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US sanctions 7 entities, 2 persons over alleged ties to Iran shipp
Updated : 3 min ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has designated seven entities and two individuals for allegedly flouting US sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced in a statement on Friday.
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Doha teams meet for third consecutive day post renewal of engageme
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 8 (ANI): The working groups of the negotiating teams of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban held meetings on the agenda of the peace negotiations for the third day in a row on Monday after "after a breakthrough" was made with an agreement on proc
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Violence expands to 28 provinces in Afghanistan as intra-Afghan ta
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 31 (ANI): Violence has expanded to 28 provinces out of 34 provinces in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours amidst the constant delays in the start of direct peace negotiations between the two parties -- the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban.
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US sanctions six Chinese companies for trade with Iran
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) has imposed sanctions on six Chinese companies for their dealings with Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), which is used by Iran to "transport proliferation-sensitive items intended for Iran's ballistic
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General meet between contact groups from Afghan government, Taliba
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 15 (ANI): A general meeting of chiefs and delegates -- from both the Afghanistan government as well as the Taliban -- was held on Wednesday, said a delegate from the Islamic Republic's side.
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US would withdraw snapback sanctions if it could reach deal with I
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Thursday that the United States would withdraw initiating snapback sanctions against Iran if it could reach an agreement with the Islamic Republic, however, that is unlikely to happen within the next 31 days.
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Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan facing persecution, says report
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
London [UK], August 1 (ANI): A 168-page report by UK-based All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Ahmadi Muslim Community has revealed details about the discrimination Ahmadi community has been facing in Pakistan, an Islamic Republic country.
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US activates sanctions against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping L
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], June 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States has activated the sanctions it had prepared against Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) for allegedly carrying cargoes of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.
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Arif Wazir's killing a part of Pakistan's brutality on Pashtun Tah
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Even in Ramzan, the Muslim month of fasting and seeking forgiveness, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan continues its crackdown on its Pashtun population, killing Arif Wazir- the leader of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM).
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Iran refutes claims Ukrainian Boeing 737 downed by missile
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 10 (ANI): Iran on Friday refuted claims that the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near its capital Tehran, killing 176 people, was hit by a missile, saying that the cause behind the mishap would be determined only after opening the black box, state-run Islamic Republ
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UNESCO asks US, Iran to protect cultural sites
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 07 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has asked Iran and the US to observe conventions obliging states to protect cultural sites after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian culturally important locations.
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After issuing threat, Trump says he does not see war with Iran hap
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Washington [US], Jan 01 (ANI): Hours after upping the ante against Iran on Twitter, US President Donald Trump has said he is not gearing up for war with Tehran adding that he prefers peace.
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