Iran Daily


Rouhani: Gov�t fully supports national football team
President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday met with Iran�s footballers and coaching staff to express his gratitude for Iran�s qualification for the 2018 World Cup, president.ir reported.

Foreign investment thriving in Iran
Head of the Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance said that foreign investment is flourishing in Iran with overseas capital drawn to the country reaching $3.372 billion.

Congressional Democrats sue Trump over foreign payments
Nearly 200 Democrats in the US Congress joined forces to file a legal case against President Donald Trump over receipt of payments from foreign governments via his businesses.

UN: �Staggering� civilian deaths from US-led airstrikes in Syria
Intensified airstrikes by a US-led coalition on Daesh�s stronghold of Raqqa in Syria are causing a �staggering loss of civilian life�, United Nations war crimes investigators said on Wednesday.

Deadly fire engulfs London tower block
A deadly overnight fire raced through a 24-storey apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring 74 others. One desperate woman threw a baby out of a high window and a man on the ground managed to catch the child, a witness said.

Iranian lawmaker decries UN silence on Tehran terrorist attacks
Iranian lawmaker Yunaton Betkolia in a letter to the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutteres strongly criticized the international body�s silence on the recent terrorist attacks in Tehran.

Iran: US implementation of JCPOA not �acceptable�
Iran�s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday called on the United States to implement its commitments under a nuclear deal reached between Tehran and major world powers.

China naval group to berth at Iran port today
A Chinese naval group will arrive in southern Iran today as Tehran and Beijing maintain their determination to enhance naval cooperation, the Iranian Navy announced.


Tehran Times


Iran oil production back around pre-sanction level: BP
Iran�s oil production and its share of OPEC output are now both back around pre-sanction levels, according to BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2017.

Democrats to file emoluments lawsuit against Trump
Nearly 200 Democratic members of the United States Congress agreed to file a lawsuit on Wednesday against the U.S. President Donald Trump alleging that by retaining interests in a global business empire he has violated constitutional restrictions on taking gifts and benefits from foreign leaders.

Excess oil inventories to last until 2018: IEA
Oil demand should outpace supply in the second half of this year but excess inventories will persist well into 2018, dealing a blow to global crude producers enacting output cuts to bring down stubbornly high stockpiles.

Iraq: Syrian army delegation in Baghdad to discuss borders security
A high level Syrian army delegation held talks in Iraqi capital Baghdad with Iraqi counterparts on border security in the first public visit of its kind in years to coordinate the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group, the Iraqi defense ministry said on Wednesday.

Huge fire engulfs tower block in west London
Fire engulfed a 24-storey housing block in central London, killing at least six people and injuring at least 74 others in an inferno that trapped residents as they slept.

U.S. must fulfill commitments under nuclear deal: Iran
Reza Najafi, Iran�s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, has said his country is not satisfied with Washington�s implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, stressing that the U.S. must fulfill its commitments under the international accord.

Iran can hit targets at 2,000 km range: military advisor
A top military advisor to the Leader has said that Iran�s missiles are capable of hitting targets within a 2,000-kilometer range, ISNA reported.

Iran will counter any terrorist move with full force: Rouhani
In reaction to the June 7 terrorist attacks in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Iran will counter any terrorist move with full force.

Zarif says Iran will send food to besieged Qatar
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told former UN secretary general Kofi Annan on Tuesday that Iran will send food to besieged Qatar.

New round of Astana talks to be held on July 4-5
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday that the fifth round of talks on Syria in Astana, Kazakhstan, is scheduled for July 4-5.