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The projects, including airports, high-speed railways & subways, would touch lives of millions of Iranians. China would develop free-trade zones in Maku, in northwestern Iran; in Abadan, where Shatt al-Arab river flows into the Persian Gulf, & on the gulf island Qeshm. #Iran
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The agreement is about: banking, telecommunications, ports, railways, and dozens of other projects. In exchange, China would receive a regular — and, according to an Iranian official and an oil trader, heavily discounted — supply of Iranian oil over the next 25 years. #Iran
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China has also stepped up military cooperation with Iran. The People’s Liberation Army Navy has visited and participated in military exercises at least three times, beginning in 2014. The most recent was last December, when a Chinese missile destroyer.
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We must confront the reality that Iran has accelerated its nuclear activity in alarming ways, including increasing its centrifuge research and production & enriching uranium up to 20 percent,” senators stated in their letter to Biden. kurdistan24.net/en/story/24165…
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1⃣Kaveh Loftolah Afrasiabi,
The Massachusetts political scientist USA who spent more than a decade presenting himself to lawmakers and media outlets as an independent analyst on Iranian but he is one of the lobbies Iranian policy in Washington.#EUTime4FirmIranPolicy@jrpsaki
2⃣Kaveh Loftolah Afrasiabi,
Although he is now facing the possibility of substantial prison time and financial penalties, Afrasiabi’s case represents a much larger phenomenon that has yet to receive proper attention from those individuals. #NoImpunity4Mullahs
Iran's economy contracted an estimated 4.99% in 2020, steadily shrinking since 2017.
In comparison,Islamic Republic enjoyed a sharp economic growth of 12.5% in 2016 after nuclear deal was signed. However, that reprieve was short-lived. #Iran
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Oil production and exports hurt
The International Monetary Fund sees Iran's gross domestic product growing 3% in 2021.
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The sanctions lowered Iran's ability to sell oil and prevented them from repatriating money from energy sales, Abrams said.#Nowruz#WeStand4FreeIran@jrpsaki
World trade with Iran falls
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Do you know what the world is facing in relation to Iran?
⛔️Inside Iran: Iran agreed to shut down the reactor at Arak. Iran will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as a prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year. #DisbandIRGC a.msn.com/0K/en-xl/BB1eK…
⛔️Ukrainian flight 752 :
Iran’s civil aviation body released a final report this week that blames “human error” for shots fired at Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.
The Canadian government has rejected the report outright.#DisbandIRGC
⛔️Inside Iran:
The uprising in Sistan and Baluchistan was unmistakable evidence that anti-regime sentiment had not diminished in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, but could still find outlet in large-scale protests and the crisis winds down in most of the world. #DisbandIRGC
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March 15 (Reuters) - Iran released images and film footage on Monday of what it said was a new Revolutionary Guards base armed with cruise and ballistic missiles and "electronic warfare" equipment. @USABehFarsi#IRGCTerrorWithoutBorder a.msn.com/0K/en-xl/BB1eB…
The Iranian regime had blocked access to these sites to #IAEA inspectors for months.
A question from Europe and America Do you still think you should trust this regime ???
The only solution is to cut off negotiations with them. @jrpsaki@stateDept www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…