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Iran ready to take final steps for nuclear agreement if red lines respected: FM
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He added on Wednesday that there was an opportunity to discuss issues related to the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions with EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU coordinator for the nuclear talks Enrique Mora during the visit to Jordan, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Iran says ready to conclude Vienna nuke deal on basis of final draft
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Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a two-hour meeting with the EU's Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell on the sidelines of a regional conference in Amman, capital of Jordan, according to a statement published on the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website on Tuesday.
'Iran ready to return to 2015 nuke deal commitments'
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"Today, we have necessary nuclear capability, but we do not intend to produce a bomb ... (as) we consider the production of (nuclear) bombs forbidden on the basis of our (religious) beliefs," Xinhua news agency quoted Kamal Kharazi as saying at an event here.
Top Iranian actress arrested after criticism of death penalty
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Taraneh Alidoosti had previously posted a picture of herself on her Instagram page in which she was not wearing the hijab and holding a piece of paper reading "women, life, freedom" - the slogan that has come to encapsulate the fight against the current Iranian regime.
Iran condemns US 'intervention' in Iranian women's rights as 'hypocritical'
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Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in response to a US-proposed resolution that was adopted by the UN Economic and Social Council on Wednesday to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a report by IRNA news agency.
Iran summons UK envoy over 'meddlesome' remarks, sanctions
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In the meeting with Simon Shercliff, the Head of the third bureau of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's Western Europe, condemned the continuation of the "interventionist and impolite" remarks about Iran's internal affairs by British officials and the support of the British government and media for the "riots" and acts of "terror" in the country, according to a statement on the Ministry's website on Saturday.
Iran to uphold nuke commitments, if sanctions removed: Iranian atomic chief
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Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with world powers in July 2015, agreeing to put some curbs on its nuclear programme in return for the removal of the sanctions on the country. The US, however, pulled out of the deal in 2018 and reimposed its sanctions on Iran, prompting the latter to reduce some of its nuclear commitments under the deal.
Iranian President says US acknowledges failure to stop Iran's oil exports
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In a speech during a visit to the Robat Karim County in Tehran Province, Raisi on Thursday added that "the enemy," referring to the US which has imposed "draconian sanctions" on Iran, is currently acknowledging that its embargoes have ended in "abject failure". The President also said that Iran's enemies also acknowledge that Iran is a leading country in many areas, adding that is another reason why they are angry.
Iran destroys family home of rock climber who competed without headscarf
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In the undated video, the brother of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi, himself an athlete, is seen sobbing by the ruins of a home with medals on the ground, the Daily Mail reported. Rekabi, 33, and her brother Davoud were both reportedly arrested after Rekabi's return to Iran following the tournament in South Korea in October in which she competed without a headscarf.
Iran accuses Western officials of 'false human rights gestures'
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Nasser Kanaani made the remarks on his Twitter account after posting a screenshot of a Sky News report that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to give the British police new powers to clamp down on "illegal protests", Xinhua news agency reported.
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