Iran Daily


Iran welcomes first new Airbus jet
The first of 100 Airbus planes that Iran purchased from the European aviation giant landed in the capital Tehran on Thursday.

Iran to import 130 tons of uranium
Iran will soon import 130 tons of natural uranium, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said on Thursday.

India�s 2016 Iran oil imports hit record high
India�s annual oil imports from Iran surged to a record high in 2016 as some refiners resumed purchases after the lifting of sanctions against Tehran, according to ship tracking data and a report compiled by Thomson Reuters Oil Research and Forecasts.

US defense secretary pick says Iran deal will be enforced
US President-elect Donald Trump�s pick for the Defense Department James Mattis said on Thursday that the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is �imperfect� but must be enforced.

Israel attacks Syria after Damascus water secured
The Syrian Army recaptured a village in the strategic Wadi Barada area in the countryside of Damascus, which hosts water supplies to the capital and its surroundings.

Iraqi forces reach second Mosul bridge, enter university complex
Iraqi special forces stormed the Mosul University complex in the city�s northeast on Friday and pushed forward to reach another bridge across the Tigris river, beating Daesh terrorists further back, the military said.

Kuwait to deliver PGCC message to Iran
Kuwait�s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled al-Jarallah announced on Thursday that the State of Kuwait would relay a message to Iran from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council member states.

President: Rafsanjani�s funeral, show of unity among nation
President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday �s funeral ceremony of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian president, was a show of unity among� the nation as well as all political groups in the country.

Tehran, Ankara underscore closer cooperation could help region
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed the need for promotion of cooperation between the two neighbors, which could effectively help the settlement of regional problems.

No nuclear deal renegotiation
Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said that a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers can never be negotiated again.

Iran road accidents drop by 38% in past decade
Traffic Police Commander General Mohammad Hossein Hamidi on Thursday linked the decline in the number of accidents to closer interaction between police and other institutions and employment of new technologies in controlling the roads and drivers, Tasnim News Agency reported.


Tehran Times

Governments should immediately suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia: HRW
The House of Saud regime led coalition violated the laws of war with impunity in 2016, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2017. Concerned governments should seek accountability for past and ongoing violations and immediately suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Rouhani says closer IranTurkey co-op serves Mideast
ranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that it is essential for Iran and Turkey to expand ties in line with effort to serve the long term interests of the Middle East region.

Specialized branches of philosophy emerged out of post-Renaissance culture: professor
Professor Kevin Richards, chair of Liberal Arts Department at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, tells the Tehran Times that the specialized branches of philosophy in the West emerged out of post-Renaissance culture, although the model for such specialization can be traced to Antiquity.

Turkey, Russia sign agreement on coordinating airstrikes in Syria
Russian and Turkish military officials have agreed to coordinate aerial attacks against the positions of foreign-sponsored militant groups in Syria, and signed a memorandum on combat flight safety during missions in Syrian airspace.

Asia�s smallest economies among fastest growing: World Bank
Asia�s smallest economies are growing faster than giants like China, according to the World Bank.

Camerawoman Petra Laszlo sentenced for kicking refugees
A Hungarian camerawoman who caused global outrage after being filmed kicking and tripping up refugees near the country�s border with Serbia has been sentenced to three years� probation for disorderly conduct.

Iran says U.S. can�t renegotiate nuclear deal
Just a week away from President-elect Donald Trump to take office, Iran is increasingly toughening rhetoric against the U.S. for a possible dishonoring of the 2015 international nuclear deal, saying it won�t allow reigniting the debate.

Iran: China acting opportunistically, asking too much for reactor redesign
An official with the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran on Thursday implicitly accused Beijing of fishing in troubled waters by demanding too high a price for redesigning the Arak nuclear reactor.

Iran, Russia discuss Syria, war on terror
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari met with his Russian counterpart on Friday to confer on the latest developments regarding the Syrian crisis and the war on terrorism.

�Russia, Iran, Turkey working to restore water supply to Damascus�
A Russian diplomatic source has said that Russia is working closely with Iran, Turkey and the UN to urgently restore the vital water supply to Damascus after it was cut off last month.

Ex-Kuwaiti FM calls for Iran-PGCC talks
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, the former Kuwaiti foreign minister, said on Thursday that Iran and the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council should hold talks on crises in the Middle East region.