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Killing of Soleimani shows US' ignorance and arrogance: Iranian FM Zarif
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said that killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani showed the ignorance and arrogance of the United States and asserted that Washington looks at things from their perspective and not keeping the interests o
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Iran interested in diplomacy, but not interested in talks with US: Javad Z
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said his country is "not interested" in negotiating with the US for a solution to end the crisis in the Middle East region and chided Washington's "unprovoked" drone strikes in Iraq, which killed Iranian senio
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Trump, Pompeo, Islamic State 'celebrating' Soleimani's death, says Iran's
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Iran on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and the Islamic State (ISIS) are "celebrating" the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a Pentagon-ordered strike in Iraq earlier this month, a
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US, Iran are individualistic countries, ball is in their court: Jaishankar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Amid heightened tensions in the Middle East region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday spoke about the current state of relations between the United States and Iran, saying they are two "individualistic countries" with a recent history of dea
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'Very dangerous', says Javad Zarif on Iran-US situation
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Wednesday said that the current situation between Iran and the United States is "very dangerous".
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Pakistan FM on US visit in outreach to de-escalate Middle East tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 15 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is set to begin his two-day trip to the United States on Wednesday in a bid to support efforts for de-escalating and resolving tensions in the Middle East through political and diplomatic means.
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Iranian FM Javad Zarif to arrive in India today on 3-day visit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will arrive here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to India amid spiralling tension between the Middle East country and the United States.
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'Where there is US, there is trouble': Syrian Envoy slams Washington over
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Syrian Ambassador to India Riad Abbas on Monday criticised the United States over the escalated tensions in the Middle East owing to its interference in the region's affairs, and remarked, "Where there is America, there is trouble."
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Iran agrees to de-escalation as 'only solution' to rising tension in Middl
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 13 (ANI): Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and other senior leaders on Sunday and agreed that de-escalation and dialogue were the only solutions to rising tensions in the Middl
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Pak foreign minister to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia to discuss developments i
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 12 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will embark on a visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia on January 13 to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East region.
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Russia hopes US, Iran will refrain from new strikes amid tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Jan 10 (ANI): Russia hopes that the United States and Iran will refrain from new strikes and Moscow intends to contribute to stability through the collective security initiative and through bilateral contacts with various countries involved in the conflict in the Middle Eas
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Iran plane crash "not an intentional act," says Australian PM
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Jan 10 : Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said that the Ukrainian plane crash in Tehran "does not suggest an intentional act."
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