More value will be added to BRICS if Iran joins: commentaryMore value will be added to BRICS if Iran joins: commentary

TEHRAN - In an article published on July 13, al-Monitor says “more value will be added to BRICS” in case Iran joins the economic bloc.

Feng Xingke, secretary-general of the World Financial Forum and director of the Center for BRICS and Global Governance, has told the Global Times that including Iran in BRICS will mean closer and more effective

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Tehran, Seoul discuss release of Iran&s frozen fundsTehran, Seoul discuss release of Iran’s frozen funds

TEHRAN— Senior South Korean and Iranian officials spoke by phone on Wednesday to explore methods to restore bilateral relations strained by the problem of Iranian funds frozen in the country, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.

During the phone call, First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and his Iranian counterpart and chief nuclear

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Iran holds firm as West ramps up rhetoric Iran holds firm as West ramps up rhetoric 

TEHRAN – Iran has made it clear that recent Western calls for Tehran to take the draft deal currently on the table will not make it budge and that the conclusion of the nuclear talks depends on the United States moderating its negotiating position. 

Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi rarely speaks about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal,

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Cultural elements in West Azarbaijan made national heritageCultural elements in West Azarbaijan made national heritage

TEHRAN - A selection of ten cultural elements practiced in West Azarbaijan province have been added to the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts on Tuesday announced the inscriptions in separate letters it submitted to the governor-general of the northwestern province, CHTN reported.

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Shamkhani to visit Baku on FridayShamkhani to visit Baku on Friday

TEHRAN – The top security of official of Iran will visit Baku on Friday for talks with high-level Azerbaijani officials. 

During his visit to neighboring Azerbaijan, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, will meet President Ilham Aliyev. 

He will exchange views with Azerbaijani officials over bilateral issues and

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Ardabil seeks national recognition for historical pieces of porcelainArdabil seeks national recognition for historical pieces of porcelain

TEHRAN – Ardabil tourism directorate has put forward pieces of historical porcelain as candidates for inclusion in the national list for cultural heritage.

“We have commenced preliminary work to register ten pieces of porcelain in the national cultural heritage list,” Ardabil’s deputy tourism chief said on Wednesday.

They are being kept at the

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