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Speaker raps US for undermining nuclear deal
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out at the United States Wednesday for disrupting implementation of last year�s nuclear deal.

Rouhani: Iran�s international relations enhanced after nuclear deal
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran has become closer to the international community in the wake of last year�s nuclear deal with six world powers.

Iran exploring return to global bond markets
Iran is exploring a return to international debt markets for the first time since 2002, said a senior government official, as the country seeks to finance an economic recovery a year after the historic nuclear deal with world powers.

US-backed armed group beheads boy in Aleppo
Videos emerged online that showed terrorists from a US-backed armed group fighting the Syrian government taunting and then brutally beheading a child as young as 12 in the northern city of Aleppo.

Erdogan chairs security meeting as 50,000 hit by Turkey purge
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday chaired a crunch security meeting for the first time since the failed coup, after a widening purge that has seen around 50,000 people either detained or sacked.

Iran to attend Venice music biennial after 86 years
Iran will resume its activities in the 60th Venice Biennale of Contemporary Music after a long hiatus of 86 years.

Araqchi: US urged to facilitate Iran banking transactions
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the US has been urged by fellow members of the P5+1 group of countries to facilitate banking ties with Tehran through the clarification of transaction channels with the Islamic Republic.

Russia ready to buy Iran heavy water
Russia is ready to buy heavy water from Iran to help Tehran meet commitments under comprehensive nuclear agreements with world powers.

Iran concerned about Bahrain�s crackdown on dissent
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Bahrain�s crackdown on dissent may have catastrophic results in the region.

Slovenia to reopen embassy in Tehran
Slovenia intends to reopen its embassy in Tehran following the implementation of the last year nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, the country�s foreign minister said.
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Iran threatens to reopen enrichment plants after UN report
The Iranian parliament speaker asked the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Wednesday to prepare a plan for the re-opening of shuttered uranium enrichment facilities, reacting to the recent UN report on the implementation of the JCPOA.

Post-sanctions plans will get Iran to stable growth: economy minister
One year after the nuclear accord, Iran�s economy minister sat down with Bloomberg to discuss banking, bonds, oil and other economic-related issues.

Zarif: Avoid another disaster this time in Bahrain
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said it is �essential� that the international community pay special attention to the �unfolding� developments in Bahrain in order to avoid �another catastrophe� in the Middle East.

Source of crisis is outside Afghanistan: Iran�s envoy to Kabul
In a briefing on Wednesday with journalists at the Foreign Ministry, the Iranian ambassador to Kabul said Afghanistan is seriously suffering from �insecurity.�

GECF: Fight global warming with combination of natural gas, renewables
Combining renewable energy and natural gas is the way to fight global warming and prevent surface temperatures from rising more than 2 C, Gas Exporting Countries Forum, or GECF, secretary-general Seyed Mohammad Hossein Adeli said in an interview with EFE.

Iranian cartoonist Mehdi Azizi tops at Italian contest
Iranian cartoonist Mehdi Azizi won the first prize at Caneva Ride, an international cartoon contest in Italy on Sunday.

Kenya, Iran eye increase in bilateral trade ties
Kenya and Iran will look to build their trade portfolio in agro processing, textiles, leather, management and technical services, oil, gas, mining and constructive materials.

Salehi calls on the West to stop inconsistent remarks about JCPOA
Iran�s atomic energy chief has said his country wants to see how the West will stop talking inconsistently about the nuclear deal clinched last year.

Iran urges Arab League to help boost Islamic world unity
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Tuesday that Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit should make efforts in line with boosting integrity in the world of Islam.

True Islam is against extremism: Velayati
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Leader, said on Wednesday that true Islam is against violence and extremism.

Tehran asks UN to avoid �selective� and �non-transparent� approaches
Iran�s Ambassador to the UN said on Tuesday that the UN Security Council should avoid adopting �selective� and �non-transparent� approaches.