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Ravanchi: Serious differences with 5+1 still in place
Foreign Ministry Deputy for Europe and America Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said substantial differences still remain with the group 5+1.

 
Tehran, Moscow eye closer ties
Iranian and Russian presidents in a meeting on Friday called for the expansion of relations between the two nations in the whole areas of mutual interest.

SCO seeks enhanced ties with Iran: President Rouhani
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) seek to strengthen all-out relations with the Islamic Republic.

 
IAEA studying Iran letter on Israel drone incursion: Official
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is “studying” the content of Iran’s letter to the agency about the Israeli regime’s recent drone incursion into Iran’s airspace to spy over a nuclear facility in central Iran.

 
SNSC secretary: US-led anti-ISIL coalition formed to violate countries’ sovereignty
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani questioned the goals pursued by the US-led anti-ISIL (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) coalition, and said Washington seeks to violate the regional countries’ sovereignty.

 
Paris wants Iran to help crush Islamic radicals
France is prepared to invite Iran to an international conference Monday aimed at coordinating actions to knock out the Islamic State extremists in Iraq – even though that runs counter to the U.S. refusal to deal with Tehran.

 

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