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Election of Ebrahim Raisi as President means that ultra-conservati
Updated : 2 hours, 15 min ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 21 (ANI): Hard-line Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi won Friday's elections in Iran, getting 17.8 million votes, while his main opponents - former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei got only 3.3 million, and moderate former Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati
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Iranian negotiator says documents for nuke deal 'almost ready'
Updated : 19 hours, 49 min ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that documents for an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, commonly known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), are almost ready, official IRNA news agency reported.
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President Kovind congratulates Iran's President-elect, says he is
Updated : 20 hours, 18 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday congratulated Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and said he is confident that bilateral relations between India and Iran will continue to grow under his leadership.
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Israel PM warns world of Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi
Updated : 21 hours, 56 min ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], June 20 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday said the world should "wake up" to the election of Iran's next president, stating that the "regime of brutal hangmen" Ebrahim Raisi must never be allowed to have weapons of mass destruction.
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Iran alleges 'misinformation campaign' against president-elect Ebr
Updated : 22 hours, 34 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Iran has alleged that "a few hostile forces" are waging a disinformation campaign against its President-elect Dr Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, aiming to "manipulate public opinion" against him.
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PM Modi congratulates Iran's President-elect, says looking forward
Updated : 1 day, 1 hour ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi and said he looks forward to working with him to further strengthen the warm ties between India and Iran.
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Pentagon pulling out missile defense, military hardware from Saudi
Updated : 1 day, 2 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Headquarters of the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East.
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US state department questions fairness of Iranian elections after
Updated : 1 day, 8 hours ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The US State Department claims that the presidential election in Iran was not a fair one, but the US will continue to advance its interests in Iran regardless of who is in power, a department spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Iran nuclear talks to resume in Vienna on Sunday: EU
Updated : 1 day, 12 hours ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will resume the negotiations in Vienna on June 20, the European Union External Action Service said on Saturday.
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Foreign leaders congratulate Iran's President-Elect Raisi
Updated : 1 day, 17 hours ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Foreign leaders have extended their congratulations to Iranian top judge Ebrahim Raisi on winning the presidential race.
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Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi declared Iran's new president
Updated : 1 day, 19 hours ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 19 (ANI): Iran's ultraconservative cleric and judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi has been elected Iran's eighth president, the country's interior ministry has announced on Saturday.
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Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi set to become Iran's president as op
Updated : 2 days, 1 hour ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 19 (ANI): Iran's ultraconservative cleric and judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi appears to have won the presidential elections held on Friday with other candidates conceding defeat.
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