Raisi calls for activation of joint economic commission with ZimbabweRaisi calls for activation of joint economic commission with Zimbabwe

TEHRAN— Continuing his plans during his fourth day of stay in New York, President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran met on Thursday with the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

During the meeting, the Iranian president emphasized the activation of the joint economic commission for cooperation between the two countries.

Referring to his government's

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Over two million Arbaeen pilgrims pass Mehran borderOver two million Arbaeen pilgrims pass Mehran border

TEHRAN – Mehran crossing on the Iran-Iraq border has seen over two million pilgrims during the Arbaeen pilgrimage.

A total of 2,762,000 Iranian and foreign Arbaeen pilgrims have crossed the Iran-Iraq border at Mehran, western Ilam province, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Of the number, some 1,496,632 pilgrims traveled to Iraq through the

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Elymais, Seleucid and Parthian relics recovered by policeElymais, Seleucid and Parthian relics recovered by police

TEHRAN—Iranian authorities have recently recovered several ancient objects estimated to date from the Elymais, Seleucid, and Parthian eras.

The relics, which include an Elymais-era bronze coin and pieces of a marble vessel were seized from smugglers in Dezful of Khuzestan province, CHTN reported on Wednesday.

In addition, an ancient Roman gold coin

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Bagheri Kani meets British diplomat in New YorkBagheri Kani meets British diplomat in New York

TEHRAN – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, met in New York with Stephen Hickey, a British Political Coordinator at the UN in New York.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. Bagheri Kani spoke of Iran's serious determination to secure the country's national interests in negotiations to revive the 2015

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Queen's funeral helped tip UK into recessionQueen's funeral helped tip UK into recession

TEHRAN- The Bank of England raised interest rates after saying the country was already in recession partly because of the extra public holiday for the queen's funeral. 

The interest rate hike to 2.25% from 1.75% is the highest level seen since the global financial crisis in 2008 and will have a major impact on millions of people's finances. 

The

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Iran raps Israel, human rights violatorsIran raps Israel, human rights violators

TEHRAN – Iran on Thursday strongly criticized Israel for occupying the Palestinian territories and castigated the true violators of human rights. 

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Twitter that referendum is a democratic solution to the Palestinian question. 

He said, “Escaping from hearing the realities will not help the a

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