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Iran, Pakistan urge close cooperation to de-escalate regional tensions

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his visiting Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday urged close cooperation between the two neighbors.

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'Tongues Smeared with Threatening': Iran Rebukes Trump's Farsi Tweet Supporting Protests in Tehran

US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he and his administration were monitoring Saturday's protests in Iran and expressed support for participants in rallies spark

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Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

Iran’s security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting d

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Pakistani FM leaves for Iran, Saudi Arabia amid Mideast tensions

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi embarked on a visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia on Sunday for talks with his counterparts on tensions in the Middle East.

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Rouhani: Downing of Ukraine jet an 'unforgivable' mistake

00:54 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday admitted the Ukrainian airliner was shot down by Iranian forces. In a statement, he said his country is "deeply sorry by this disastr

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Under pressure, Iran admits it shot down jetliner by mistake

In the face of mounting evidence, Iran on Saturday acknowledged that it shot down the Ukrainian jetliner by accident, killing all 176 people aboard. The admission by Ir

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Iran confirms "human error" in Ukrainian plane crash

Iran's armed forces on Saturday confirmed that an "unintentional" missile launch by the country's military was the cause of the Ukrainian International Airlines passen

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Iran says it "unintentionally" shot down Ukrainian jetliner

Iran's state TV on Saturday quoted the Iranian military as saying that it "unintentionally" shot down the Ukrainian jetliner on Wednesday, in which all the 176 passeng

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Iran says it 'unintentionally' shot down Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran has admitted that it "unintentionally" shot down a Ukrainian passenger airplane, citing "human error," Iran state TV reported on Saturday.A Boeing 737 plane operat

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U.S.-Iran conflict: Is Western media shielding Trump?

06:18 When the U.S. decided to kill Iran's top military commander, Major General Qasem Soleimani, it opened a Pandora's box of crucial questions: What's the definition of a terrorist?

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Security Council meeting highlights UN Charter as tensions flare up in Mideast

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday held an open debate on upholding the UN Charter, with speakers underscoring values enshrined in the text, amid heighten

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"One unhinged regime is frantically clamoring to turn back time:" Iranian FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday told the United Nations Security Council that one "unhinged" regime is frantically clamoring to turn back tim

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Iran FM's failure to attend UN meeting due to U.S. visa denial "regrettable"

Chair of The Elders Mary Robinson on Thursday lamented the U.S. refusal to grant a visa to Iran's foreign minister, a move that in effect prevented him from attending a UN meeting amid heightened te

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Trump signals de-escalation after Iranian attack results in no casualties

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that no casualties resulted from Iran's missiles strikes in Iraq on Tuesday, sending signals of de-escalation while threat

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US, Iran step back from the brink; region still on edge

The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of a possible war on Wednesday as President Donald Trump signaled he would not retaliate militarily for Iran’s missile str

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Turkish FM to visit Iraq over growing Iran-U.S. tensions

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Iraq on Thursday following an Iranian retaliatory attack on U.S. troops in Iraq, Turkey's Foreign Ministry announc

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What is Iran's real intention in withdrawing from the nuclear deal?

Editor's Note: Dr. Wang Jin is a research fellow with Charhar Institute and an associate professor from Northwest University, both in China. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not nec