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WikiLeaks: Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Ashura Sermon in 2009 & Account of Iranian Envoy to Manama (Part 6)
2016-11-24
The US Embassy continued to follow up commemoration rites of Ashura steadily, particularly the central address delivered during the religious occasion.
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Iran Sends 11 Tonnes of Heavy Water to Oman
2016-11-24
Iran said on Tuesday it had sent 11 metric tonnes of heavy water to Oman as part of its obligations under last year's nuclear deal with world powers, agencies reported.
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U.S. Grants Second Airbus license to Sell Planes to Iran, Agencies
2016-11-24
The United States said on Tuesday it had issued a second license to France's Airbus to sell commercial planes to Iran Air, the company said on Tuesday.
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Iran’s FM Invited to Take Part in “Manama Dialogue Summit” Next December
2016-11-21
The Executive Director of The International Institute for Strategic Studies – Middle East), Sir John Jenkins, revealed an official invitation sent out by the institute organizing the “Manama Dialogue Summit”, to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif, inviting him to take part in the summit scheduled to be held next month.
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Senior Saudi Prince Says Trump Shouldn't Scrap Iran Deal
2016-11-12
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump should not scrap a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers but should take the nation to task for its "destabilizing activities" in the Middle East, said a former senior Saudi official.
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AP: British Royal Trip Comes as Bahrain Unrest Far from Over
2016-11-11
In the small town of Diraz, just a few miles from where Prince Charles met with Bahrain's royals, there is graffiti demanding the death of the Gulf island's monarch, armored vehicles with chicken wire on their windows and a tense calm that could be shattered at any time.
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Marc Owen Jones: Saudi Propaganda Flooded Twitter with Over Million Fake Accounts, Demonising Sheikh Isa Qassim & Bahraini Opposition
2016-11-10
Marc Owen Jones writes about his “discovery of thousands of fake twitter accounts polluting hashtags around Persian Gulf with anti-Shia and anti-Iranian propaganda.”
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Turki al-Faisal: Washington Policies Take Bahrain into Iran’s Arms
2016-10-30
Former Head of Saudi Intelligence Apparatus, Turki al-Faisal, expressed his deep concern about the future of the political situation in Bahrain, as he believed that “the Iranian power is growing in it in a worrying and dangerous way.”
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Iran Denounces Raid on al-Wefaq, Advises Bahrain to Quit “Police Approach”
2016-10-22
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Bahram Qasemi, expressed Iran’s concern and denouncement to the raid on Bahraini National Islamic Society al-Wefaq’s offices, and advised Manama officials to quit their “police and security approach”.
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Iran Deploys Warships off Yemen Coast in the Gulf of Aden
2016-10-15
Iran sent two warships to the Gulf of Aden on Thursday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, establishing a military presence in waters off Yemen where the U.S. military launched cruise missile strikes on areas controlled by Iran-backed Houthi forces.
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Video: Abdollahian Deems Bahrain Occupied by Saudi Arabia, Dismissal of PM will Affect Political Structure
2016-10-14
Special advisor to the speaker of parliament for international affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian stressed that his country refuses all the military solutions for the crises in the region, including Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.
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Boroujerdi Criticizes Bahraini Government’s Naturalizing of “Mercenaries” to Suppress Bahraini People
2016-10-10
Bahrain Mirror: Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said that the Bahraini people “is proud that it is resisting the Al Saud criminal governmental forces that use the military forces, tanks and mercenaries potentials of 6 countries.”
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“The Red Line”: Documentary Depicts Biography of Sheikh Isa Qassim
2016-10-09
The Owj Arts and Media Organization launched a new documentary in the Iranian capital, Tehran, named “The Red Line”.
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Trial of 138 “Zulfiqar Brigades” Defendants Adjourned Until November 3
2016-10-04
The High Criminal Court adjourned the case of 138 defendants until November 3. The defendants were accused of establishing and joining the “Zulfiqar Brigades”, collaborating with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, blasting 19 bomb attacks and planting hoax bombs in several areas across Bahrain.
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Germany to Press U.S. to Reduce Iran Sanctions: Economy Minister
2016-10-03
German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel promised on Monday to remind the United States of its commitment to reduce sanctions against Iran, as he courted business ties during a two-day trip to the Islamic State.
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Iran Sells First Cargoes of Oil, Condensate to British Companies
2016-10-03
Iran has sold its first cargoes of natural gas condensate and crude oil to British companies, the director of international affairs at National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Monday.
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OPEC Reaches Oil Output Curbs Deal for First Time Since 2008
2016-09-29
OPEC agreed on Wednesday modest oil output cuts for the first time since 2008, at time when group's leader Saudi Arabia softens its stance on arch-rival Iran.
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Iran Says It’s Not Ready for Oil Output Freeze Deal
2016-09-29
Chances to reach deal to freeze oil outputs at Algeria meeting on Wednesday became weak, after significant disagreements between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Iran has No Reason to Point Finger over Sanctions, U.S. Says
2016-09-27
The United States has kept its side of a landmark nuclear deal with Iran, and Tehran has no reason to complain that Washington has not done enough on lifting sanctions against it, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Monday.
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Iran's Rouhani at U.N. Calls on Rival Saudi to Cease 'Divisive Policies'
2016-09-24
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday called on regional rival Saudi Arabia to "cease and desist" from "divisive policies" if it was serious about regional peace and security.