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diplomat:

Supporting anti-Iran sanctions violates spirit of Islamic unity

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Gholamhossein Dehghani noted that Organization of Islamic Cooperation was established to enhance unity among Islamic countries.
News ID: 75940    Publish Date : 2019/03/03

Responding to UAE claims:

No one can affect Iran's sovereignty over its trio islands in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Tehran has called on the UAE to abandon divisive and sectarian claims over the trio islands of Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Persian Gulf, saying such baseless claims will never affect Iran’s sovereignty and rule over its islands.
News ID: 75939    Publish Date : 2019/03/03

Lawmakers meet FM Zarif to hail his return to work

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A group of lawmakers representing the Iranian Parliament's Hope Faction have visited the Foreign Ministry building in downtown Tehran to meet with the country"s top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif.
News ID: 75938    Publish Date : 2019/03/03

Syrian Army Pounds, Destroys Terrorists' Bases in Hama

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Syrian army attacked terrorists' bases and positions in response to their offensives from the demilitarized zone on safe regions under the army's control in Northern Hama.
News ID: 75937    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Iran Blasts UAE FM for Baseless Claims on Trio Islands, Allegations

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Iranian foreign ministry on Saturday lashed out at UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan for his claims and allegations against Iran, advising him to take note of the situation in Yemen to realize the true meaning of interference.
News ID: 75936    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

US Sets Up 2 New Bases in Western Iraq

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The American forces have established two military bases in al-Anbar province on Iraq's international road close to the borders with Syria and Jordan as political groups and politicians are trying to expel the US military troops from their country.
News ID: 75935    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Zarif Highlights Trump’s Diplomatic Illiteracy

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reminded US President Donald Trump that “serious diplomacy” is different from what the American president is currently doing, adding that good agreements are achieved through time-consuming negotiations.
News ID: 75934    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Top Official Warns Kim Rethinking Denuclearization Talks with Trump

TEHRAN ( defapress )- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is no longer interested in discussing denuclearization plans with US President Donald Trump after their talks fell apart abruptly Thursday, a senior Pyongyang official warned.
News ID: 75933    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Rights Groups Condemn Riyadh over Trial of Women Activists

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Rights groups denounced Saudi Arabia Saturday over its decision to put jailed women activists on trial after holding them for nearly a year without charges.
News ID: 75932    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Iran Rejects UN Special Rapporteur’s ‘Baseless’ Allegations

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights rejected recent allegations leveled against the country by the United Nation’s special rapporteur as “baseless”, saying the person is misusing his position to propaganda against the Islamic Republic.
News ID: 75931    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Pakistan embraces Iran’s mediatory role to ease tensions with India

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Pakistan Army Spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor welcomed the recent offer of the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to help achieving a peaceful resolution for the differences between Pakistan and India.
News ID: 75930    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

US Official:

US, South Korea to 'Discontinue' Major Military Exercise

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The US military and South Korea are planning to "discontinue" annual large-scale military exercises as US President Donald Trump pursues efforts to improve ties with North Korea, a US official told AFP Friday.
News ID: 75929    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Islamic Jihad:

Palestinian Protests to Continue until Israeli Blockade Lifted

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A leader of Palestine’s Islamic Jihad Movement said the weekly protests of the Palestinian people dubbed “the Great March of Return” will continue until the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip is lifted and all Palestinians can return to the occupied territories.
News ID: 75928    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Foreign Ministry":

Venezuela Urges US to Stop "Imperialistic Aggression

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The Venezuelan leadership condemns US sanctions imposed on military officials of the Bolivarian Republic and confirms that they are directed against those loyal to the legitimate authorities, the country's foreign ministry said.
News ID: 75927    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

India, Pakistan Resume Shelling in Kashmir; 4 Killed

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other's posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least four civilians and wounding four others, officials said Saturday.
News ID: 75926    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Hezbollah Official:

Britain Sponsor of Terrorism

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Hezbollah’s second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem condemned a recent move by the British government to list the Lebanese movement as a terror group, saying that London, itself, is a sponsor of terrorism.
News ID: 75925    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Syria Strongly Slams UK Decision to Ban Hezbollah

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Syrian government strongly denounced the British government’s decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, a report said.
News ID: 75924    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Expediency Council’s session on reviewing ‘Palermo’ bill begins

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Expediency Council is holding a session Saturday to discuss the bill on the country’s accession to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, known as Palermo Convention in Iran.
News ID: 75923    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Houthi Leader Decries UK as Accomplice in War on Yemen

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Chairman of Yemen’s Supreme Revolutionary Committee criticized British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s comments about efforts for peace in Yemen, denouncing London as an accomplice in the foreign aggression against Yemeni people.
News ID: 75922    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

Al-Jaafari:

Washington continues to invest in terrorism in Syria

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Syria’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari said that Western states, particularly the United States, are working to prolong the crisis in Syria by investing in terrorism, stressing that a military resolution in Idleb is inevitable if the political efforts to implement the Sochi agreement fail.
News ID: 75921    Publish Date : 2019/03/02

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