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Chinese Museum House of Sheikh Safi in Iran's Ardabil

TEHRAN (defapress) - The Chini Museum is 400 years old and is in the eastern part of the main Ravagh of the Sheikh Safi al-Dowleh Ardabili complex. Sheikh Baha'i, a celebrity and a scholar of the Safavid dynasty is the designer of this complex.
News ID: 78929   Publish Date : 2019/10/15

US 7,000 Miles Away, Not Responsible for Protecting Kurds: Trump

TEHRAN (defapress) – US President Donald Trump said the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other countries should be responsible for protecting the US-allied Kurds in northern Syria against a Turkish incursion, not the US which is “7,000 miles away” from Syria.
News ID: 78928   Publish Date : 2019/10/15

Official: More Iranians Returning from Iraq after Arbaeen Pilgrimage

TEHRAN (defapress) – A local official in Iran’s western province of Ilam said the number of Iranian pilgrims returning home from Iraq after attending the Arbaeen procession has begun to exceed the number of travelers leaving for the Arab country.
News ID: 78927   Publish Date : 2019/10/15

58 Dead, Rescuers in 'Day, Night' Hunt for Missing after Japan Typhoon

TEHRAN (defapress) – Fresh rain threatened to hamper efforts by tens of thousands of Japanese rescuers searching for survivors after a powerful typhoon that by early Tuesday had killed 58 people.
News ID: 78926   Publish Date : 2019/10/15

Kais Saied Wins Tunisia's Presidential Election

TEHRAN (defapress) – Tunisia's independent candidate Kais Saied won the second round of presidential election held Sunday by garnering 72.71 percent of the votes, Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Election (ISIE) announced on Monday.
News ID: 78925   Publish Date : 2019/10/15

Tehran Condemns London’s Destructive Role in Middle East

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi lashed out at the British government for adopting destructive policies in regard with the Persian Gulf region, adding that London’s lucrative arms deals with aggressors against Yemen have led the UK to echo baseless accusations against a country which has no role in attacks on Saudi oil installations.
News ID: 78830   Publish Date : 2019/09/27

Leader's Top Military Aide:

US’ Anti-Iran Pressure Out of Fear from Tehran’s Growing Power

TEHRAN (defapress)- Top Military Aide to the Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said that the US is well aware of Tehran’s growing power in the region, adding that Washington is deceptively exerting pressure against the Islamic Republic to allay its fear from Iran’s growing influence.
News ID: 78821   Publish Date : 2019/09/27

Tehran Slams US’ Hypocritical Approach to War Crimes against Yemenis

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted that Washington is adopting a double-standard approach in regard with developments in the Middle East, reminding that the US is voicing concern over attack on Saudi oil sites while it has kept hush over serious war crimes of Riyadh against Yemeni people.
News ID: 78749   Publish Date : 2019/09/20

Assassin of Ansarullah Leader’s Brother Killed: Yemen Interior Ministry

TEHRAN (defapress) – Yemen’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that the person responsible for assassination of the Houthi Ansarullah movement leader’s brother has been killed in a military operation.
News ID: 78687   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

Iran Dismisses Arab Quartet Committee’s Unfounded Allegations

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi rejected anti-Iran allegations raised in the final declaration of a meeting of the Arab Quartet Committee in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, saying insistence on useless past mistakes will only increase problems in the region.
News ID: 78686   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

Four Afghan Troops Killed In Taliban Suicide Car Attack

TEHRAN (defapress) - An Afghan official said a Taliban suicide car bomber targeted an Afghan Special Forces base on the outskirts of Kabul, killing at least four troops.
News ID: 78685   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

‘Maximum Pressure’ Will Never Work on North Korea: China

TEHRAN (defapress) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the United States on Thursday to make efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, warning that applying “maximum pressure” would never work.
News ID: 78684   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

Syria Strongly Condemns Netanyahu’s Plan to Annex Palestinian Territories

TEHRAN (defapress) – Syria strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex large swathes of the Palestinian territories to “the Zionist entity” if he is re-elected next week.
News ID: 78683   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

Iranian Interior Minister Heads for Kyrgyzstan

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli started an official visit to Kyrgyzstan in a bid to boost bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries in security fields.
News ID: 78682   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

Iran Defense University Ready to Share Experiences with China: Top General

TEHRAN (defapress) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said Iran’s Supreme National Defense University is ready to share its military experiences with its Chinese counterpart, the People’s Liberation Army National Defence University.
News ID: 78681   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

US Weak in Face of Iran’s Mentality of Resistance: UK Analyst

TEHRAN (defapress) – A political analyst and Islamic scholar based in Leicester, the United Kingdom, described Iran’s “mentality of resistance” as the reason behind its power and said the US is weak in the face of the Resistance Axis and knows it cannot defeat it.
News ID: 78680   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

UN Chief Denounces Netanyahu's Plan to Annex West Bank

TEHRAN (defapress) – Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres denounced on Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank if re-elected, saying it would be illegal.
News ID: 78679   Publish Date : 2019/09/13

Bolton’s Dismissal Result of Divisions in White House: Iranian Official

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Iranian parliament speaker’s special assistant for international affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said John Bolton’s removal from his post of US National Security Adviser is the outcome of deep division in the White House.
News ID: 78678   Publish Date : 2019/09/12

Iran’s 3rd Nuclear Step to Force EU to Stop Foot-Dragging: Finnish Analyst

TEHRAN (defapress) – A Finnish political economist and author hailed Iran’s third step in reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and said it would force the European Union to stop its foot-dragging on the deal’s implementation.
News ID: 78677   Publish Date : 2019/09/12

Iranian Envoy, Turkish Trade Minister Discuss Closer Ties

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Ambassador to Ankara Mohammad Farazmand and Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan held talks on a range of issues, including ways to boost bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
News ID: 78676   Publish Date : 2019/09/12

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