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Plane carrying Americans leaves for Dubai after being diverted to Iran
A chartered aircraft carrying about 100 Americans from the U.S. airbase at Bagram, Afghanistan, has left for Dubai after it was diverted to Iran because of issues with its flight plan, a U.S. official and the Fly Dubai airline said on Friday.

President Rouhani off to Mashhad
President Hassan Rouhani, heading his cabinet members, traveled to Mashhad, in the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, on his eight provincial tour on Saturday.

Iran-US talks over nuclear issue useful: Araqchi
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says he has held �useful� talks with US officials about Iran�s nuclear energy program which will hopefully help resolve the ongoing standoff over the nuclear issue.

 
MP: Iran to consider 60% uranium enrichment if sanctions intensified
The Iranian Parliament will pass a bill under a double-urgency status authorizing the administration to enrich uranium to 60 percent purity level in case the US continues to impose sanctions against the country, an MP announced.

 
Afkham: Visa problem removed for Iranian students in Norway
Failure to receive visa extension for a group of the Iranian university students in Norway was resolved and the remaining students will get extension for their visa in the future with the Iranian diplomatic efforts, a senior official at the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

 
Rouhani due in Tajikistan Tuesday to attend SCO summit, inaugurate Sangtoudeh-II power plant
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is due to arrive in Tajikistan on Tuesday to hold talks with senior Tajik officials, take part in the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and also participate in the inauguration ceremony of Phase-II of Sangtoudeh-II Dam and Power Plant which has been constructed through Iran�s major partnership.

 

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