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Award ceremony of Chinese Bridge competition in Iran held in Tehran

Xinhua 08 Jun 2023
TEHRAN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The award ceremony of the 22nd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese language proficiency competition for Iranian college students was held at the University of Tehran here in the Iranian capital on Wednesday ... Award ceremony of Chinese Bridge competition in Iran held in Tehran.
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Iran says its missile activities "conventional"

Xinhua 08 Jun 2023
TEHRAN, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday said Iran's missile activities are conventional and defensive, ... Iran on Tuesday unveiled the domestically-developed hypersonic missile Fattah in the capital Tehran, the official news agency IRNA reported.
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Iranian cartoonist Atena Farghadani detained on undisclosed charges

CPJ 08 Jun 2023
On Wednesday, June 7, authorities arrested Farghadani at Evin Prison in the capital city of Tehran after she responded to a summons to appear at the prison’s courthouse, according to news reports, which cited tweets by her lawyer Mohammad Moghimi ... Authorities released her on May 3, 2016, before her sentence ended ... ....
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Factbox-Iran's hardline rulers see missile systems as vital deterrent

Yahoo Daily News 07 Jun 2023
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities ... Tehran denied the allegation.
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Iran reopens embassy in S. Arabia

Dawn 07 Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm when it will open its embassy in Tehran or its pick for ambassador, although a Saudi delegation visited the Iranian capital in April ... Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran and consulate in the north-western ...
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Iran reopens long-shut Saudi embassy, confirming detente

Manila Standard 07 Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm when it will open its embassy in Tehran or its pick for ambassador, although a Saudi delegation visited the Iranian capital in April ... Sunni Muslim power Saudi Arabia severed relations with Shiite-led Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran and ...
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Europe should avoid ‘provocative, unconstructive’ approach to JCPOA revival: Iran envoy

Press TV 07 Jun 2023
However, Washington’s exit in May 2018 and its subsequent re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran left the future of the deal in limbo. Negotiations started in the Austrian capital city of Vienna in April 2021, with the intention of removing anti-Iran sanctions and examining the United States’ seriousness in rejoining the accord.
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Iran reopens embassy in Saudi Arabia

Dawn 07 Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm when it will open its embassy in Tehran or its pick for ambassador, although a Saudi delegation visited the Iranian capital in April ... Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran in 2016 after its embassy in Tehran and consulate in the north-western ...
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3 injured in marketplace fire in Iran's capital

Xinhua 06 Jun 2023
TEHRAN, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at the largest marketplace in Iran's capital Tehran on Tuesday, injuring at least three people, Iranian Students' News Agency reported ... in a 1,000-square-meter building at Tehran Grand Bazaar.
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Factbox: Iran's hardline rulers see missile systems as vital deterrent

Reuters 06 Jun 2023
DUBAI, June 6 (Reuters) - Iran presented what officials described as its first domestically-made hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported, an announcement likely to heighten Western concerns about Tehran's missile capabilities ... Tehran denied the allegation.
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Iran to Reopen Diplomatic Missions in Saudi Arabia This Week

Kashmir Observer 06 Jun 2023
The photo shows the Iranian embassy in the diplomatic quarter of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on April 11, 2023 ... Tehran- Iran will reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week, the Foreign Ministry spokesman says ... In a joint statement after signing the agreement, Tehran ...
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Iran unveils homegrown hypersonic missile

Xinhua 06 Jun 2023
TEHRAN, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Tuesday unveiled a domestically-developed hypersonic missile named Fattah (Conqueror) in a ceremony in the capital Tehran, the official news agency IRNA reported ... ■. Iran unveils homegrown hypersonic missile. .
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Iran unveils first alleged hypersonic missile, giving it significant military edge

Middle East Monitor 06 Jun 2023
At an unveiling ceremony today in the capital, Tehran, which was attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and senior commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary ...
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Released Danish prisoner says treated ‘like a guest’ in Iran

Press TV 06 Jun 2023
A Danish citizen who was recently released by Iran in a prisoner swap says he had been treated well throughout his imprisonment in Iran ... “In Iran, I was treated like a guest There was no physical torture or any other thing,” he said ... Amini fainted at a police station in the capital Tehran and was pronounced dead three days later at the hospital ... ....
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Iran to reopen diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia

Business Day 05 Jun 2023
DubaiIran will reopen its diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, several months after Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end years of antagonism under a Chinese-brokered deal ... Last month, Tehran named Alireza Enayati as ...

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