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48 injured in collision of subway trains in Tehran

AcollisionoftwosubwaytrainsinIran'scapitalTehranonTuesdayledtotheinjuryofatleast48passengers,Iran'sHealthMinistryannouncedinastatement.Theaccidentoccurredwhenat

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Iran woos foreign firms to develop railway projects

An international railway exhibition kicked off in Iran's capital Tehran on Monday.Iran's 5th International Rail Transportation Exhibition opened at Tehran's Permanent International Fairgrounds.

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Iran shoots down a filming drone in Tehran over security concerns

Iran's anti-aircraft forces shot down a drone in central Tehran on Friday as it approached the offices of the president and the supreme leader, but the unmanned aircraft later appeared to have been operated by a film crew shooting aerial footage for a documentary.

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S. Korean president arrives in Iran for talks on ties

South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Iran's capital Tehran on Sunday for talks on bilateral ties and economic cooperation.

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Iranian parliamentary poll points to reformist gains

The latest results of Iran's parliamentary polls released on Sunday point to gains by the country's reformists.

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Iranians set up "wall of kindness" to help homeless in winter

Iranian university students with the help of the municipality of capital Tehran have set up "wall of kindness" on the streets to offer warm clothes to the homeless in the cold season.

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Iran to improve ties with West "gradually" as sanctions lifted: expert

Iran would manage to decrease tensions with the West "gradually" after the international deal on Tehran's nuclear program started to be implemented and Western sanctions were removed, an Iranian expert said.

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Analysts say Saudi-Iran rift risks imploding a volatile region

The ongoing standoff between Saudi Arabia and Iran, both regional powers, is exacerbating an already deep sectarian division and risking imploding the region coping with a plethora of crises, analysts say.

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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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U.S. denies reports about proposed prisoner swap with Iran

The United States on Tuesday denied reports about its request for an exchange of prisoners with Iran in its efforts to secure the release of a former American Marine.

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Iran urges West to remove sanctions: president

The West has no other choice but to lift the "cruel" sanctions against the Islamic republic, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said here on Monday.

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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 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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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 significantly slows down expansion of nuclear facilities: IAEA

Iran has significantly slowed down the expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity in the past three months, a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) showed on Thursday.

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Iran says Putin's visit to Tehran not on agenda yet

Diplomatic sources at the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed media reports on the Russian president's visit to Tehran in August to discuss military and nuclear deals with his Iranian counterpart, semi-official Fars news agency reported.

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IAEA, Iran reach consensus on "structured approach" over nuclear checks

The UN nuclear watch dog and Iran reached a preliminary agreement on structured approach at the meeting in Tehran last Thursday over Iran's disputed nuclear activities, diplomats said on Thursday.