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Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi declines meeting with Biden, calls on
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Tehran [Iran], June 22 (ANI): Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday ruled out a meeting with US President Joe Biden and called on the United States to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, in his first international conference after winning country's presidential election over the weeke
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WB post-poll violence: Smriti Irani slams Mamata Banerjee for 'watching pe
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New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Hailing the Calcutta High Court's decision to dismiss the petition demanding to stay or recall its order directing the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe complaints of post-poll violence in West Bengal, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Pa
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Election of Ebrahim Raisi as President means that ultra-conservatives have
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Nicosia [Cyprus], June 21 (ANI): Hard-line Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi won Friday's elections in Iran, getting 17.8 million votes, while his main opponents - former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei got only 3.3 million, and moderate former Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati
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Iranian negotiator says documents for nuke deal 'almost ready'
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Tehran [Iran], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that documents for an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are almost ready, official IRNA news agency reported.
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President Kovind congratulates Iran's President-elect, says he is confiden
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday congratulated Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and said he is confident that bilateral relations between India and Iran will continue to grow under his leadership.
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Israel PM warns world of Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi
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Tel Aviv [Israel], June 20 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday said the world should "wake up" to the election of Iran's next president, stating that the "regime of brutal hangmen" Ebrahim Raisi must never be allowed to have weapons of mass destruction.
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Iran alleges 'misinformation campaign' against president-elect Ebrahim Rai
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Iran has alleged that "a few hostile forces" are waging a disinformation campaign against its President-elect Dr Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, aiming to "manipulate public opinion" against him.
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PM Modi congratulates Iran's President-elect, says looking forward to stre
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New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and said he looks forward to working with him to further strengthen the warm ties between India and Iran.
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Pentagon pulling out missile defense, military hardware from Saudi Arabia,
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Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Headquarters of the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East.
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US state department questions fairness of Iranian elections after Raisi's
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Washington [US], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department claims that the presidential election in Iran was not a fair one, but the US will continue to advance its interests in Iran regardless of who is in power, a department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on Sunday: EU
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Brussels [Belgium], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will resume the negotiations in Vienna on June 20, the European Union External Action Service said on Saturday.
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Foreign leaders congratulate Iran's President-Elect Raisi
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Tehran [Iran], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Foreign leaders have extended their congratulations to Iranian top judge Ebrahim Raisi on winning the presidential race.
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