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Rouhani urges independent states to unite against unilateralism
President Hassan Rouhani called for closer ties with Latin American states, especially Venezuela, saying independent nations should stand united in the face of unilateralism and extremism in the world.

 
Pope slams atrocities against Myanmar Muslims
Pope Francis issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar�s Rohingya minority on Wednesday, saying they had been tortured and killed simply because they wanted to live their culture and Muslim faith.

 
Russia: Iran missile tests not violating UN bans
Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin expressed surprise at an outcry provoked by the new US administration over Iranian missile work, saying Tehran�s missile tests are not violating any UN bans, legally speaking.

 
OPEC: Oil market �responding� to output cut
The OPEC president said Wednesday that world oil markets were �responding positively� to output cuts implemented by the organization and some non-group producers.

 
Tehran urges Berlin, Stockholm to improve banking ties
Iran urged Germany and the Netherlands to help remove the obstacles in the way of expansion of banking relations between Tehran and the European countries.

 
Minister: No problem for oil talks with Saudis
Iran�s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Tehran has no problem for talks with Riyadh in order to stabilize the oil market, as he praises OPEC commitment to production cuts.

 
Kuwait welcomes Iran�s readiness for dialogue with PGCC
Kuwait welcomed Iran�s willingness for dialogue with its Persian Gulf Arab neighbors, saying any talks are likely to help resolve conflict in Syria and Yemen, according to Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA.

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Iran, Russia stress commitment to nuclear deal
Senior Iranian and Russian diplomats met in Moscow on Wednesday to exchange views on the nuclear accord and the latest regional developments. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Ryabkov attended the meeting.

 
Air force medical team offers services to villagers
A medical team of Iran�s air force has been dispatched to a far-flung village area in eastern province of Sistan-e Baluchestan.

 
Malaysia�s BIV to study two Iranian gas fields
Malaysian BIV has entered Iran�s oil and gas industry by signing a memorandum of understanding with the National Iranian Oil Company for conducting development studies on two Iranian gas fields.

 
Iran says to disclose moves against terrorists
Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Wednesday that �good news� will be released about the security forces� newest actions against terrorists.

 
U.S. consensus-building waning, Rouhani says
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday the U.S. ability as a global consensus-builder has increasingly eroded, calling on Non-Aligned Movement countries to act more consequentially.

 
U.S. hostile rhetoric toward Iran may threaten nuclear deal: Russian diplomat
A collapse of the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers would hurt the international community and should be avoided, says the senior Russian diplomat on nonproliferation issues, Mikhail Ulyanov.

 
U.S. considers designating IRGC a terrorist group
Donald Trump�s administration is weighing a proposal that could designate Iran�s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

 
Nation set to mark Islamic Revolution anniversary
On Friday, Iranians will pour into the streets across the country to mark the 38th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution which led to the overthrow of Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, and the establishment of a democratically elected government instead.