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'Unacceptable': Iran says as UN suspends country's voting rights

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his "strong dismay" at the loss of voting rights, in a letter sent Thursday to UN chief Antonio Guterres.

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Published on Jun 04, 2021 01:14 am IST

Iran minister Javad Zarif accuses US of fabricating war pretext

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks to mediapersons.

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Updated on Dec 31, 2020 07:07 pm IST

Iran protests to Turkey over alleged ‘meddling’ by Erdogan

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Updated on Dec 11, 2020 10:24 pm IST

Iran ready to show goodwill if US, Europe abide by nuclear deal, says foreign minister

Addressing a Rome conference via video-link, Javad Zarif said the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) could not be renegotiated but it could be resurrected.

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Published on Dec 03, 2020 07:33 pm IST

‘Serious indications of Israeli role’ in killing of scientist, says Iran FM

Iranian media noted the interest that Netanyahu had previously shown in Fakhrizadeh.

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Updated on Nov 27, 2020 10:20 pm IST

Iran says to meet nuclear commitments if Biden lifts sanctions

Iran argues it has moved away from its commitments because of the sanctions.

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Published on Nov 18, 2020 09:45 pm IST

Iran, US heat up war of words despite coronavirus pandemic

United States President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that it would pay a “heavy price” in the event of further attacks on US troops.

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Updated on Apr 02, 2020 06:55 pm IST

‘Iran only acts in self-defence,’ foreign minister tells Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump

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Updated on Apr 02, 2020 02:01 pm IST

Iran says Donald Trump is wrong if he thinks Tehran regime will collapse

Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that President Trump, unfortunately, does not have good advisers.

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Updated on Feb 16, 2020 08:01 am IST

Speaker Nancy Pelosi handed note about Iran attack, told Democrats to ‘pray’

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was handed the note at a democratic leadership meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.

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Updated on Jan 08, 2020 03:03 pm IST

US denies visa to Iran’s Foreign Minister ahead of UN Meeting

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a news conference at the Untied Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Updated on Jan 07, 2020 03:43 pm IST

India, Iran to boost economic viability of Chabahar port

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, and his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, shake hands for journalists prior to their meeting, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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Updated on Dec 27, 2019 08:27 am IST

Iran ready to talk with Saudis if they stop ‘killing people’ says foreign minister Zarif

Iran and Saudi Arabia are arch rivals in Gulf region. A series of bitter talks were triggered between two nations after the Drone attack on Saudi Aramco.

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Updated on Oct 08, 2019 08:04 pm IST

Iran Foreign Minister tells Saudis that ‘security cannot be bought’

Javad Zarif said Saudi believes that they can buy security like they have so far bought everything with money, but security cannot be bought.

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Updated on Sept 30, 2019 08:48 am IST

Iran says it will destroy any aggressor

In this photo opportunity during a trip organized by Saudi information ministry, a worker walks in front of the Khurais oil field in Khurais, Saudi Arabia.

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Published on Sept 22, 2019 03:40 am IST

Iran’s Zarif questions US coalition for ‘peaceful resolution’ in Middle East

Iran’s foreign minister questioned US plans for a coalition for a “peaceful resolution” in the Middle East.

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Updated on Sept 20, 2019 01:05 pm IST

Iran’s Zarif tweets: US Treasury is nothing more than a “jail warden”

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif calls US treasury “Jail warden”.

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Published on Sept 05, 2019 03:30 pm IST

Trump says ready to meet with Iranian leader after G7 diplomacy

Trump has put in place a policy of “maximum pressure” on Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme via crippling sanctions that are seen as raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East.

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Updated on Aug 26, 2019 11:58 pm IST

G7 wrestles with Iran, Amazon fires and trade, but own unity shaky

G7 leaders close their summit Monday with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest.

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Published on Aug 26, 2019 02:33 pm IST

Iran’s Zarif leaves G7 talks, unclear if progress made to ease tensions

Iran’s foreign minister made a flying visit for talks with host France at the G7 summit on Sunday.

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Updated on Aug 26, 2019 10:51 am IST

Iran says sanctions show US ‘afraid’ of top diplomat

Iran President Hassan Rouhani

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Updated on Aug 01, 2019 05:58 pm IST

Britain calls ship seizure ‘hostile act’ as Iran releases video of capture

Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, is seen at Bandar Abbas port, in this undated handout photo.

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Updated on Jul 21, 2019 10:18 am IST

‘Indisputable’ evidence of US drone violating airspace: Iran

Iran said Friday that it had “indisputable” evidence that a US drone it shot down this week had violated its airspace.

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Updated on Jun 21, 2019 12:58 pm IST

Trump okays military strikes on Iran, then pulls back from launch: Report

Donald Trump approved but then scrapped strikes against Iranian targets, after Iran shot down a US drone in what the president termed a “big mistake.”

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Updated on Jun 21, 2019 11:15 am IST

Iran foreign minister warns US it cannot ‘expect to stay safe’ after economic war against Tehran

Iran’s foreign minister warned the US that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching an economic war against Tehran.

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Published on Jun 10, 2019 05:57 pm IST

Iran Foreign Minister says US chemical weapons accusations ‘dangerous’

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that US accusations that Tehran has a chemical weapons programme were “obscene and dangerous”.

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Updated on Nov 24, 2018 08:59 am IST

India will continue to buy Iran’s oil, says Iran minister after meeting with Sushma Swaraj

“Our Indian friends have always been categorical in terms of their intention to continue economic cooperation and (the) import of oil from Iran. And I heard the same statement from my Indian counterpart,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.

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Updated on Sept 28, 2018 01:03 am IST