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(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps praised the completion of the US military withdrawal from Iraq on Thursday, describing the development as a potential starting point for a broader departure of American forces from the Middle East....

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(MENAFN) Tehran has received Washington's answer to a proposal passed through Qatari mediators, government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday, citing a state broadcaster.

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(MENAFN) Iran on Wednesday rejected reports that its delegation to the UN General Assembly was expelled from the United States, insisting it left on a schedule it had shared with Washington weeks earlier.

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Actions Target Iran’s Automotive, Rail, Manufacturing, and Steel Networks WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is targeting some of the last significant elements of Iran’s failing industrial...

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WASHINGTON—Today, as part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury took unprecedented action against the A7 Network, a shadow banking network with ties to Russia used by the Iranian regime to evade sanctions.

DVIDS - Georgia

NORFOLK, Va. - When a critical weapon system on an actively deployed warship goes offline, the fleet relies on the technical expertise of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC). Two civilian engineering technicians from MARMC’s Code...

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(MENAFN) UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday there is a "strong indication" that Iran was involved in a suspected terror plot near the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford base in South West England. "There is indeed a strong indication that...

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(MENAFN) Iran's rial plunged to an all-time low against the US dollar on Tuesday, with the free-market rate breaching the 2.5 million rials threshold for the first time.

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(MENAFN) Iran issued a warning on Tuesday about the consequences of Israel's presence in the region, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates.

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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) 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) Iraqi Airways said Tuesday it will restart flights to and from Iran in October, after obtaining a "special exemption" from US sanctions that had curbed services involving Iranian carriers.

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(MENAFN) Washington targeted an alleged Iranian weapons-buying network on Tuesday, as the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and entities spread across multiple jurisdictions.

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(MENAFN) Qatar said Tuesday that it is facilitating communication between the United States and Iran as part of ongoing efforts to bring their conflict to an end. “Qatar’s mediation efforts are ongoing, and we are currently relaying messages...

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(MENAFN) Qatar said Tuesday it is acting as a go-between for Washington and Tehran, passing messages between the two sides as it works to end their war. "Qatar’s mediation efforts are ongoing, and we are currently relaying messages between the...

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(MENAFN) Iraqi Airways, Iraq’s national carrier, said Tuesday that it plans to restart flights to and from Iran in October after receiving a “special exemption” from US sanctions that had affected air services involving Iranian airlines.

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(MENAFN) The US Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against 10 individuals and entities across several jurisdictions over what it described as efforts to obtain weapons and weapons components for Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump asserted Tuesday that the United States had pulled more oil out of the Strait of Hormuz in recent days than "at any point in history," a claim made as the war with Iran grinds on. "You know, we took more oil out...