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AMIR VAHDAT

AMIR VAHDAT

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Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

Iran’s president says Tehran has rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter from President Donald Trump over its rapidly advancing nuclear program

Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter
MidEast|News|World

Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89

Iranian officials have tried to link Israel and the U.S. to an Islamic State group-claimed suicide bombing while speaking to a mass funeral for some of the 89 people killed in the attack

Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89
MidEast|News|World

Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution as tensions grip the wider Middle East

Iran has marked the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel’s continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution as tensions grip the wider Middle East
Economy|Finance|News

Iran’s currency hits a record low

Iran’s currency fell to a record low on Sunday, plunging to 613,500 to the dollar, as its people celebrated the Persian New Year

Iran’s currency hits a record low
Election|MidEast|News|Videos

Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote

In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates have discussed Iran’s economic problems ahead of the country’s June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others

Iran's presidential candidates talk economic policies in 2nd live debate ahead of June 28 vote
Election|News|World

Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi after an initial vote saw the top candidates not secure an outright win in the lowest turnout poll ever held in the Islamic Republic by percentage

Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote
Election|News|World

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian leads hard-liner Saeed Jalili in Iran presidential runoff election

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian’s lead over hard-liner Saeed Jalili has widened to over 2 million votes as counting continues in Iran’s presidential runoff election

Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian leads hard-liner Saeed Jalili in Iran presidential runoff election
MidEast|News|World

Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks. Electricity consumption soars

A heat wave blanketing Iran has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities Saturday and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the following day

Economy|News|World

Iran’s new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western sanctions

Iran has sworn in the country's new president, a reformist politician and heart surgeon who pledged to keep trying to remove economic sanctions imposed by the West over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program

Iran’s new president is sworn in and pledges to keep trying to remove Western sanctions
MidEast|News|World

Jordan's top diplomat makes rare visit to Iran as fears of a wider regional war soar

Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, has arrived in Iran on what would be the first official visit by a senior official of the close U.S. ally in two decades

News|World

Iran’s new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country's nuclear agency

Iran’s newly-elected president has reappointed a U.S.-educated official as director of the country’s nuclear department

Iran’s new president reappoints UN-sanctioned official as head of the country's nuclear agency
MidEast|News|World

Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, saying Iran will do it again if necessary

Iran’s supreme leader has praised the country’s recent missile strike on Israel and said it is ready to do it again if necessary

Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, saying Iran will do it again if necessary
Economy|Election|US|World

Iran's currency falls to an all-time low as Trump clinches the US presidency

Iran’s currency has fallen to an all-time low as former President Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again

Iran's currency falls to an all-time low as Trump clinches the US presidency
MidEast|Political|World

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says

An Iranian official says authorities have paused the process of implementing a new, stricter law on women’s mandatory headscarf, or hijab

Iran pauses the process to implement a new, stricter headscarf law for women, official says
Economy|MidEast|Political|World

Iran's rial hits a record low, battered by regional tensions and an energy crisis

The Iranian rial has fallen to its lowest level in history, losing more than 10% of value since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in November

Iran's rial hits a record low, battered by regional tensions and an energy crisis

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