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S-400 acquisition 'necessity, not preference': Turkey to US
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jul 13 (ANI): Turkey's acquisition of Russia's S-400 surface-to-air missile defence systems is a "necessity" and not a "preference", the country's defence minister Hulusi Akar told his US counterpart Mark Esper.
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5 Iranian boats unsuccessfully try to seize British tanker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 11 (ANI): At least five boats belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday failed in their attempt to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, amid geopolitical tensions in the region, according to two US officials.
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US sanctions 3 top Hezbollah officials for 'aiding' Iran
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two Hezbollah members of Lebanon's Parliament and a top official from the Iran-allied group in order to bolster Iran's "malign agenda".
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Iran expected to further reduce commitments under JCPoA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 7 (ANI): Iran is expected to further reduce its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in response to the failure by the European signatories of the treaty to keep up their promise of providing the country with relief from US sanctions, state med
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Venezuela seeks UN help to counter US sanctions
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 6 (ANI): Venezuela on Friday asked the United Nations (UN) to help in countering US sanctions which have negatively impacted the Venezuelan economy.
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Iran's partial withdrawal from JCPoA in response to inaction by other sign
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 4 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that Tehran's decision to partially withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal was in response to the failure by the other signatories of the agreement to keep up their promise of providing his country with the relief f
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'Seriously?' asks Javad Zarif mocking US claims of Iran breaching nuclear
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 2 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday stressed that Tehran has not violated its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers after its stockpiles of low-enriched uranium breached the limit set in the historic accord.
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Venezuela migrant crisis to become world's largest by 2020: Report
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Medellin [Colombia], June 29 (ANI): The Venezuelan exodus may exceed eight million people by the end of next year, which would make it the largest migration crisis in the world, according to a special report issued by the Organisation of American States (OAS).
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Iran, 5G, defence top agendas in Modi's bilateral meeting with Trump in Os
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], June 28 (ANI): The situation arising out of US sanctions on buying oil from Iran, 5G technology, defence ties will be among a host of issues on the table during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral meeting with United States President Donald Trump in Osaka on the sideli
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The least Iran could do was partially withdraw from 2015 nuke deal: Rouhan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 19 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that Tehran's partial withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) was a 'minimum' measure the country could take in retaliation to Washington's withdrawal from the nuclear deal and subsequent s
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Kim sent a 'very interesting' letter to Trump: S Korea
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], Jun 13 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a "very interesting" letter to US President Donald Trump amid stalled denuclearisation negotiations between the two sides.
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Amid continuing US sanctions, Javad Zarif urges Europe to normalise econom
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jun 9 (ANI): Iran on Sunday reiterated its threat to further withdraw from its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) in case the European countries do not normalise economic ties with the Tehran amid continued US sanctions.
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