Author: Nasser Karimi
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Putin, in Tehran, gets strong support from Iran over Ukraine
TEHRAN, Iran • Russian President Vladimir Putin won staunch support from Iran on Tuesday for his country’s military campaign in Ukraine, with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei saying the West opposes an “independent and strong” Russia. Khamenei said that if Russia hadn’t sent troops into Ukraine, it would have faced an attack from NATO later, a…
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Iran officially imposes curbs on U.N. nuclear inspections
TEHRAN, Iran • Iran officially started restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and President Joe Biden’s administration to lift crippling economic sanctions and restore the 2015 nuclear deal. World powers slammed the restrictions as a “dangerous” move. It came as the International Atomic Energy Agency reported in…
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Trump insists ‘All is well!’ after Iran missile attack
TEHRAN, Iran Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early Wednesday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops in a major escalation that brought the two longtime foes closer to war. Iranian state TV said it was in revenge for the…
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Iran to fuel centrifuges in new step away from nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran • Iran will start injecting uranium gas into over a thousand centrifuges at a fortified nuclear facility built inside a mountain, the country’s president announced Tuesday in Tehran’s latest step from its atomic accord with world powers since President Donald Trump withdrew from the deal over a year ago. President Hassan Rouhani’s announcement…
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Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk
TEHRAN, Iran • Iran’s president back-pedaled Tuesday on possible talks with Donald Trump, saying the U.S. president must first lift sanctions imposed on Tehran, otherwise a meeting between the two would be a mere photo op. Hassan Rouhani’s change of heart came a day after Trump said Monday that there’s a “really good chance” the…
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Supreme leader says Iranians won’t budge over U.S. sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran • Iran’s supreme leader said Wednesday that Iranians will not budge or change their stand following new U.S. sanctions targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates, the latest in a torrent of sharp verbal responses from Tehran in the wake of the measures. President Donald Trump enacted the new sanctions against Khamenei and…
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First time in Baghdad: Iran’s president to visit Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president is making his first official visit to Iraq this week as he faces mounting pressure from hard-liners at home in the wake of the Trump administration’s unraveling of the nuclear deal. Hassan Rouhani’s trip — billed as “historic and noble” by his foreign minister — is meant to solidify…
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Iran’s foreign minister resigns
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an “apology” to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers is on the verge of collapse after the U.S. withdrawal from the accord. Zarif’s resignation, if accepted by Iran’s relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani, would…
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Militants attack Iran military parade, killing at least 25
TEHRAN, Iran • Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire Saturday on an annual Iranian military parade in the country’s oil-rich southwest, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 60 in the deadliest terror attack to strike the country in nearly a decade. Women and children scattered along with once-marching Revolutionary Guard soldiers as…
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White House blames Iran for war of words with Trump
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