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Obama administration warns lawmakers over Iran sanctions
Obama administration officials told US lawmakers they would oppose new sanctions on Iran if they interfere with last year’s international nuclear agreement, laying the groundwork for a potential fight over any legislation.
Iran, Germany sign major petchem deal
Iran on Thursday awarded a major contract to a German company over the development of a petrochemical project in the country’s southwestern city of Masjed Soleyman.
Trump wins enough delegates for nomination
The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to secure the party’s presidential nomination.
French unions vow to step up strikes, protests
French President Francois Hollande vowed Friday to “stand firm” over a controversial labor law as unions called on workers to step up a wave of industrial action gripping the country.
Hiroshima protesters to Obama: ‘You are not welcome here
Residents in Hiroshima greeted US President Barack Obama with protests at the site of the world’s first atomic bombing conducted by the US more than 70 years ago.
IAEA: Iran sticking to nuclear deal
Iran is complying with the July 2015 landmark nuclear deal with major powers, a report from the UN atomic watchdog.
Tehran downplays US House heavy water vote
Iran downplayed a vote at the US House of Representatives to bar the American government from purchasing heavy water from Iran in the future.
Eradication of poverty important goal of Islamic Revolution
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Thursday that eradication of poverty is one of the important goals of the Islamic Revolution.
Huge demand for Iranian military gear in foreign markets
Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said there is huge demand for Iran’s military gear in foreign markets.
Tehran: Saudi Arabia biggest sponsor of terrorism
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Saudi Arabia is the “biggest sponsor of terrorism” in Iraq and elsewhere, dismissing Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir’s allegations that Iran was meddling in regional affairs.

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Leader: Real authority is way to progress
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said on Thursday, “The only way for the survival and progress of the [Islamic] establishment and materialization of the objectives of the [1979 Islamic] Revolution is ‘real authority in the country’ and ‘great cause’, i.e. defying the enemy.

Germany’s ADKL inks €2b petrochemical contract in Iran
Germany’s Abels Decker Kuhfuß Lenzen (ADKL) signed a €2 billion contract with Iran’s Masjed Soleyman Petrochemical Industries Company (MIS) on the implementation of a petrochemical project in Iran.

Tehran Symphony Orchestra gives first performance with new conductor
The Tehran Symphony Orchestra performs its first concert with new conductor Shahrdad Rohani on Wednesday night after the Vienna-based Iranian maestro Ali Rahbari resigned from the orchestra earlier in April.

IAEA: Iran has stayed within the limits of nuclear deal
The International Atomic Energy Agency said in a quarterly report on Iran that the country has stayed within the limits of a nuclear deal it reached with world powers last year on its stockpiles of uranium and heavy water.

Iranian, Afghan environment chiefs discuss Hamoun Lake preservation
The chief of Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) and the director general of Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) discussed issues related to Hamoun Lake preservation.

Biographical dictionary of Persian poets inscribed on UNESCO Memory of the World
The Tazkirah-i Arafat al-Ashiqin wa Arasat al-Arifin, a biographical dictionary of Persian poets compiled by Safavid-era scholar Taqi ad-Din Mohammad Awhadi Balyani (1565-ca. 1640), has been added to the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Register of the Memory of the World.

HPCL starts processing Iran oil payments
Hindustan Petroleum Corproation Ltd (HPCL) has received clarity from the central government to clear its $23 million oil dues to Iran.

Tehran says House’s ban on heavy water unimportant, won’t allow JCPOA breach
Iran’s deputy foreign minister has said Tehran won’t allow the nuclear deal being breached by signing parts, reacting to a Republican-backed amendment to bar the Obama administration from buying heavy water from Tehran.

Tehran rejects meddling in Iraq, says Saudis are most dangerous supporter of terrorism
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman branded on Friday Saudi Arabia as “the most dangerous supporter of terrorism” in the world, reacting to the Arab country’s foreign minister’s remarks about Iran-Iraq relations.

Resistance economy entails national determination, general says
Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Friday that success in implementing the resistance economy depends on national determination, the government’s help to the people, and also the people’s help to the government.

Zarif congratulates Lebanon on Liberation Day
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday congratulated the Lebanese on Liberation Day.