Iran
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East Asia
Iran as an Increasing Regional Power in the South Caucasus Iran nuclear deal
Quite progressive and optimistic assessment of significance of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, i.e. Iran’s long-term deal on its nuclear programme with the P5+1 group of world powers has not been big news. However, the U.S. President Donald Trump’s (on May 8, 2018) announced withdrawal of the States from…
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West Asia
Nowruz, the Persian New Year
The Persian New year through Iranian Solar calendar is the first day of spring will begin on 21st March 2017. “Nowruz literally “New Day” is the name of the Iranian New Year, also known as the Persian New Year, which is celebrated worldwide by the Iranian peoples, along with some…
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West Asia
Railway line of Azerbaijani and Iranian Astara to start operating in March
Chairman of CJSC Azerbaijani Railways (ADY) Javid Gurbanov has received Said Mohammadzade, Deputy Minister of Roads & Urban Development of Iran and President of Iranian Railways, abc.az reports. ADY reports that during the meeting the parties discussed progress of the construction of a railroad between Azerbaijani and Iranian Astara, the…
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Central Asia
Rouhani and Nazarbayev sign 5 co-op documents
Iranian and Kazakh officials signed five memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on the sidelines of a meeting between the visiting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana. The signed documents include MOU for animal quarantine, a document for cooperation in the field of shipping in the…
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Central Asia
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani will visit Armenia at the invitation of President Serzh Sargsyan. After his trip to Armenia, Rouhani is expected to travel to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. During his meetings with the three leaders, IRI President will discuss bilateral cooperation and will exchange views on regional and international…
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Central Asia
Russia and Iran in oil swap talks
Tehran is in talks with Russian companies on petroleum swap deals, Iran’s deputy oil minister for international affairs Amirhossein Zamaninia said. “Yes, we are,” he said when asked whether the country is in talks with Russia on swap deals, Financial Tribune reported cting TASS. According to deputy minister, initially the…
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Central Asia
Kazakhstan to process up to 2 tons of Iran’s gold
A refinery in Kazakhstan will process up to 2 tons of Iranian gold in 2017, the Kazakh Deputy Investment and Development Minister Albert Rau said. He noted that a Kazakh company is engaged in the development of gold deposit in Iran. He said that as much as 125 kilograms of…
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East Asia
Japan trading houses eye resuming Iran oil imports
Japanese traders including Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. that stopped buying Iranian oil during western sanctions are looking to resume imports, potentially by year-end, industry sources said, The Japan Times reported. Conservative Japanese firms have so far held off taking Iranian crude due to a lack of internationally acceptable insurance…
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Central Asia
Russia completes delivery of S-300 to Iran
Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran, Russia’s state arms export agency said, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Russia’s agreement to provide Iran with S-300 has sparked concern in Israel. Moscow cancelled the contract to deliver S-300s to Iran in 2010 under pressure from the West.…
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West Asia
Iran calls on West to protect Yemen from Saudi Arabia
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, said the Yemeni army and popular forces would counter Riyadh’s air strikes that targeted a crowded funeral ceremony in the Yemeni capital Sana’a in the battlefields, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Shamkhani underscored that the US government is the main partner of…
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