TEHRAN -- Iran on Friday urged again the United States to "unconditionally and effectively" lift its sanctions against Iran, in response to the U.S. stated willingness to "attend a meeting of the P5+1 and Iran."

"Reminder: Because of U.S. withdrawal from JCPOA, there is NO P5+1," Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry, wrote on social media, official news agency IRNA reported. (Iran-U.S.-Sanctions)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday warned that a reversal of a policy toward the Iranian nuclear program will "pave Iran's path to a nuclear arsenal."

His warning comes hours after the United States announced its readiness to re-enter negotiations with Iran on the terms of the 2015 nuclear agreement, three years after the previous U.S. government withdrew Washington from the deal. (Israel-Iran-Nuclear)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Ministry of Health reported Friday 4,024 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily record in 2021, bringing the total nationwide infections to 661,477.

It also reported 12 new deaths, raising the death toll from the infectious virus to 13,232, while 1,802 cases recovered, bringing the total recoveries to 614,529. (Iraq-COVID19)

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TEHRAN -- The first fully automatic molecular diagnostics laboratory in Iran was inaugurated in capital Tehran with a capacity to process over 10,000 PCR tests per day, state TV reported on Friday.

Massoud Mardani, a member of the Iranian national headquarters fighting COVID-19, stressed at the inauguration the urgent need for large specialized laboratories for molecular tests, and said the new facility is unique in Iran and the region. (Iran-PCR laboratory) Enditem

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