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Refinery projects can offset US oil sanctions 17 Dec 2019

Refinery projects can offset US oil sanctions

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Unilateral US sanctions imposed on Iran’s oil sector will fail to impact the domestic economy if the country completes the implementation of its major refinery projects and reduces its exports of crude oil through increasing production of petrochemicals, said an Iranian MP. Speaking to Iran Daily in an exclusive interview, Ali […]

India protests against ‘anti-Muslim’ law 17 Dec 2019

India protests against ‘anti-Muslim’ law

TEHRAN (Iran News) – India fresh protests raged on Monday as anger grew over new citizenship legislation slammed as anti-Muslim law after six people died in the northeast and up to 200 were injured in New Delhi. The law that raged India protests is fast-tracks citizenship for non-Muslims from three neighboring countries, which is essentially […]

Iran’s President to Attend Kuala Lumpur Summit 16 Dec 2019

Iran’s President to Attend Kuala Lumpur Summit

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Malaysia to attend the Kuala Lumpur Summit (KL Summit) 2019, due to open on Wednesday.

Oil Minister Impeachment Cancelled 16 Dec 2019

Oil Minister Impeachment Cancelled

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The Iranian parliament has withdrawn a motion to impeach Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh a month after he was accused of ignoring the will of the lawmakers before announcing a controversial fuel price hike. “Given negotiations (held between) lawmakers and the current situation of the country, the impeachment of oil minister […]

Too Soon for Progressive Talks with Saudi; Qatari FM 16 Dec 2019

Too Soon for Progressive Talks with Saudi; Qatari FM

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Qatar’s foreign minister stated it was premature to talk about real progressive talks with Saudi Arabia over the blockade but opening channels of communication between Doha and Riyadh was a step forward. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said it will take time to rebuild trust […]

Korean reunification, mighty legacy of Korean dialogue 16 Dec 2019

Korean reunification, mighty legacy of Korean dialogue

Starting the Kim Jong-un’s regime from 2012, North Korea dedicated all its efforts and resources into the development of nuclear weapons. It pressed on with launching several nuclear missiles and tests, thereby threatening the neighboring countries. North Korea also stated itself as a nuclear nation in its constitution. On the other hand, Trump administration starting […]

Spox Dismisses Rouhani Plan to Resign 16 Dec 2019

Spox Dismisses Rouhani Plan to Resign

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The spokesperson of Iran’s administration dismissed speculation that President Hassan Rouhani is planning to resign. Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Ali Rabiee denied any plans for Rouhani to resign, saying such an idea has been by no means raised in the administration. He added that First Vice-President Eshaq […]

Necessity for Talks with Iran, Underlining Point of Qatari DM 16 Dec 2019

Necessity for Talks with Iran, Underlining Point of Qatari DM

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Defense Minister of Qatar, Khalid bin Mohammed al-Atiyeh stressed the necessity for talks with Iran as the only way to establish stability in the region. “Qatar thinks that the only legal way to materialize regional stability is direct talks with the neighbors and all the sides benefiting from regional security,” al-Atiyeh […]

Expediency Council working on Palermo, CFT bills 16 Dec 2019

Expediency Council working on Palermo, CFT bills

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A member of the Expediency Council, the body in charge of deciding on FATF-related bills, said on Sunday that the two remaining bills, namely the Palermo and CFT, are still being evaluated by the Council. Majid Ansari told IRNA that the two remaining FATF-related bills that Iran has been required by […]

Rouhani Goes to KL Summit 16 Dec 2019

Rouhani Goes to KL Summit

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani will participate in the Kuala Lumpur, known as KL Summit 2019, Malay Mail said on Saturday. The summit will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from Dec. 18 to 21. Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Hamad Al Thani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pakistani Prime […]