TEHRAN -- The U.S. recent move to roll out Iran Action Group (IAG) is aimed to topple the Islamic establishment, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday.
"The U.S. overthrew the popularly elected democratic government of Mossadegh 65 years ago, restoring the dictatorship and subjugating Iranians for the next 25 years," Zarif said on his Twitter account. (Iran-U.S.-Action Group)
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RIYADH -- Hajj season started on Sunday with the Day of Tarwiyah ritual with 1,966,461 pilgrims.
The General Authority for Statistics announced the figures on Saudi Press Agency on Sunday, highlighting the total pilgrim number of this year's Hajj will be announced on the evening of Arafat Day on Monday. (Saudi-Hajj)
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ANKARA -- The United States is not interested in solving bilateral problems with Turkey, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday.
"It seems that the U.S. doesn't want to solve our bilateral problems. They prefer to exploit and prolong these issues until the upcoming (midterm) elections," he told reporters in Antalya, southern Turkey, state-run Anadolu new agency said. (Turkey-U.S.)
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TEHRAN -- Europeans' measures to save Iran's 2015 international nuclear deal should "go beyond declarations to take pragmatic steps," Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, according to Tasnim news agency report on Sunday.
The European parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have taken a series of measures after putting forward a package for saving the nuclear deal, Zarif was quoted as saying. (Iran-Europe-Nuke) Enditem
