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New Iran drug law saves thousands

Tehran - Emirates voice

Thousands on death row for drug crimes in Iran will escape hanging as a new softened anti-narcotics law is enforced, local media reported on Wednesday. Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani on Tuesday ordered judges to halt death sentences for concerned convicts and review their cases, the judiciary's Mizanonline news agency said. The new law retroactively "clarifies the fate of some 5,000 sentenced to deathRead more

Iran rules out any change to nuclear accord

Tehran - Emirates voice

Iran on Saturday rejected any modification of its nuclear deal with world powers after US President Donald Trump demanded tough new measures to keep the agreement alive. Iran "will not accept any amendments in this agreement, be it now or in the future, and it will not allow any other issues to be linked to the JCPOA", the foreign ministry said inRead more

Trump 'desperate' to undermine nuclear

Tehran - Emirates voice

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday US President Donald Trump's latest attacks on the nuclear deal were a "desperate effort" to undermine an accord that cannot be renegotiated. "Trump's policy & today's announcement amount to desperate attempts to undermine a solid multilateral agreement," Zarif tweeted after Trump reluctantly agreed to continuing to waive sanctions under the deal, but warned itRead more

Trump 'desperate' to undermine nuclear

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Iran foreign minister ridicules Trump 'blunder' at UN

Tehran - Emirates voice

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif ridiculed US President Donald Trump on Saturday over what he called the foreign policy "blunder" of trying to raise its recent protests at the UN Security Council. The Security Council "rebuffed the US' naked attempt to hijack its mandate", Zarif wrote on Twitter. "Majority emphasised the need to fully implement the JCPOA (nuclear deal) and toRead more

Iran foreign minister ridicules Trump 'blunder' at UN

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Iran supreme leader slams US over Trump 'shithole' slur

Tehran - Emirates Voice

Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump's alleged slur against some poor countries proved Washington's claims it defends human rights are false. "The person who is today in office in America announces the stance of this country very clearly and blatantly," Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a speech published on his official website. "His predecessors too hadRead more