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Israeli PM heads for U.S. Congress speech amid criticism

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday morning for Washington D.C. to speak in front of U.S. Congress on Iran's nuclear program.

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Iran ready to cooperate with Google, IT companies: official

​Iran is negotiating with Google and some major international IT companies to facilitate their services in Iran and the Persian Gulf region, Nasrollah Jahangard, Iran's Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, was quoted as saying by Press TV on Sunday.

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Nearly half of Americans disapprove of inviting Netanyahu to address Congress: poll

​Nearly half of American voters think that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress without having consulted the White House, according to a new poll released Sunday.

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Kerry slams Netanyahu for opposing Iran nuclear talks

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might be wrong in opposing the ongoing nuclear talks between world powers and Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.

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Kerry calls for patience over nuke talks with Iran

​U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday urged critics to "wait and see" as negotiations with Iran are continuing toward a comprehensive agreement over its controversial nuclear program.

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Fresh round of Iran nuke talks to be held next week in Geneva: report

​Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Monday that the next round of nuclear talks between Iranian negotiators and representatives of the P5+1 group will be held on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva next week, according to Iranian state media Press TV.

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Iran, U.S. hold high level nuclear talks in Geneva

​Senior Iranian and U.S. officials will hold bilateral talks in the Swiss city of Geneva on Sunday evening to discuss Tehran's long-disputed nuclear program.

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No major progress in clarifying Iran's alleged nuclear bomb plans: IAEA

​The UN nuclear agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has made no major progress in verifying outstanding issues related to Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program, according to an official report shown on Thursday.

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Iran mulls further reducing reliance on oil income

Iran's Majlis (parliament) is discussing decreasing the share of oil revenues in the country's budget for the new Iranian calendar year March 21, 2015, media reported on Tuesday.

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Netanyahu downplays rift with Obama over upcoming speech in congress

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday tried to downplay current tensions between himself and U.S. President Barack Obama over a speech the Israeli PM is set to deliver in front of the U.S. congress on March 3 on Iran.

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Nuclear deal quite possible, no need to extend talks: Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday that it is quite possible to reach a deal over Iran's nuclear issue and there is no need to further extend the nuclear talks between his country and the so-called P5+1 group.

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Iran's top leader says no nuclear deal better than bad one

​Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that no nuclear deal is better than a bad deal, as Iran and world powers gear up for a deadline by the end of March.

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Iran dismisses report on receiving Israeli message

​The Islamic republic dismissed report on receiving a message from Israel saying it does not want an escalation of tensions with Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah group, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday.

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Iran vows to stand by Lebanese resistance against Israeli attack

​Visiting Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in the Iranian parliament Alaeddin Boroujerdi, congratulated the Shiite militant party of Hezbollah on its operation in retaliation to an Israeli airstrike.

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U.S. Senate panel votes to advance Iran sanctions bill

​The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Thursday voted 18-4 to advance the new bipartisan Iran sanctions bill for a full-floor vote.

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Iran seeks final nuclear deal "but not at any cost"

Iran is seeking final agreement with the world powers over its nuclear issue although the talks are at difficult stage, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Wednesday.

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U.S. Senate Democrats give Obama breathing room on Iran nuclear talks

Several Democratic Senators in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday pledged not to push new sanctions legislature against Iran before March 24, giving President Barack Obama breathing room to reach a nuclear deal with the Islamic republic.