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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei gestures as he speaks during a meeting with Iranian officials and ambassadors of Islamic countries, in Tehran, Iran, April 25, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

Khamenei: We Will Shred ‘Nuclear Deal’ if Trump Tears it Apart

by Adel al-Salmi | Oct 19, 2017 | World

London – Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday Tehran would commit to its 2015 nuclear deal with international powers as long as the US Congress did not impose sanctions against his country. However, he threatened to “shred” the agreement if the...

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Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Division says Brig.Gen Amir Ali Hajizadeh, confirms the refusal of his forces to give up the development of the ballistic program in Qom Monday speech (Tasnim)

IRGC Says No to Abandoning Ballistic Missile Program, Military Base Inspection

by Adel al-Salmi | Oct 17, 2017 | World

London- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani vowed on Monday that Tehran will end its nuclear obligations should the United States withdraw from the nuclear deal, while the head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards refused to halt the cleric-led nation’s development...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gestures during a television address in Tehran, Iran, October 13, 2017. (Reuters)

Rouhani Rejects Trump’s Speech: We will Remain in Nuclear Deal as Long as Interest Demands it

by Adel al-Salmi | Oct 14, 2017 | World

London – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made little on Friday of US President Donald Trump’s new strategy on Tehran, saying that the nuclear deal was “stronger than the US president believed.” “We will respect the nuclear deal as long as our rights are guaranteed...

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Iranian president Hassan Rouhani extends his hand to Iran’s Judiciary chief Sadegh Larijani during a Tehran swearing-in ceremony for Rouhani’s latest term, August 5, 2017. Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi/TIMA via REUTERS

Iran’s Judiciary Chief to Rouhani: You are Ineffective, in Pursuit of Nuclear Agreement

by Adel al-Salmi | Oct 10, 2017 | World

​London — Iran’s Judiciary chief Sadegh Larijani delivered a direct response to statements of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a quick return of skirmishes and deep disputes among high-rank officials in Tehran. “Someone said that the judiciary body is...

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A general view of the Bushehr main nuclear reactor, 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran, August 21, 2010. (Reuters)

Tehran: Military Sites Inspections are Mere ‘Dreams’

by Adel al-Salmi | Aug 30, 2017 | World

London – Tehran has stepped up its criticism of Washington’s positions, especially following the visit of US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last week. On Tuesday, three senior Iranian officials...