0149 GMT January 18, 2021
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said those who used the outgoing US President Donald Trump’s array of economic sanctions against Iran as “leverage” in any future interactions with the country must learn from the defeated US president’s past and avoid his “lawless” attitude.
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Iran’s Parliament speaker said Tehran does not care whether or not the next US administration will rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal, but the critical issue is the practical lifting of sanctions under the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri hailed the country’s success in weathering tough days with people’s patience, saying the failure of the policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran would force the next US administration to shift its policies.
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson condemned the murder of Pakistani coal miners from Pakistan’s minority Hazaras at the hands of the Daesh terrorist group on January 3.
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A group of more than 50 international relations and Middle East experts have signed onto a letter urging US President-elect Joe Biden to swiftly return to the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
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Head of the Medical Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammadreza Zafarqandi said Iran plans to import about two million coronavirus vaccines from India, China or Russia in the coming months.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Friday unveiled an underground missile base built along the country’s southern Persian Gulf coast.
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said Islamabad has very strong relations with Tehran but sanctions against Iran have hampered expansion of trade cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
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South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun said the situation surrounding a Korean-flagged oil tanker that has been seized by Iran for repeated environmental violations is “serious”.
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An Iraqi politician appreciated the role played by top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group, saying only Iran supported the Iraqi nation in its difficult times.
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