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Russia disagrees with US assessment of Iran
Russia said on Monday it did not agree with US President Donald Trump’s assessment of Iran as “the number one terrorist state” and wanted to deepen what it described as already good ties with Tehran.

UN: Over 900 children killed in Afghanistan in 2016
More than 900 children were killed in Afghanistan’s conflict last year, the United Nations said Monday, calling it the most violent year for children since it started keeping records.

Iran: Imports of 149 tons of Russian uranium to complete today
Iran will receive the final part of a 149-ton shipment of uranium from Russia as part of its nuclear deal with world powers, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced on Monday.

US tech firms, ex-secretaries of state slam Trump ban
Dozens of tech companies and two former US secretaries of state savaged Donald Trump’s travel ban in court filings posted Monday, while the president remained defiant in the face of a high-stakes legal battle.

Syrian forces cut off main Daesh supply route
Syria’s Army and its allies advanced toward the northern Daesh-held city of Al-Bab on Monday, cutting off the last main supply route that connects to terrorists’ strongholds further east toward Iraq, a monitor said.

Iran rejects foreign meddling in domestic affairs
Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Monday “the missile issue and Iran’s internal affairs are the Iranian government, its leadership, and people’s business,” rejecting any foreign meddling in its domestic affairs.

President welcomes expansion of cooperation with Belarus
President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday Iran welcomes expansion of economic, scientific and investment cooperation with Belarus and Eurasia states.

Iran offers help to Afghanistan after avalanches
Iran expressed readiness to assist neighboring Afghanistan with rescue efforts after avalanches killed more than 100 people in recent days.

Iran unveils military weapons
Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled five military products on Monday as it began the mass production of state-of-the-art defense equipment designed and manufactured by experts at home.

Velayati: Iran opposes plots to partition Iraq
A senior Iranian official said any threat to Iraq’s security and territorial integrity will affect the entire Middle East, stressing that the Islamic Republic opposes Iraq’s partition and any interference in its internal affairs.


Tehran Times

Russia dismisses U.S. claim that Iran backs terrorism
Russia announced on Monday that it does not agree with a claim by the United States that Iran supports terrorism, Sputnik reported.

Tax income on verge of $21 billion
Iran has gained some 810 trillion rials (about $20.95 billion) in tax income since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2016).

Iran says Yemenis use missile technology dating to Soviet era
On Monday, Iran vehemently dismissed claims it was supplying weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, the militia group fighting the Saudi-backed government, saying they borrowed their technology from the Soviet Union.

Third culture world and the issue with identity
Most of us are born in the same country as our parents, speak the same language, eat the same food, and perhaps have our dreams and fears rooted in the same things that they believe in.

Syrian army besieges ISIL-held town of Bab
Syrian government troops and their allied forces have laid siege to the town of al-Bab, the largest stronghold of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorists in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, according to a pro-opposition monitoring group.

Araqchi, Ryabkov to negotiate in Moscow on Wednesday
Deputy Foreign Ministers of Iran and Russia Abbas Araqchi and Sergei Ryabkov, who are senior nuclear negotiators as well, are to negotiate on Wednesday in Moscow.

Lake Zarivar, a tourist hub
Lake Zarivar, also known as Zeribar or Zrewar, is three kilometers to the city of Marivan in the western province of Kurdistan.

New military equipment unveiled
Iran unveiled on Monday five new military products, including a guided rocket and assault weapons.

Iran: Trump’s missile remarks ‘unfriendly’ yet ‘expected’
I ran said on Monday that Washington’s recent stance on the country’s missile program is “unfriendly, hostile, and even threatening,” although the antagonism was already expected.

Tehran not accepting limitations on carbon fiber: Salehi
Ali Akbar Salehi, director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, has said that Tehran has not accepted the conditions set for receiving carbon fiber.

Belarus, Iran share common concern on terrorism: Larijani
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that Iran and Belarus share common concerns about terrorism.

Iran, Slovakia hold joint session in Tehran
Iran and Slovakia held their third joint consular session in Tehran on Monday, the Foreign Ministry media office reported.