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Salehi: Iran can resume 20% enrichment in five days if needed
Iran is capable of resuming the enrichment of uranium to the 20-percent level at its Fordow facility within a maximum of five days if need be, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said.

Iran: World Bank approves �1b to electrify rail network
The World Bank has agreed to provide �1 billion ($1.18 billion) to electrify the rail network in Iran, the head of the Iran�s regional railway authority said on Tuesday.

Iraqi forces retake two districts of Daesh bastion
Iraqi forces on Tuesday recaptured from the Daesh group the first two districts of terrorist bastion Tal Afar, as the Pentagon chief visited Baghdad in a show of support.

Trump vows continued fight in Afghanistan; reversing stance
President Donald Trump cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan Monday, backtracking from his promise to rapidly end America�s longest war, while pillorying ally Pakistan for offering safe haven to �agents of chaos.�

Spain attack suspects in court for questioning
As the dust settled over five days of angst in Spain after deadly terror attacks, the four remaining alleged members of a terror cell that carried out the carnage arrived in a Madrid court on Tuesday for questioning.

Soldier dies in armed attack on government office
Gunmen attacked a government building in a small town in southeastern Iran, killing a soldier serving in the police.

Iran envoy: Tehran, Damascus standing together in all fields
Iran�s envoy to Syria Javad Torkabadi said the Islamic Republic and Syria are standing together in all fields, including the economic sector.

Iranian diplomat, Hezbollah chief discuss Mideast developments
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari held talks with Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Ayatollah Khamenei appoints new military commanders
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed a new commander for the Iranian Army and second-in-command for the Iranian Armed Forces� chief of staff.

Navy commander: Iran to stage wargames in Makran
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced that his forces will stage drills in the country�s southeastern Makran seashore in the near future.

 

Tehran Times

 

Referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan will not be helpful: AKP
M. Mehdi Aker, the deputy chief of the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP), is of the opinion that a decision by the Iraqi Kurdistan Region to hold an independence referendum will not solve any problems.

Trump vows U.S. will keep fighting in Afghanistan
The United States President Donald Trump said the United States must continue fighting in Afghanistan to avoid the �predictable and unacceptable� results of a rapid withdrawal from the country where the U.S. has been at war for 16 years.

Economic theories detrimental to humanities in the West: Stuart Sim Tehran Times/ Amin Berenjkar
Stuart Sim, a professor of critical theory from Northumbria University, says �the humanities help to create a climate of liberalism and pluralism, and this has many benefits in terms of a country�s political development.�

IATA: Global passenger demand reached 12-year high in H1
Growth in the global air passenger traffic market attained a 12-year high in the 2017 first half, as passenger traffic grew 7.9% compared to H1 2016 and the load factor hit a record 80.7%, according to IATA�s June Air Passenger Market Analysis.

Erdogan vows to thwart any �Kurdish state� in Syria
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday vowed Turkey would thwart any attempt by a Kurdish militia it deems �terrorists� to carve out a Kurdish state in northern Syria.

North Khorasan the land of treasures of tribes
Following the separation of Khorasan province in the spring of 2014 into three provinces, the North
Khorasan province was added to the country�s administrative divisions with Boroujerd as its capital
city.

Iranian official meets Hezbollah chief
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari met on Tuesday with Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, in Beirut.

Iran can resume nuclear enrichment to 20% purity in 5 days: Salehi
Ali Akbar Salehi, the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said on Tuesday that Iran can resume uranium enrichment to the purity of 20 percent in five days in the Fordow plant if necessary.

IRGC denies military operation with Turkey against PKK
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has refuted the possibility of a joint military operation with Turkey against the PKK outside of the Iranian borders.

NASA astronaut: Iran attained sophisticated rocket
A former NASA astronaut has described Iran�s most recent satellite-carrying rocket launch as a significant technological achievement.

Iran attends Afghan Independence Day at ministerial level
On Monday evening, the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Tehran held a ceremony to mark its Independence Day anniversary, where Iran�s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli attended.