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US national security adviser praises Albania for expelling Iranian envoys
Albania said Wednesday that it has expelled two Iranian diplomats for allegedly engaging in illegal activities that threaten the country's security.
A spokesman from the Foreign Ministry told The Associated Press that the two diplomats were expelled for "violating their diplomatic status."
The spokesman said the move followed talks with other countries, including Israel.
US snaps back Iran sanctions, Greece and seven others granted oil waver
The United States snapped sanctions back in place on Monday to choke off Iran's oil and shipping industry, while temporarily allowing top customers such as China and India to keep buying crude from the Islamic Republic.
Iran's Khamenei says the world opposes Trump's decisions
Iran's top leader said on Saturday U.S. President Donald Trump's policies face opposition across the world as Washington prepared to reimpose sanctions on Iran's vital oil-exporting and financial sectors, state television reported.
Iran parliament passes counter-terror finance bill
Iran's parliament on Oct. 7 approved a bill to counter terrorist financing that was strongly opposed by conservatives but seen as vital to salvaging the nuclear deal with European and Asian partners.
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Trump Takes Anti-Iran Campaign to UN Security Council
AFP - US President Donald Trump takes his campaign to isolate Iran to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, chairing for the first time a meeting that will lay bare divisions between Washington and key allies.
EU, Iran set financial 'vehicle' to ease trade between them
Five world powers and Iran agreed late on Sept. 24 to establish a financial facility in the European Union to facilitate payments for Iranian imports and exports including oil, a key move sought by Tehran following the U.S. pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal and its re-imposition of sanctions.
US sanctions make strong point for Iran, Russia, Turkey cooperation: Khamenei
The United States' sanctions on Iran, Russia and Turkey make a strong point for the three countries to expand political and economic cooperation, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei said Sept. 8.
Iran's Khamenei: No War, no Negotiations with the US
Tehran. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday that there would be neither war nor negotiations with the United States, AFP reported.
"Recently, U.S. officials have been talking blatantly about us. Beside sanctions, they are talking about war and negotiations," he said via his official Twitter account in English.
US should learn they will not achieve results with sanctions against Turkey: Top diplomat
The United States has to learn that it can't achieve results with sanctions, threats and pressure on Turkey, the Turkish foreign minister has said, reiterating that Ankara is ready to find a solution to the ongoing row through dialogue and diplomacy.
Iran slams US for 'bullying' Turkey
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif waded into the mounting row between Turkey and the United States on Aug 11, accusing Washington of an "addiction to sanctions and bullying."
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