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WSA: Iran�s annual crude steel production rises over 10%
Iran produced 17.895 million tons of crude steel last year, showing an rise of 10.8 percent compared with the figure for 2015, which was 16.146 million tons.

 
Rouhani: Iran seeks to boost ties with neighbors
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Iran spares no efforts to promote ties with neighboring and Muslim countries.

 
UK PM promises White Paper on EU exit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she would publish her plan for Britain�s exit from the European Union in a formal �White Paper� to allow Parliament to scrutinize it.
Trump promises �major investigation� of voter fraud
US President Donald Trump tweeted early Wednesday that he will order a �major investigation� into voter fraud, revisiting unsubstantiated claims he�s made repeatedly about a rigged voting system.

 
Hundreds of families leave camps for Mosul return
Hundreds of families who fled Mosul last year left displacement camps Wednesday to head back to their homes, in the biggest wave yet of returns to the city, officials said.

 
Iran�s irresistible rise as tourist destination
Iran is proving to be an increasingly popular destination with air travelers, experiencing growing passenger numbers from around the world � a trend that looks like it will continue in 2017, according to a study by ForwardKeys, the leading travel intelligence analyst.

 
More bodies recovered at Tehran�s collapsed high-rise
Rescue workers recovered more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed high-rise in Tehran, bringing the death toll from the tragic incident to 15.

 
Iran rejects British official�s comments on human rights
�Iran�s Foreign Ministry reacted to comments by a British Foreign Office official against the Islamic Republic�s human rights record, calling the remarks �incorrect, injudicious, provocative� and an instance of interference.

Iran official sees US partnership potential under Trump
Iran�s Deputy Petroleum Minister Amir Hossein Zamaninia sees �a great potential for engagement and partnership in Iran for American companies� under US President Donald Trump.

 
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Kuwait delivers message on Iran-Arab dialogue
Kuwait�s foreign minister arrived in Tehran on Wednesday to deliver a massage to President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, an initiative expected to bring about a thaw in relations between Tehran and the Persian Gulf Arab states.

 
Tehran denounces British allegations about human rights
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Wednesday dismissed as �baseless� and �provocative� the recent remarks by a British official about Iran�s human rights record.

 
Iranian oil official sees partnership potential under Trump
A senior Iranian oil official sees �a great potential for engagement and partnership in Iran for American companies� under U.S. President Donald Trump.

 
Global oil demand to grow into 2040s: BP outlook
Global oil demand will keep growing into the 2040s due to higher consumption of plastic goods even as the electric vehicle fleet expands rapidly and technology revolutionizes transport, BP said in its annual Energy Outlook on Wednesday.

 
UN envoy in cahoots with invaders: Yemen�s Houthi movement
The Yemeni Houthi Ansarullah movement has slammed the UN�s Yemen envoy for failing to speak the truth about the situation on the ground in the con- flict-torn country, saying the diplomat is in fact siding with the invaders by keeping silent on Saudi crimes.

 
Iran to participate in Geneva talks on Syria: deputy FM
Iran intends to participate in the upcoming Geneva talks on the Syrian conflict, but has not decided on the level of participation yet, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari has said.

 
Political synergy imperative to addressing challenges: MP
Reacting to early electoral campaigning, a principlist parliamentarian in comments on Wednesday called for a synergistic approach by all political groups to address challenges the country is grappling with.

 
Iranian voices slam Trump�s reported visa ban as �shameful�
President Donald Trump provoked an angry backlash from Iranian voices after reports he would block visas for citizens of seven Middle Eastern and African countries and temporarily ban most refugees, NBC reported.

 
Hawkish GOP senators reintroduce Iran non-nuclear sanctions bill
In the first session of the new Congress, U.S. Republican Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Todd Young (R-IN) and John Cornyn (RTX) reintroduced the Iran Non-nuclear Sanctions Act, a legislation that would impose harsh financial and economic sanctions countering Iran�s non-nuclear activities.