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Severing Ties with Qatar not Solution for Regional Crisis
2017-06-05
A senior Iranian official said on Monday the decision by some Gulf Arab states and Egypt to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar would not help end the crisis in the Middle East.
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UN Confirms Iran Compliance to Nuclear Deal
2017-06-03
Iran is still sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord with major powers even as tensions rise between Tehran and US President Donald Trump, a UN atomic watchdog report showed yesterday.
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Reuters: Gulf Arab Row Rattles Trump's Anti-Iran Axis
2017-06-01
Just 10 days after President Donald Trump called on Muslim countries to stand united against Iran, a public feud between Qatar and some of its Gulf Arab neighbours is jolting his attempt to tip the regional balance of power against Tehran.
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Abdollahian: Bahrain Besieged Sheikh Isa Qassim’s House after Saudi Support, US Green Light
2017-05-29
Iranian Assistant to Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian considered that the government of Bahrain besieged the house of the spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Sheikh Isa Qassim, after receiving Saudi support and US green light
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Protests in Tehran Denounce Attack on Diraz Protesters, Council of Experts Warns of Repercussions
2017-05-27
The Friday preacher in Tehran Ayatollah Sayed Ahmad Khatami, said that the attack on protesters in Diraz, the killing and arrest of dozens is a “brutality”, adding that “never has any government treated its people with such brutality.”
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AP: Iranians Stage Protest Rally Against Bahrain Crackdown
2017-05-26
Associated Press: Hundreds of Iranian worshippers have rallied in Tehran to denounce a Bahrain police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite cleric this week that left five of his supporters dead and 286 arrested.
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Iran Says It has Built Third Underground Ballistic Missile Factory
2017-05-26
Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard as saying.
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Reuters: Bahrain Security Forces Raid Home of Shi'ite Spiritual Leader
2017-05-24
Bahraini security forces on Tuesday raided the home of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader and shot dead at least one demonstrator during the operation.
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Iranian FM Accuses US President of Encouraging Bahraini Regime to Kill Protesters
2017-05-24
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif said that the first concrete result of the US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Gulf rulers in Riyadh is the deadly attack on peaceful protesters in Bahrain today.
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Abdollahian: Verdict against Sheikh Isa Qassim has Bad Repercussions
2017-05-22
Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs and Assistant to Parliament Speaker, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that recent court ruling against Sheikh Isa Qassim would aggravate conditions in Bahrain.
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UAE Minister Sees Chance for Iran to Reset “Troubled” Ties with Neighbors
2017-05-22
A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Sunday the re-election of moderate Iranian President Hassan Rouhani could be a chance for Tehran to reset "its troubled relations" with its neighbors.
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Iran Condemns Verdict against Ayatollah Qassim
2017-05-21
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi condemned the verdict issued against supreme religious leader in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, expressing concern from the regime's continuous "security methods".
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Rouhani Wins Iran's Presidential Election with 23.5 Million Votes
2017-05-20
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has won the country's presidential election with some 57 percent of the total votes, the country's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmanifazli said on Saturday.
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Iran Says New U.S. Sanctions on Missile Work Show “Ill Will”
2017-05-19
Iran said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions targeting its ballistic missile program show Washington's "ill will" and could undermine the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, state television reported.
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US Maintains Iran Nuclear Deal Sanctions Relief
2017-05-18
The United States State Department did not impose fresh sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, in a continuation of its 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran.
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Iran Minister Warns Saudi Arabia after Battle Comments
2017-05-08
Iran will hit back at most of Saudi Arabia with the exception of Islam's holiest places if the kingdom does anything "ignorant", Tehran's defense minister was quoted as saying on Sunday after a Saudi prince threatened to move the "battle" to Iran.
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Trump to Wade into Middle East Politics on First Foreign Trip
2017-05-05
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this month, kicking off his first foreign trip, where he will work to reinvigorate traditional alliances in the region.
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Saudi Arabia says Trump Visit to Enhance Cooperation in Fighting Extremism
2017-05-05
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Thursday that an upcoming visit to the kingdom by U.S. President Donald Trump would enhance cooperation between the United States and Muslim countries in the fight against extremism.
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Iran Says Ready for Saudi Talks despite 'Unlawful, Inflammatory' Remarks
2017-05-05
Iran said on Thursday it is ready for talks with Saudi Arabia to promote regional peace despite "unlawful and inflammatory" remarks by the Saudi deputy crown prince, who vowed to protect his kingdom from what he called Iranian efforts to dominate the Muslim world.
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Iran Says Saudis Seeking Tension, Calls Riyadh Comments "Destructive"
2017-05-04
Iran accused Saudi Arabia on Wednesday of seeking tension in the region, saying the Saudi deputy crown prince had made "destructive" comments by ruling out dialogue with Tehran.