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US oil delegation to visit Tehran
A delegation representing American oil companies will visit the Iranian capital, Tehran in the coming days.

Yemeni forces foil Saudi naval attack on Aden
Yemeni army soldiers backed by members of the Popular Committees managed to foil an attack launched by Saudi naval forces on Yemen�s strategic port city of Aden in the south.

Protesters in Israel slam racism, police brutality
Images of Israeli police firing stun grenades are usually set in the West Bank and involve Palestinian protesters.

Merkel defends intelligence ties with US
German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended Germany�s BND intelligence agency against accusations that it violated laws by helping the United States spy on officials and firms in Europe and said her office would cooperate fully with a parliamentary investigation.

US seeking to disintegrate region
Iranian officials believe US plans to divide regional countries to secure its grip on energy resources and achieve its objectives.

Rouhani: Gov�t recognizes right to protest for all
President Hassan Rouhani on Monday said his government recognizes the right to protest for people from all walks of life.

 
FM: Nuclear talks to end �manufactured crisis
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran and the P5+1 group of countries are working on the draft of a final deal over Tehran�s nuclear work.

 
Iran birthrate rising
Iran said it saw a rise in birthrate in the last Iranian year (ended March 20).

 
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Baeedinejad explains why drafting final deal is complicated
Hamid Baeedinejad, an Iranian nuclear negotiator, has elaborated on the reasons why drafting a comprehensive nuclear deal is very complicated.

Government recognizes right to protest: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his administration recognizes and reserves the right of every group or union to express its objection, including the teachers.

U.S. defends cluster bomb transfers to Saudi Arabia
The United States defended its supplies of cluster munitions, pointing to restrictions on the transfers, after Human Rights Watch said the bombs had been used by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.

Ethiopian Jewish citizens clash with Israeli police
Israeli riot police fired stun grenades and water cannon on thousands of ethnic Ethiopian Jewish citizens in an attempt to clear one of the most violent protests in memory in the heart of Tel Aviv.

 
U.S. seeking to break up regional states: Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has said that the U.S. is seeking to disintegrate the countries in the Mideast region in order to achieve its goals.

 
IRGC chief says military threat against Iran has become empty
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) commander says all have reached to the conclusion that �military-security threats� against the Islamic Revolution have become meaningless and this is a great achievement.

Zarif says drafting Iran deal is moving forward
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that �drafting Iran deal is moving forward�.

Maersk meets Iranian officials over vessel, says no progress
Maersk Line said on Monday it has met again with the Ports & Maritime Organization (PMO) in Iran regarding the seizure of the vessel Maersk Tigris but the Danish shipping company has still not received any official documents from Iranian authorities.

Larijani says ISIL is a �disaster� for Islamic world
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is a �disaster� for the Islamic world.

�No time set yet for Washington Post reporter�s trial�
The Judiciary spokesman said on Monday that no time has yet been set for the trial of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian that has been arrested in Iran for espionage charges.