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Radiofarda – The representatives of the nations that lost citizens when Iran shot down a civilian plane on January 8 over Tehran have called upon the Islamic Republic to hand over the black boxes for expert analysis. Victims of the crash included 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians, eleven Ukrainians, ten Swedes, four Afghans, three Germans, and three Britons. Canada, Ukraine, Germany, …

Radiofarda – While the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, insists that Tehran and Riyadh have exchanged messages, his Saudi counterpart says that there is no direct contacts between the Islamic Republic and the Persian Gulf kingdom. Zarif also asserted on Saturday that countries such as Saudi Arabia do not seek the de-escalation of tensions in the region. “If there …

Radiofarda – Lebanon’s Hezbollah Saturday unveiled a statue of Iran’s slain Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani near the Israeli border, to mark the 40th day of his killing by the United States. Soleimani who was dubbed as the “worst terrorist” by U.S. officials was killed by a drone as he was leaving the Baghdad International airport in the early hours …

Al-Arabia – Iran will never hold talks with its longtime foe, the United States, under pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised news conference on Sunday, adding that Tehran’s help was essential to establish security in the Middle East.“Iran will never negotiate under pressure … We will never yield to America’s pressure and we will not negotiate from a …

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said no “private messages,” or “direct contact” had taken place to ease tensions with Iran, saying that Tehran first needed to change its behavior before talks can happen. “Our message to Iran is to change its behavior first before anything is to be discussed,” Prince Faisal said on …