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What will Trump's presidency mean for the Iran nuclear deal?

Tehran says it expects the new US administration to accept the accord struck with world powers to curb its nuclear programme in return for lifting sanctions.

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Work to begin on second nuclear reactor in Iran

The first stone was laid on Saturday marking the start of the launch of the Iran-Russia Bushehr 2 project.

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The state of Iran's economy one year after landmark deal over disputed nuclear programme

It has been one year since Iran, the US and five other world powers reached a landmark deal over Iran’s disputed nuclear programme.

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One year on, Iran's nuclear deal has still only yielded hopes

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Iran launches ballistic missiles during drill, claim reports

Iran’s official news agency says the country’s revolutionary guard has launched several ballistic missiles during a military exercise. In January

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After bungling in Iraq, Libya and Syria, the West needs Iran: comment

Mehrdad Khonsari is a former Iranian diplomat. The views expressed are his own and Euronews does not endorse political opinions expressed here or

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Iran - US swap: who was the 'fourth American' Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari

The release of four Iranian Americans held by Tehran in a prisonner swap this month made headlines around the world. One was the bureau chief of the

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Two Iranian-Americans back on US soil following prisoner exchange

Amir Hekmati, one of five American citizens recently released from prison in Iran has returned home to Flint, Michigan. The ex-marine left Tehran on

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Iran's supreme leader warns against US 'deceit and treachery'

Iran’s supreme leader has welcomed the lifting of sanctions against Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that his country remain wary of its old

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Iran 1979-2016, sanctions not over yet

The international agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme, billed as ‘historic’, ended years of sanctions that challenged the Islamic Republic. Long

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A new era for Iran but will the lifting of sanctions usher in a prosperous future?

Iran is entering a new chapter, diplomatically, politically and economically. The landmark nuclear deal is a reality and as part of that agreement

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Obama hails Iran nuclear deal, prisoner swap and 'strong American diplomacy'

President Obama on Sunday hailed the implementation of the nuclear deal with Iran and the release of US prisoners, saying: “These things are a

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Iran sanctions lifted: what it means

Here is a summary of the actions which have followed the declaration from the UN’s nuclear watchdog that Iran is fulfilling its obligations under a

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Iran hails lifting of sanctions, but US is more cautious

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated the nation following the implementation of a landmark nuclear accord and subsequent lifting of

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Iran: Low-key reaction on Tehran streets to the lifting of sanctions

In a country now poised to emerge from years of economic isolation, the reaction in Iran to the lifting of sanctions has been somewhat subdued. Parts

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Three out of five Americans released by Iran head for home

Three out of four Iranian-Americans released from prison in Iran have left Tehran aboard a Swiss aircraft. The three – Jason Rezaian, The Washington

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'Congrats on this glorious victory!' Iran's Rouhani hails lifting of sanctions

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has taken the very 21st-century step of tweeting his congratulations to the nation following the implementation of a

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Back from the cold - international sanctions on Iran are lifted

Iran is back on the world economic stage with the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US, UN and EU. The news came after the International Atomic

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Iran sanctions lifted as atomic authorities say Iran has fulfilled its obligations to last year's nuclear agreement

Iran is back on the world economic stage with the lifting of sanctions imposed by the US, UN and EU – the reward for the Islamic Republic drastically

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Iran 'frees four US detainees' in prisoner swap

As diplomats gathered in Vienna on Saturday to announce the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran under last year’s nuclear deal, Iran’s state