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Crashed Boeing was checked two days ago: Ukrainian airline
It took off from Tehran airport at 6:10 a.m. and disappeared from radars just a few minutes later, crashing in Tehran province.
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Mourners pack Tehran to grieve Iran general Soleimani
Clutching portraits of their hero, the crowd gathered at Tehran University before supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presided over prayers for the slain general.
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Gulf tensions rise as US downs Iranian drone
It was believed to be the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.
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China blames US 'bullying' for Iran nuclear crisis
'The facts show that unilateral bullying has already become a worsening tumour,' said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang at a press briefing in Beijing.
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Khomeini's legacy looms over Iran 30 years after death
The image of the black-turbaned cleric who brought down the monarchy in 1979 stares out at people across the country, from hotel lobbies and the front of stadiums to hospitals and banknotes.
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Tehran says Trump's 'genocidal taunts won't end Iran'
In another tweet, Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Trump of allowing his team to 'trash diplomacy' and 'abet war crimes - by milking despotic butchers via massive arms sales'.
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Iran flood death toll rises to 76
Officials have again issued flood warnings for the east of Iran with heavy rains that began on Saturday forecasted to continue.
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US confirms holding Iran-based journalist, no crime alleged
Iran has protested the arrest of Marzieh Hashemi, who was born in the United States and is a presenter on Iran's English-language Press TV, amid high tensions between the two countries.
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White House sought military strike against Iran
Pentagon officials stressed that it was not unusual for the Defense Department to draw up military plans for the White House.
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US sanctions on Iran, 'toughest ever,' take force Monday
Taking effect Monday, the measures are the most concrete result yet of US President Donald Trump's controversial decision in May to abandon the multi-nation nuclear deal with Tehran.
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Moscow wants UN resolution to preserve nuclear arms treaty
If passed, the resolution would allow "the continuation of discussions between Russia and the US in order to work through the two countries' concerns about the framework of the agreement."
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Iran to unveil new fighter jet, develop missiles: minister
US President Donald Trump withdrew the United States in May from a 2015 accord between Iran and world powers that curbed Tehran’s nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief.
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Trump says he is willing to talk to Iran's leader without preconditions
In response, Iran said the way back to talks was for the United States to return to the nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers that Trump exited in May.
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Iran's special forces chief warns Trump: 'If you begin the war, we will end it'
The comments by Major-General Qassem Soleimani, who heads the Quds Force of the Guards, were the latest salvo in a war of words between the two countries.
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US launches campaign to erode support for Iran's leaders
The drive has intensified since Trump withdrew on May 8 from a 2015 seven-nation deal to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
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Trump ignores European pleas and abandons 'defective' Iran nuclear deal
Trump said in a televised address from the White House that he would reimpose US economic sanctions on Iran to undermine
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What could Iran do if Trump pulls out of nuclear deal?
Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some sanctions. But the withdrawal of the United States would probably sink the deal.
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Trump to unveil Iran decision Tuesday; Europeans move his way
The official did not know, however, if the Europeans had done enough to convince Trump to remain in the deal.
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Pushing to bury Iran deal, Israel says no one wants war with Tehran
A senior Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had informed Trump at a 5 March meeting about alleged evidence seized by Israel.
