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Turkey looking at new trade mechanisms with Iran to avoid US sanctions
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey is looking into establishing new trade mechanisms with Iran, like the INSTEX system set up by European countries to avoid U.S. sanctions reimposed last year on exports of Iranian oil.
FM Zarif, Erdogan discuss bilateral ties, regional issues
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on broadening of mutual cooperation and regional developments in Ankara on Wednesday.
IRGC cmdr. Jafari thanks Parl. speaker, parliamentarians
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari expressed his special thanks to the Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and legislators.
It is US in need of change of nature, Iran reacts to Pompeo
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mousavi in reaction to the remarks made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it is Washington, and not Tehran, which is in need of a change in its nature.
Iran, Oman to launch new shipping line by late April
Iran and Oman are set to add a new direct shipping route between their ports in the Persian Gulf in a move to help boost economic interactions between the two countries, Irans Ambassador to Muscat said.
Turkey criticizes US for designating Iranian force terrorist
The U.S. decision to designate Irans Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization is a dangerous development that could lead to chaos, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday.
Irans flood reveals US anti-human nature: President
Irans President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday said that the recent flood in Iran revealed the anti-human and malicious nature of the US and betrayed their hostility toward the Iranian people.