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Poll: Palestinians reject Abbas, two-state solution
Poll results released by a Ramallah-based think tank showed that nearly two-thirds of Palestinians did not believe in a two-state solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and were eager for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resign.

 
Iran, Indonesia determined to improve ties
The visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo in separate meetings with the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani Wednesday expressed the determination of his country to improve bilateral ties.

 
Yemen Houthi leader accuses UK of war crimes
The leader of Yemen�s Houthi government on Wednesday accused Britain of war crimes by supplying weapons that Saudi-led forces were using to �bomb the people.

 
China: Trump�s �One China� comments �risk Taiwan peace�
China warned on Wednesday that any interference with or damage to the �One China� principle would have a serious impact on peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, as Taiwan said maintaining peace was in everyone�s interest.

 
Russia says terrorists resumed attacks in Aleppo
The Russia Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that terrorists in the Syrian city of Aleppo resumed fighting at dawn, but that Syrian government forces repelled their attacks.

 
Leader: Only way to liberate Palestine is resistance, struggle
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called the resistance and struggles of Palestinian groups as the only way to liberate Palestine.

 
Kenya frees two Iranian lawyers
A Nairobi court dropped charges against two Iranian lawyers who were arrested by the Kenyan police earlier this month.
The Iranian nationals had been in custody since Nov. 29, the-star.co.ke reported.

 
Iran will never bow to US sanctions: Senior official
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran�s Leader, said the Islamic Republic will never cower in the face of the arbitrary restrictions, particularly those imposed on the country by the US.


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Zarif says Iran pursues compliance issues through agreed-upon means
Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said his country will stick to the letters of an international nuclear pact after President Hassan Rouhani commissioned him to take legal measures against the U.S. infringement of the deal.

 
Leader: Israel will cease to exist in 25 years if struggle persists
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the Zionist regime would cease to exist in the next 25 years if the Palestinians persist in the their �collective� struggle and close their ranks.

 
Authorities in India�s Rayagada extract money in the name of the poor: Narges Ashtari
Philanthropist Narges Kalbasi Ashtari, whose story has made headlines internationally and nationally these days, tells the Mehr news agency how the authorities in the Rayagada District benefit from the poverty that the local NGOs portray to the outside world. The Rayagada District is in the South of Odisha state which in turn is in Eastern India.

 
Europe wants Trump will stick with Nuclear Deal
Senior European diplomats, fresh from conversations with President-elect Donald Trump�s transition team, are hopeful that the next U.S. administration won�t tear up the Iranian nuclear deal.

 
Iran, South Africa sign MoU to boost defense, military ties
Iran and South Africa have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost defense and military cooperation and promote regional and international peace and stability.

 
Iranian, Indonesian private sectors to cement ties
Iranian and Indonesian chambers of commerce penned 10 memoranda of understandings (MOUs) on cooperation in banking, insurance, stock market, and industry sectors.

 
Assad: West is telling Russia we went too far in defeating terrorists
In an interview to RT, the Syrian President warned against taking statements by western governments at face value, as in Aleppo, they seemed to care more about saving terrorists than civilians. He also slammed the lackluster reaction to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) onslaught on Palmyra (Tadmor).

 
Rouhani: Iran-Indonesia ties will benefit Islamic world
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that that strong relationship between Iran and Indonesia ties is beneficial to both countries and the larger Islamic world.

 
Velayati threatens more retaliation over nuclear deal breach
Ali Akbar Velayati, the top advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday Iran will grow more assertive if Washington as one signatory to an international nuclear pact presses ahead with dishonoring the deal.

 
White House: Iran�s nuclear-powered vessel announcement doesn�t violate nuclear deal
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday that Iran�s order over starting developing systems for nuclear-powered boats in marine transportation does not violate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official name for the international nuclear agreement between Iran and great powers.