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  New round of nuclear talks will focus on sanctions: Iran

  World | April 22, 2015 15:59 IST

  Tehran: New negotations between Iran and six major world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme will focus on "lifting of sanctions", said senior Iranian negotiator Abbas Araqchi while departing for Vienna on Wednesday.On the eve of

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  US and Iran hold new nuclear talks in Geneva

  World | December 16, 2014 7:17 IST

  Geneva: Senior officials from the United States and Iran resumed talks today over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, a diplomatic source said, three weeks after world powers missed a deadline for reaching a deal.The two-day discussions

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  Jailed reporter's family urges Iran to release him

  World | October 31, 2014 10:26 IST

  Tehran: The family of Washington Post's Iranian-American reporter Jason Rezaian, held without charges in Iran for more than 100 days, has called on Tehran to set him free."For over 10 years, Jason has written fair

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  N-deal possible in a month: Iranian president

  World | October 28, 2014 13:14 IST

  Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that a final nuclear deal between Tehran and the six world powers may be possible within a month.In a meeting with Norwegian Ambassador to Tehran Odyssey Norheim Monday,

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  Obama seeks 6 months time to give diplomacy a chance with Iran

  World | November 20, 2013 21:16 IST

  Washington: Ahead of crucial nuclear talks between Iran and world powers, US President Barack Obama has asked American lawmakers to hold off from seeking additional sanctions against Tehran and give diplomacy a chance for six

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  Shoe thrown at Iran President Rouhani on return to Tehran

  World | September 28, 2013 16:28 IST

  Tehran: A demonstrator threw a shoe towards Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's car today as he returned home after his historic telephonic call with US president Barack Obama. Nearly 60 hardliner Islamists chanted "Death to America"

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  Iran summons Indian envoy over detention of cargo vessel in Gujarat

  World | August 30, 2013 6:28 IST

  Tehran: Iran summoned Indian Ambassador Dinkar Srivastava to protest the detention of an Iranian cargo vessel at a Gujarat port for more than a year-and-half.In a meeting with Srivastava on Wednesday,  Deputy Foreign Minister for

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  Qatar ruler hands power to son to mark 'new era'

  World | June 25, 2013 15:51 IST

  Dubai (UAE), Jun 25: Qatar's ruler formally handed power Tuesday to his 33-year-old son to cap a carefully crafted transition that puts a younger generation in charge of the Gulf nation's vast energy wealth and

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  India, China get fresh US waivers for Iran sanctions

  World | June 06, 2013 17:18 IST

  Washington, June 6: India, China and seven other countries have received fresh six-month waivers from the US State Department on Iran sanctions for agreeing to reduce purchases of oil from Tehran."The United States and the

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  Speeding up 26/11 justice biggest CBM: PM tells Zardari

  World | August 30, 2012 23:21 IST

  Tehran, Aug 30: India told Pakistan Thursday that the expeditious conclusion of the trial of the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack would be the biggest sub-continental confidence building measure, a top Indian official

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  Kendriya Vidyalaya in Tehran teaches from Punjabi to Persian

  World | August 29, 2012 21:54 IST

  Tehran, Aug 29: It's an Indian school that's been in Iran since the 1930s. It shifted to its present location in Tehran in 1952, became a Kendriya Vidyalaya in 2004 and teaches five languages. On

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  PM arrives in Tehran to attend NAM summit

  World | August 28, 2012 21:37 IST

  Tehran, Aug 28:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Tuesday on a four-day visit during which he will attend the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and hold a bilateral meeting with Iranian President

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  Iran Threatens To Retaliate To Any Attack By US, Israel

  World | March 21, 2012 11:57 IST

  Tehran, Mar 21: Tehran will retaliate against any attack by Israeli or American forces "on the same level" , Iran's top leader said on Tuesday in a defiant address just moments after US president Barack

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  Iranian Bomber Beat A Hasty Retreat From Malaysia For Tehran

  India | March 18, 2012 14:15 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 18: Houshang Afshar, an Iranian national alleged to be involved in bombing of Israeli envoy's vehicle here last month, flew to Tehran after spending a day in Malaysia apparently waiting for his

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  Nuclear Inspectors Of United Nations Leave For Key Talks In Tehran

  World | February 20, 2012 11:08 IST

  Vienna, Feb 20: A senior UN nuclear official said he hoped for progress in upcoming talks with Iran about suspected secret work on atomic arms, but his careful choice of words suggested little expectation that

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  Israeli PM Says, Iran Jeopardizing World Peace

  World | February 15, 2012 18:21 IST

  Jerusalem, Feb 15: Asking the international community to draw a “red line” against Iran's support to acts of terrorism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today accused Tehran of jeopardising world peace.“Iran is the biggest exporter

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  Defiant Iran Loads Indigenous Fuel Rods Into Reactor

  World | February 15, 2012 23:31 IST

  Tehran, Feb 15: Displaying defiance against toughening western sanctions, Iran today carried forward its controversial nuclear programme by loading domestically made fuel rods into its Tehran reactor and announced plans to cut off oil exports

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  Similar Magnetic Bomb Was Used In Tehran To Kill Iranian Nuclear Scientist Last Month

  World | February 13, 2012 21:20 IST

  Tehran, Feb 13: A magnetic bomb, similar to the one used in New Delhi today, was used to kill 32-year-old Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, deputy director of Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility, along with his driver

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  Iranian Nuclear Scientist Killed By Magnetic Bombs In Tehran

  World | January 11, 2012 21:30 IST

  London, Jan 11: An Iranian university professor working at a nuclear facility has been killed after two assailants attached magnetic bombs to his car. The explosion in Tehran killed Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a chemistry expert

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  Despite Iran's Threat US Vows To Keep Warships In Gulf

  India | January 04, 2012 7:44 IST

  Washington, Jan 4: The US on Tuesday vowed to keep American warships deployed in the Persian Gulf, amid Iranian threats to take action if Washington moves its aircraft carrier into the region.Underlining its commitment to