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Rowhani: Restricting internet access 'absolutely wrong'
Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has slammed opponents of internet freedom, saying that restricting access would be "absolutely wrong." "These days, the internet is like oxygen for people ... to want to restrict it would be absolutely wrong," Rowhani said, adding that this was particularly true during the coronavirus pandemic. "How else can we expect people to do everything from home and teach their children online during the pandemic," the Isna news agency cited the president as saying. The comments come after Communications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi was summoned by judicial autho...
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US should be first to return to nuclear deal, says Iran's Rowhani
Iran is willing to compromise in regards to its nuclear programme, said President Hasan Rowhani, but the United States should take the first steps in returning to the 2015 deal regarding its atomic ambitions. After all, Rowhani said on Wednesday, it was the US that withdrew from the deal in 2018, not Iran. "The [US] owes us, not the other way around," he said, adding that his country was ready to fulfil its international commitments "within hours" after the US' return. Rowhani's comments are in response to US demands that Iran first return to its technical obligations under the 2015 agreement ...
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Wartość bitcoina i farma kryptowalut w Norylsku
Na początku 2021 r. wartość rynkowa wszystkich używanych na świecie kryptowalut przekroczyła bilion dol. – to cztery razy więcej niż pod koniec czerwca 2020 r. Według analityków zainteresowanie kryptowalutą jest związane z postępującą cyfryzacją codziennego życia i potrzebą zabezpieczenia się przed inflacją. Niektórzy uważają kryptowaluty za bezpieczny składnik aktywów w niepewnych czasach. Tak jak w przypadku akcji na giełdzie, wartość nominalna pojedynczego bitcoina zmienia się gwałtownie w krótkich odstępach czasu w zależności od tego, ilu ludzi chce go kupić. Według brytyjskiego Urzędu ds....
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Iran tests medium-range missiles during military exercise in Gulf
Iran's armed forces tested medium-range missiles on Saturday during a large-scale sea manoeuvre in the Gulf. The tests, of missiles with a range of 1,800 kilometres, were successful, according to Tasnim news agency. Cruise missiles and drones were also tested during the exercise conducted by the Navy and the Revolutionary Guards. They also presented a new helicopter carrier and a new missile ship which are to provide greater security in the Gulf against any potential military threats from the United States, according to Iranian sources. In recent weeks there has been speculation in Iran that o...
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Friend or foe? Controversy over Iran-Qaeda claim
Paris (AFP) - Iran has for years faced accusations of cooperation with Al-Qaeda despite stark ideological differences, but while mutual interests may have sometimes converged any relationship has been marked by distrust, analysts say. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim -- made just a week before President Donald Trump leaves office -- that Iran was the "new Afghanistan" for Qaeda militants surprised observers, who said there was no evidence of the country being used as a base. He also stated publicly for the first time that Al-Qaeda's number two, Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, known as Abu Mu...
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Pompeo alleges Iran new 'home base' of Al-Qaeda
Washington (AFP) - Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Tuesday that arch-enemy Iran has become a new "home base" for Al-Qaeda, surpassing Afghanistan or Pakistan, an assertion mocked by Tehran and questioned by experts. Barely a week before President-elect Joe Biden takes over, Pompeo confirmed a New York Times report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed last year in Tehran, although he did not comment on the paper's reporting that Israel carried out the ambush. "Al-Qaeda has a new home base. It is the Islamic Republic of Iran," Pompeo said in a speech at the National Pr...
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Oil Price Hit A New Recovery High Amid Tensions
Commenting on the price of oil hit a new recovery high and today’s trading, Gorilla Trades strategist Ken Berman said: Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Price Of Oil Hit A New Recovery HighThe major indices are all trading modestly higher at midday, following a choppy and very active morning session on Wall Street. Small-caps have been leading the way higher once again, with the Russell 2000 hitting a new all-time high, outperforming all of its large-cap peers. The price of oil hit a new recovery high as well amid the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, even as severa...
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Pompeo alleges Iran new 'home base' of Al-Qaeda
Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo alleged Tuesday that arch-enemy Iran has become a new "home base" for Al-Qaeda worse than Afghanistan, an assertion questioned by experts. In a speech a week before leaving office, Pompeo confirmed a New York Times report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed last year in Tehran, although he did not say that Israel carried it out. "Al-Qaeda has a new home base. It is the Islamic Republic of Iran," Pompeo said in a speech at the National Press Club. "I would say Iran is indeed the new Afghanistan –- as the key geographic hub for Al-Qae...
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Yemen's Huthis defiant as US labels rebels 'terrorists'
Sanaa (AFP) - Yemen's Huthis were defiant Monday after Washington said it will designate the Iran-backed rebels as terrorists, a last-ditch move under President Donald Trump that the UN and US lawmakers warned would worsen the humanitarian crisis. Unless Congress blocks the decision, the Huthis will be blacklisted on January 19 -- one day before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, whose aides had hoped to push to end Yemen's devastating six-year war. Huthi political commander Mohamed Ali al-Huthi condemned the US move in a tweet and said they had "the right to respond". "The Yemeni ...
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US lawmakers urge quick reversal on 'terrorist' branding of Yemen Huthis
Washington (AFP) - Key US lawmakers on Monday urged a quick reversal of outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's branding of Yemen's Huthis as a terrorist group, saying he had worsened a humanitarian crisis. "The designation of the Huthis as a terrorist organization is a death sentence for thousands of Yemenis", said Senator Chris Murphy, a prominent member of President-elect Biden's Democratic Party. "It will cut off humanitarian aid, make peace talks nearly impossible and empower Iran. Biden should reverse this policy on day one," he wrote on Twitter. Pompeo late Sunday defied warnings from...
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