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Iran secures �8b loan from South Korean Eximbank
Iran secured an �8-billion credit line from South Korea�s Eximbank, the Islamic Republic�s biggest loan deal since its 2015 nuclear accord, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced Thursday.

France: Poland �goes against European interests�
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday criticized Poland�s conservative government for going against Europe�s interests and warned Warsaw risked finding itself �on the margins� of the bloc in the future.

Qatar resumes full diplomatic relations with Iran
Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran and promised to send its ambassador back to Tehran soon.

Children among 14 dead in new airstrike on Yemen
Children were among at least 14 people killed in an airstrike that toppled residential blocks in Yemen�s capital Sana�a on Friday, witnesses and medics said.

Samsung heir guilty of bribery, sentenced to five years jail
The heir to the Samsung empire was convicted of bribery and other offences Friday and jailed for five years in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-Hye.

AEOI official: Considerable progress made in redesigning Arak reactor
A senior Iranian official said on Friday that considerable progress has been made in operations for redesigning Arak heavy water reactor � whose name has been changed to Khandab.

Iran warns of �illegal� US pressure on IAEA
Iran warned about the consequences of any �illegal� pressure on the UN nuclear agency after US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, visited Vienna for a possible review of the nuclear agreement with Tehran.

IRGC arrests assailants in recent terrorist attack in Sistan-Baluchestan
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Friday it has arrested the perpetrators of an August 19 attack in Iran�s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan that killed three people.

Iran rejects Bahrain�s new claim of meddling as �baseless, ridiculous�
Tehran dismissed Bahrain�s fresh claim of Iranian interference in the kingdom�s internal affairs, calling on the Manama regime to stop �playing a blame game� against the Islamic Republic.

Iranian, Indonesian navy commanders discuss closer cooperation
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and his Indonesian counterpart, Ade Supandi, exchanged views on a range of issues, including ways to boost cooperation between the two countries� navies.

Commander: Hike in number of planes using Iran airspace proves security
Iran says at least 1,400 planes cross its skies everyday � an announcement that a top military official in Tehran says is a proof of the country�s airspace security for regional and transregional airliners.

 

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Zarif: U.S. pressure on IAEA violates JCPOA
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that any move of the U.S. to exert pressure on the International Atomic Energy Agency is �violation of the 2015 nuclear deal and independence of the IAEA�.

IR-40 in 2nd re-design phase
The Islamic Republic re-designing of Khondab reactor, aka IR-40 and Arak reactor, has entered the second phase.

Iran Navy commander meets with Bangladeshi counterpart
The Commander of Iran�s Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari met with his Bangladeshi counterpart
on the sidelines of the 3rd International Maritime Security Symposium underway in Bali, Indonesia.

Erdogan fires 928 public workers, tightened grip over MIT, clamps down on media
The Turkish government has fired over 900 officials with the public sector and boosted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan�s powers over the country�s national intelligence agency.

Qatar closes Chad embassy in tit-for-tat move
Qatar�s foreign ministry on Thursday said it was closing Chad�s embassy in Doha and ordered all staff to leave the emirate within three days.The retaliatory move came just 24 hours after the central African state announced it was closing Qatar�s embassy in N�Djamena, accusing Doha of seeking to destabilize the country.

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong found guilty of corruption
A South Korean court has found billionaire Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong guilty of bribery, embezzlement, hiding assets overseas, concealing profit from criminal acts and perjury.

�Iran welcomes Qatari diplomat�s return�
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Thursday that Iran welcomes the Qatari
government�s act in returning its ambassador to Tehran.

Iran rejects Manama claim on gang members� origins
Iran�s Foreign Ministry spokesman has slammed as baseless and ludicrous recent allegations raised by Bahrain that suspected members of a terror cell it has arrested recently have links with Iran.

OFAC fines Singaporean firm over Iran transaction
A Singapore-based subsidiary of a Chinese oil field services company has agreed to pay $415,350 to settle claims that it violated U.S. sanctions against Iran by exporting oil rig supplies from the U.S. that allegedly ended up in Iranian territorial waters, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday.

Pakistan lauds Iran�s supportive stance against U.S.
Pakistani government spokesperson appreciated Iran�s firm stance on U.S. President Donald Trump�s comments against Pakistan in his new South Asia strategy.