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Iran foreign minister Javad Zarif visits Iraq to discuss tension with US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 26 (ANI): Javad Zarif, the foreign minister of Iran, arrived here on Saturday on an official visit to discuss bilateral ties and regional situation amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, the state media said.
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US to deploy 1500 additional troops to Middle East as 'protective measure'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid simmering tensions between Washington and Tehran in recent weeks, United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that his country will deploy about 1500 additional troops to the Middle East as a "protective measure".
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US-China trade tensions to dent business and financial market sentiment: I
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): While the impact of US-China trade tensions on global growth is relatively modest at this time, the latest escalation can significantly dent business and financial market sentiment, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.
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Iran's Javad Zarif to visit Pakistan today, seeks support amid tension in
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Javad Zarif, Iran's Foreign Minister is expected to arrive here today to brief the Pakistani leadership about the ongoing tensions between Ankara and Washington, a senior diplomatic source said on Thursday.
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US, allies 'do not dare' to attack Iran: Revolutionary Guards commander
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 23 (ANI): The United States and its allies "do not dare" to attack Iran because of its "spirit of resistance", Revolutionary Guards said commander on Wednesday.
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Iranian President rules out possibility of negotiations with US
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 21 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ruled out the possibility of negotiations with the United States under current circumstances of heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
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US envoy on rare visit to Tibet
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 21 (ANI): Amidst trade tensions between Beijing and Washington, US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, is on a rare visit to disputed Tibet. It is the first visit by any US envoy to the sensitive Himalayan region since 2015.
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If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a stark warning to Iran, saying the country will be destroyed if it attacks Washington's interests.
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Saudi Arabia says does not want war with Iran but ready to respond strongl
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing tensions with Iran, intensified after last week's attacks on Saudi oil tankers, the Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that the country will do its best to avoid war, but stands ready to respond with "full force and determina
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US warns aircraft flying over Arabian Gulf, Iran says 'no war will take pl
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): The United States on Saturday warned commercial airlines flying over the Arabian Gulf about the risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions with Iran.
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Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui will soon return to Beijing
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): China's Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui, who is said to have played a signficanit role in dousing of tensions during the Doklam standoff and subsequently, will be returning to Beijing after he was promoted to the level of a vice-minister.
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Iran Foreign Minister urges 'concrete action' from China, Russia to save n
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday urged "friends" including China and Russia to take "concrete action" to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal as he warned of a "dangerous" situation amid rising tensions with the United States.
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