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Police Chief:

Long Queues Formed at Polling Stations in Iran, Security Prevails

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Commander of Tehran’s Police said many polling stations across Iran have been packed with an early-morning crowd of voters after the parliament and the midterm election of the Assembly of Experts kicked off on Friday, saying full security and order prevail all over the nation.
News ID: 80283    Publish Date : 2020/02/21

Zarif:

All countries except 3 terrorist regimes in favor of FATF’s extension of deadline for Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that all the countries except three terrorist regimes are in favor of FATF’s extension of the deadline.
News ID: 80281    Publish Date : 2020/02/21

Iran Parliamentary Elections Kick Off, Leader Casts Vote in Early Minutes

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – As the nationwide votes for the parliament and the midterm elections of the Assembly of Experts officially began in Iran on Friday morning, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei cast his ballot in the early hours of the voting.
News ID: 80279    Publish Date : 2020/02/21

Putin Says Cabinet Dismissal Didn't Come Out of the Blue

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said the ouster of prime minister and a cabinet reshuffle that caught many in the country off guard in January was not in fact unexpected.
News ID: 80277    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

IRGC Commander:

Every Vote A Slap in Enemy’s Face

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami predicted massive participation of people in Friday’s elections in Iran, saying Iranians’ votes will be a slap in the face of an enemy that hopes for a low turnout.
News ID: 80276    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

Hatami hails Iran aviation efforts to neutralize sanctions

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Thu. that the country has taken important measures in the aviation sector that prove its self-confidence in neutralizing sanctions.
News ID: 80275    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

US Democratic Debate Begins with A Flurry of Bloomberg Attacks

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – US Democratic candidates started Wednesday’s debate in Las Vegas with sharp attacks on Mike Bloomberg, challenging the former mayor on his record on law enforcement, his comments about women and his spending on the race.
News ID: 80274    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

Maduro Says Venezuela's PDVSA Investment Portfolio Exceeds $25 bln

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said national oil and gas corporation PDVSA's portfolio of investment proposals exceeds $25 billion.
News ID: 80273    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

Larijani calls for quick response to prevent coronavirus outbreak in Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called for launching immediate preemptive measures to fight the outbreak of coronavirus in Iran.
News ID: 80272    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

Trump Taps Loyalist Grenell as US’ Top Intel Official

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Richard Grenell, the US ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence, a move that puts a staunch Trump ally in charge of the country’s 17 spy agencies, which the president has only tepidly embraced
News ID: 80271    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

Rouhani Congratulates New Croatian President on His Election

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Zoran Milanović on his election as the new president of Croatia.
News ID: 80270    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

Iran’s new ambassador to Sweden submits credentials

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran's newly-appointed Ambassador in Stockholm Ahmad Masoumifar submitted a copy of his credentials to the director of Sweden’s Foreign Ministry Formalities Department on Wednesday.
News ID: 80269    Publish Date : 2020/02/20

Shamkhani:

Political participation only way to build strong parliament

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said that political participation is the only way to build a strong parliament in a religious democratic system.
News ID: 80267    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

Zarif:

Astana summit to be held in near future

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Astana summit will be held in near future.
News ID: 80266    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

Maj. Gen. Bagheri:

Massive turnout in parl. election to challenge US

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that the massive participation of the people in the upcoming parliamentary election will challenge the US terrorist regime.
News ID: 80265    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

New Coronavirus Cases in China Fall for Second Day

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 on Wednesday although the number of new cases fell for a second straight day, as authorities tightened already severe containment measures in the worst-hit city of Wuhan.
News ID: 80264    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

Rouhani:

Challenges resolvable through people’s unity, participation

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – President Hassan Rouhani called on the Iranian nation to take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections, saying challenges can be resolved by people’s presence and participation in the country’s affairs.
News ID: 80263    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

Larijani:

We won’t oblige Lebanon to accept aid from Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Parliament Speaker Alli Larijani said Iran is interested in expanding its cooperation with Lebanon, but at the same time, it does not oblige the Arab country to accept assistance.
News ID: 80262    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

Spokesman:

Zarif-US Senator Meeting in Line with Iran’s Public Diplomacy

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said a recent meeting between Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Senator Chris Murphy was in line with the Islamic Republic’s public diplomacy.
News ID: 80261    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

Vaezi says massive turnout to parl. elections to preserve Iran's security, interests

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi called for maximum participation of the people in the upcoming parliamentary elections, underlining that people’s cooperation will preserve the country’s “security national interests”.
News ID: 80259    Publish Date : 2020/02/19

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