ballistic missile test and its support for the Huthi rebels in Yemen, who recently targeted a Saudi warship. The new sanctions do not yet mean that the […]
by Stephane Barbier Agence France Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Thursday rejected a warning from President Donald Trump over its latest missile test as unfounded and “provocative”, reflecting growing tensions between Tehran and the new US administration. Trump is a strident critic of the Islamic republic and a vocal opponent of an international deal that saw Iran curb its nuclear program in return for sanctions relief. He said on Thursday that Tehran […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s White House signaled a tougher stance toward Iran on Wednesday, condemning a recent missile test and declaring America was putting the Islamic republic “on notice.” In his first public remarks since taking office, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn accused Barack Obama’s administration of having “failed to respond adequately to Tehran’s malign actions.” Flynn cited a recent missile test and the actions of […]
by Siavosh Ghazi Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – Rescue workers in Tehran were desperately hunting for firefighters trapped under the rubble after a fire Thursday led to the collapse of Iran’s oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building. Officials had yet to confirm if anyone had been killed, but Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told state television that between 20 and 25 firefighters were thought to be inside when the building fell. Three people were […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Monday marked the first anniversary of the nuclear deal with Iran by emphasizing its “significant and concrete results” and warning against undoing a pact supported by the world’s major powers. In language that seemed clearly directed at incoming president Donald Trump, who is set to take office on Friday, Obama said “the United States must remember that this agreement was the result of years of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) –The Islamic Republic of Iran has opened its market to various agricultural products from the Philippines. Iran’s Ambassador to the Philippines, Mohammad Tanhael visited Department of Agriculture on Friday, January 13, and said Iran would like to buy more produce in the country, especially abaca, banana, mangoes, and pineapples, while also offering apples and nuts in exchange. “As of now, we are currently buying abaca supply from a country which also […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Tens of thousands of mourners led by Iran’s supreme leader gathered at Tehran University early on Tuesday for the funeral of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. State television showed people pouring on to the streets around the campus where Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will lead the eulogies for Rafsanjani despite their “differences”. The heavyweight politician, who died on Sunday at the age of 82, will be buried inside the crypt of Ayatollah Ruhollah […]
