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Obama opens channels with Iran over ISIS: media

​U.S. President Barack Obama has written to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to express a "shared interest" in fighting the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria, an American newspaper reported Thursday.

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Iran confirms trilateral nuclear meeting on Nov. 9-10

Iranian foreign minister will meet U. S. Secretary of State and European Union foreign policy chief on November 9-10 to discuss core issues on Iran's nuclear program, an Iranian nuclear negotiator confirmed on Saturday the earlier report by the U.S. State Department.

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Iran urges full sanction relief, denies nuclear deal with powers

Iran's nuclear talks with the world powers should lead to the removal of sanctions against the Islamic republic all at once, Iranian nuclear negotiator Majid Takht-e- Ravanchi said on Tuesday.

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U.S. negotiator urges deal over Iran's nuke program

U.S. chief nuclear negotiator Thursday called for a "wise" use of the remaining time to pursue a comprehensive deal over Iran's nuclear program by Nov. 24.

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Iran offers all-out supports to Iraq's new government

During Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's three-day visit to Iran, top Iranian leaders have respectively reassured the new Iraqi leader that Tehran will give full support to the war-torn country's new government in the face of threats posed by terrorist groups.

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Iran ready to offer Lebanon military assistance: spokeswoman

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Thursday reiterated Tehran's readiness to provide Lebanon with military assistance in its fight against terrorism, Press TV reported.

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Tehran, other sides "exploring various possibilities" to achieve nuclear agreement: Iranian FM

Iran are working together with world major countries, exploring various possibilities to move forward to a final deal, the Iranian foreign minister said here on Tuesday.

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UN nuclear watchdog makes no progress in verifying alleged Iran's nuclear bomb research

The UN nuclear agency failed to make progress over the investigation of alleged Iran's nuclear weapon plan in the meetings with Tehran this week, the agency said Thursday in a press release.

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Iran arrests 130 linked to extremist Sunni groups

​Iran has arrested over 130 members of Sunni Takfiri groups across the country, who intended to pose threats against the Islamic republic, Iran's intelligence minister said on Tuesday.

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Israeli PM slams militant Islamists in address to UN

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday lashed out at militant Islamists in a speech at the United Nations, saying Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Islamic State (IS) "share a fanatical creed".

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Iran foils BBC's plot to "steal documents" from archive: Intelligence Ministry

​Iran's Intelligence Ministry said Sunday it has thwarted a plot by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to steal artistic, historical and cultural documents from the country's archive centers, Tasnim news agency reported.

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UN chief, Iranian president eye win-win solution to nuclear issue

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met here on Tuesday with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and they agreed to seek a win-win solution to Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.

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UN chief urges diplomatic accord on Iran's nuclear program

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday voiced his hope to see a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program at an early date.

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Iran voices optimism about final nuclear deal: negotiator

​Reaching a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear issue is likely before the Nov. 24 deadline, Press TV reported on Wednesday quoting Iran's senior nuclear negotiator, Abbas Araqchi.

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Iran denies linking cooperation on Iraq to sanctions

​Iran has denied linking any future cooperation with the United States against terrorists in Iraq to the removal of western sanctions, Tasnim news agency reported on Friday.

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Witnesses recount air crash near Tehran

​Mehdi, a resident living in Azadi town near Tehran, was about to cross the four-lane Tehran-Karaj driveway, when he felt the vibration of a roar overhead as a huge object rammed into a wall across the street.

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Iranian nuclear talks has "real gaps" on key issues": Kerry

Stakeholders will continue working to bridge the remaining "real gaps" in Iranian nuclear talks while tangible progress has been made, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters here on Tuesday.