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Iran vows ‘appropriate’ response to US sanctions
Iran said on Friday the US Congress’ vote to extend the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for another decade violates last year’s nuclear accord, adding Tehran will take “appropriate measures” against the decision.

Syrian media broadcast from Aleppo areas
Syrian state media on Friday reported from areas newly captured during a government ground offensive in the besieged enclave of eastern Aleppo, showing resettlement of civilians, restorations of roads and removal of debris.

Iran has stood strong in hard times
President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday that the country had stood strong in the face of severe plunges in international prices of oil over the past two years.

Trump names James Mattis as US defense secretary
US President-elect Donald Trump named Gen James Mattis, a former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his defense secretary.

French leftwing field wide open after Hollande bows out
French President Francois Hollande’s dramatic announcement that he will not seek a second term opens the way for his Prime Minister Manuel Valls to make a bid for power in next year’s increasingly open election.

Bolivia shuts down airline after football team crash
The authorities shut down a Bolivian charter airline whose plane ran out of fuel and crashed in the Colombian mountains, killing 71 people including most of a Brazilian football team.

IRGC’s light aircraft crashes in southeastern city
A gyroplane flown by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for reconnaissance operations crashed in Iran’s southeastern border town of Saravan on Thursday, killing the pilot.

Tehran calls for ‘immediate’ release of Iranian lawyers in Kenya
Iran’s Foreign Ministry called on Kenya to immediately release two Iranian attorneys arrested in the African country.

Iran to use all resources in joint humanitarian Aleppo operation with Russia
Iran is ready to promptly provide financial assistance and deliver humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Aleppo in joint operation with Russia, Hossein Sheikholeslam, the adviser to the Iranian foreign minister, told Sputnik.

Iranian envoy, UK’s queen review new challenges in world
Iran’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Britain Hamid Baeedinejad said in London late Thursday that he and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II had reviewed the new conditions in the contemporary world.

Enormous opportunity for Tehran, Wellington to work together
New Zealand’s Minister of Trade Todd McClay said “There is enormous opportunity for Iran and New Zealand to work together to boost two-way trade” as he began a visit to Tehran on Friday to boost trade ties between the two countries.

 

Tehran Times

Tehran says Senate sanctions renewal breaches JCPOA
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday the U.S. Senate’s vote to renew sanctions law against Tehran flouts the terms of an international nuclear deal finalized last year.

Iran’s agriculture sector welcomes Dutch investment
Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati has said Dutch entrepreneurs and investors are welcomed to participate in the development of Iran’s agricultural sector.

Romanian embassy marks National Day in Iran
On Tuesday, the Romanian embassy celebrated its National Day, also known as Great Union Day, in Tehran.

CIA chief: Tearing up JCPOA will be ‘height of folly’
Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan has said it would be the “height of folly” for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to tear up the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Court orders release of Shia leader Zakzaky
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the unconditional release of detained Shia’s Islamic leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Malama Zeenatudeen within 45 days.

Archaeologists unearth history at ancient site in Bojnourd
Excavations at a historical site in Bojnourd, northeastern Iran, bore fruit as a group of German archeologists unearthed artifacts and skeletons at a historical hill dubbed “Rivi”, three kilometers east of North Khorasan province.

FM Zarif to head to India, China, Japan
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will start its three-leg visit to China, India, and Japan, a policy the ministry’s spokesman saw in line with efforts to establish “balanced” relations with countries.

Iranian ambassador delivers credentials to British queen
Iran’s Ambassador to Britain, Hamid Baeedinejad, met with Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday and delivered his credentials to her.

Iran urges Kenya to release two lawyers immediately
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday called on the Kenyan officials to immediately release two Iranian advocates detained on Thursday.

Senate act will influence international trust on U.S.: senior lawmaker
Mohammad Reza Aref, head of the reformist parliamentary Hope faction, said on Friday that the Senate’s action in extending the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for another 10 years will negatively influence international trust on the U.S.