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(MENAFN) Iran's parliament speaker warned on Tuesday that if Tehran cannot sell its oil, no other producer in the region will be able to either, a state-run news agency reported. “The US and other countries should know, as we have said, that in a...

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(MENAFN) Iran has lodged a formal complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) over US restrictions targeting its aviation sector, the head of the country's Civil Aviation Organization said Monday.

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(MENAFN) Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf warned Tuesday that other countries in the region could be unable to export oil if Iran is prevented from selling its own crude. “The US and other countries should know, as we have said,...

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(MENAFN) Qatari mediators are preparing to put fresh proposals to Washington aimed at satisfying Iran's terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said late Monday.

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(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to hold talks with mediators in New York on Monday regarding proposals involving the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations with the US, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Moscow has pressed Tehran not to abandon the global nuclear safeguards regime, calling on Iran on Tuesday to stay 'a responsible party' to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) after an Iranian lawmaker signaled the country may pull out....

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(MENAFN) President Donald Trump is prepared to grant Iran sanctions relief and unfreeze funds in return for concrete movement on its nuclear program, a US official told Axios and CNN on Monday.

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(MENAFN) The US military on Monday dismissed an Iranian commander's assertion that Tehran has operational control over maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf. “Iran has no navy because American forces sank it,” US Central...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Airways resumed flights between Najaf International Airport and Iranian airports on Monday, reversing a suspension that followed fresh US sanctions on Iran's aviation sector, an Iraqi news agency reported.

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(MENAFN) Three drones struck the Azadi camp in Iraq’s Erbil province on Monday, targeting a site linked to the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), according to authorities in the Kurdish region.

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(MENAFN) Eight US Marines sustained injuries two weeks ago after an Iranian anti-ship cruise missile hit a vessel they were operating aboard in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports citing US officials.

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(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei does not suffer from any "specific ongoing health issues," rejecting reports that he sustained serious injuries during the early stages of the...

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(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has rejected reports that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei suffered debilitating injuries in the opening phase of the Iran war, saying the cleric faces no "specific ongoing health issues."...

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(MENAFN) Iran remains willing to pursue negotiations with the United States while preparing to respond if Washington launches further military action, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday, as he presented a proposed timeline for reopening...

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(MENAFN) Iranian forces intercepted 19 vessels over two days after they attempted to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz using a route that Tehran had not designated, according to reports citing military sources.

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(MENAFN) Iran is waiting for Washington to communicate its formal response through mediators after US President Donald Trump reacted to Tehran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said...

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(MENAFN) Iran is open to talks with the US but stands “fully prepared” to answer any renewed military strikes, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday, laying out a seven-day plan under which Tehran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “We are...

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Supreme National Security Council denies reports that Tehran plans to launch a military response to restrictions recently imposed on Iranian aviation, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Saturday rejected reports that Tehran is preparing a military response to newly imposed restrictions on Iranian aviation, according to media.

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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says its naval forces have seized a US underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.