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Tehran to host Iran-Russia-Syria defense ministers meeting Thu.
Defense ministers of Iran, Russia and Syria will come together for a trilateral meeting on the latest regional developments in Tehran on Thursday.

 
Leader urges need for sharing Quranic concepts with world
The identity, intellectual and belief vacuum in the present world demonstrates how the mankind is in need of Quranic concepts and teachings, says the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic.

Iran�s Zarif to attend Oslo Forum 2016
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Norway next week to partake in the 2016 edition of the Oslo Forum, an annual international conference of armed conflict mediators and peace process actors.

Najafi: IAEA should protect �Iran�s confidential nuclear data�
Iran�s envoy to IAEA has said he has demanded through a notification to IAEA that it protect Iran�s confidential nuclear data from third party access.

 
India begins settling Iran oil dues via Germany�s EIH bank -sources
Indian refiners have turned to State Bank of India and Germany-based bank Europaeisch-Iranische Handelsbank AG (EIH) to speed payment of billions of Iranian oil dues they still owe to Tehran, after delays in another money route.

Terrorist blast in Iraq�s Karbala draws Iran�s condemnation
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari strongly condemned the Tuesday terrorist attack in Iraq�s holy city of Karbala, which killed and injured a number of people.

President Rouhani: Iran�s future promising
President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that hope for a better future and development of the country in the present year (Iranian calendar) tends to be more promisng than the previous year.

Iran Navy provides safety for 2,500 vessels in high seas: Sayyari
Iran Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habbibollah Sayyari said on Wednesday that so far 41 Iranian fleets dispatched to the Gulf of Aden have succeeded to provide safety of 2,500 cargo and tanker vessels in open seas.

Iran sets deadline for France�s Total
Deputy oil minister, while describing the oil deal with Total for development of South Azadegan oilfield, said the French company needs to offer its technical bid in six months.

 
Drones, a pillar of IRGC navy capabilities: Commander
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi described pilotless aircraft as one of the crucial factors contributing to the capabilities of his forces.