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A dozen killed in Tehran terrorist attacks
Gunmen and suicide bombers raided Iran�s Parliament and the Imam Khomeini�s Mausoleum in Tehran on Wednesday, killing at least a dozen people and injuring 42 others.

 
UAE threatens Qatar sympathizers with jail
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday threatened anyone pub-lishing expressions of sympathy toward Qatar with up to 15 years in prison as it barred entry to Qataris.

 
Myanmar military plane debris found in sea
Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea late Wednesday, a local official said.

 
Zarif in Turkey to discuss bilateral, regional issues
Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif departed Tehran for Ankara on Wednesday morning for consultations with Turkish officials on bilateral and regional issues, the Syrian crisis in partic-ular.

 
Shamkhani: Any plan aimed at disintegrating Syria deepens crisis
Secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said any peace plan devised with the aim of disintegrat-ing Syria or strengthening the presence of armed forces in the Arab country will only deepen the ongoing crisis.

 
Iranian deputy FM, Afghan president discuss relations
Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour held talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Exec-utive Officer Abdullah Abdullah on various issues.

 
Tehran Times
 
Terrorism targets sole democracy in region
the mausoleum of Imam Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Revolution, were targeted on Wednesday morning by two simultaneous gun and suicide bomb assaults. The attacks unfolded as a number of gunmen stormed the main gate of the parliament building in central Tehran and opened fire. At the same time, a shooting spree targeted Imam Khomeini�s shrine about 25 kilometers away in south Tehran.

 
Zarif makes surprise visit to Turkey amid Arab rift
Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made an unannounced visit to neighboring Turkey on Wednesday as the row between Qatar and other Arab countries is further altering Middle East politics.

 
Iran, Malaysia set to triple trade to $2b
Iran and Malaysia signed a cooperation agreement in Tehran on Wednesday, preparing the ground to triple bilateral trade to around $2 billion. Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi and Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Mustapa Mohamed signed the agreement, IRNA reported.

 
OECD says global economic outlook has improved
The global economic outlook is doing better than it was, but has not yet improved sufficiently to make a material difference to people�s lives, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Wednesday in its twice yearly assessment of the world economy.

 
Trump has no real foreign policy strategy: American expert
Prof. William O. Beeman, head of the anthropology department at the State University of Minnesota, is of the view that Donald Trump �has no real comprehensive foreign policy strategy�.

 
Qatar asking Turkey, Iran about providing food, water
Qatar is talking to Iran and Turkey about securing food and water supplies to stave off possible shortages two days after its biggest suppliers, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, cut trade and diplomatic ties, a government official said on Wednesday.

 
Martial arts on the distaff side
A gaggle of females, called Ninja, are seen practicing marshal arts in Boroujerd, western Iran.

 
Iran plans to ship heavy water abroad
Iran announced on Tuesday that it would ship 20 tons of heavy water abroad to avoid breaching a limit on its stock of that substance under a landmark deal with six world powers.

 
Qatar blockade aimed to whitewash Saudi support for terrorism: Kharrazi
Kamal Kharrazi, former Iranian foreign minister and current head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, has said that Saudi Arabia�s plot to put pressure on Qatar is aimed at clearing itself of the blame as the biggest sponsor of terrorism, ISNA reported on Wednesday.

 
Iran, Russia have proved game changer in war on terrorism: security official
Iran�s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said on Wednesday that �constructive� cooperation between Iran and Russia has changed the security situation against the terrorists in the region.