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Radiofarda – A pro-reform member of the Iranian Parliament (Majles) has suggested Tehran should form a group of 100 politicians to strengthen Iran’s lobbying efforts in other countries including the United States. Iranian member of Parliament Elias Hazrati, in an interview with ILNA news agency, undated. File photo The official news agency of the Iranian Parliament (ICANA) has on Wednesday …

Radiofarda -Iran’s President Rouhani has claimed a rhetorical victory after President Trump expressed a willingness for talks with Tehran – a day after warning that the U.S. could destroy the country. Speaking on Tuesday May 22, Rouhani said a Tweet by Donald Trump on Monday marked a retreat from talk of war that reflected the “strength of the Iranian nation”. …

Radiofarda – The Iranian Customs Administration closed Soumar border crossing in Western Iran on Tuesday May 21, bringing export of Iranian goods to Iraq to a halt, Mehr news agency reported. A statement issued by the Iranian Customs Administration orders transportation companies “To stop sending export goods to the Soumar border until further notice.” The Iranian Customs Administration has issued …

Radiofarad – The spokesman of Iran’s hardliner-dominated Guardian Council, Abbasali Kadkhodaei has criticized President Hassan Rouhani for complaining about his “limited powers.” Kadkhodai tweeted that “Iranian Presidents have always had extensive powers,” adding that “even more authority has been vested in the president in this presidential term in view of the country’s situation.” The hardliner spokesman of the Guardian Council …

Al-Arabia – Ankara stopped importing oil from Iran at the beginning of May out of “respect” for American sanctions despite disagreeing with them, a Turkish official said on Wednesday. “As a strategic ally” of the United States, “we respect” the sanctions, said the official, who asked to remain anonymous, during Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yavuz Selim Kiran’s visit …