TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently made erroneous remarks about China’s Taiwan during a hearing in the Diet, prompting parliament members to demand that she retract those remarks.
Japanese Communist Party and House of…
Category: 1. Iran
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No uranium enrichment currently carried out in Iran: FM
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that no uranium enrichment is currently being carried out in the country, while stressing the country’s right to do so.
“At present, no uranium enrichment is…
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Israeli man arrested for allegedly spying for Iran
JERUSALEM, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — Israeli security forces said on Sunday they have arrested an Israeli man accused of gathering intelligence for Iran, including by exploiting information from his partner, a reservist at an air force base.
The Shin…
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Iran says West renewing nuclear talks push after "failed" military strikes
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Western governments have renewed calls to resume talks on Tehran’s nuclear program after “failing” to achieve their objectives through recent military…
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Israeli PM, Russian president discuss Middle East issues over phone
JERUSALEM, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation on Saturday evening, during which the two leaders exchanged views on the Middle East situation, according to…
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Egypt, Russia consult over U.S.-backed draft resolution on Gaza
CAIRO, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) — Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, held consultations on Sunday, focusing on a U.S.-backed draft resolution concerning the security arrangements in the Gaza Strip.
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Iran Guards say talk of new war is psychological warfare, not real threat
Brigadier General Ali-Mohammad Naeini, spokesman and deputy for public affairs of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), told Mehr News in an extensive interview that the 12-day June conflict had reshaped regional deterrence and left…
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Most Americans dissatisfied with U.S. immigration agency performance
Pars Today – Results of a new survey released on Sunday indicate that the majority of U.S. citizens disapprove of the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the deportation policies implemented during Donald…
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Iran’s exports to Africa double in first half of this year
Pars Today – The head of the Africa Office at Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization announced a 100 percent increase in non-oil exports to the African market during the first half of the current year and shared plans to hold an…
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Trump Says Supports Bill To Sanction Russia’s Trading Partners, Including Iran
US President Donald Trump has stated that proposed Senate legislation to sanction countries conducting business with Russia would be “okay with me”, his strongest indication yet that he would support a monthslong push to strangle Moscow’s…Continue Reading