29 Mar 2024
Saturday 19 October 2013 - 10:40
Story Code : 58277

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Saturday, 19-10-2013

Iran Daily
 

 
US mulls freeing frozen Iranian funds
The Obama administration, in the wake of a promising first round of nuclear diplomacy with Iran, is weighing a proposal to ease the pain of sanctions on Tehran by offering access to billions of dollars in frozen funds if the Iranian government takes specific steps regarding its nuclear program, a senior administration official said Thursday.

 
World powers reflect on Geneva talks
Officials from the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France and Germany have reflected on the two-day talks between Tehran and the six major world powers over Irans nuclear energy program in Geneva.

 
Africas natural potential
A new report, launched in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, indicates that the African economic growth has been resilient amid global economic downturns and regional crises.

 
Turkey to import 5m tons of Iran oil in 2014
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Thursday Ankara will import five million tons of Iranian crude in 2014.

 
EU parliamentary delegation due today
A three-member parliamentary delegation from European Union (EU) will pay official visit to Tehran on Saturday.

 
Brazil to monitor price hikes
The Brazilian government has created a committee to monitor abusive price hikes of hotel rates and plane tickets during next years World Cup.

 

 
Israel seeking to undermine progress
Irans foreign minister says Israel is trying to undermine the progress achieved in Tehrans nuclear talks with world powers.

 
US weighs Tehran presence in Syria talks
US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington is considering Irans presence in the long-awaited international Geneva II conference on the Syria crisis.

 
Russia for removal of sanctions
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has called for the removal of international and unilateral sanctions against Iran in case the Wests dispute over the Iranian nuclear energy program is resolved.

 
Tehran Times
 

 
Iran, negotiatingpartners holdsubstantivenuclear talks
Iran and worldpowers held "substantiveand forward-looking" talks over Tehransnuclear program in Geneva on Tuesday andWednesday, according to a joint statement issued

at the end of the negotiations.

 
Saudi Arabiadeclines UNSecurityCouncil seat
Saudi Arabia has said it would nottake up its rotating seat on theUnited Nations Security Council,citing double standards whichit said hampered the world body'sability to end conflicts.

 
U.S.mullingrelease ofIranianassets:NY Times
TheObama administration,in the wake of a promisingfirst round of nuclear diplomacywith Iran, is weighing a proposal toease sanctions on Tehran by offeringit access to billions of dollars infrozen funds if the Iranian governmenttakes specific steps to curb itsnuclear program, a senior administrationofficial said on Thursday, theNew York Times reported.

 
U.S. to sell bunker busters, cruise missiles to Persian Gulf monarchies in $11bn deal
The Pentagon plans to sell $10.8billion worth of advanced weaponryto Saudi Arabia and theUnited Arab Emirates. The hardwareincludes bunker busterbombs and cruise missiles.

 
U.S. weighingIransparticipation inSyria conference
TheUnited States isconsidering Irans participation inthe long-awaited international GenevaII conference meant to resolvethe crisis in Syria, U.S. State Departmentspokeswoman Jen Psaki saidon Thursday.

 
Chemical weapons inspectorshail progress in Syria
A team of international investigatorssays it is making goodprogress in its mission to inspectchemical weapons sitesin Syria.

 
Russia beginsshipping arms to Iraq
Russia has begun shipping armsto Iraq under a historic multibillion-dollar contract signedbetween Baghdad and Moscowlast year.

 
Atmosphere ofnuclear talks hasimproved underRouhani: AEOIdirector
Theatmosphere ofthe nuclear talks between Iran andthe six major powers has been improvingsince Hassan Rouhani tookoffice as president of Iran in August,and this change has prompted theother side to adopt an interactiveapproach toward Iran, according tothe director of the Atomic EnergyOrganization of Iran.

 
Iran says it welcomes efforts topromote security in region
Tehran welcomesany initiative which can help promotesecurity in regional countries, Iranian ForeignMinistry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham saidon Wednesday.

 
Iran, Britain agree to appoint envoys in two weeks
Iran andBritain agreed onWednesday to name a charge daffairesto each others country in two weeks,IRNA reported.

 
Zarif says Iran not worried about revealing content of Geneva talks
Iranian Foreign MinisterMohammad Javad Zarif hassaid that Iran is not concerned about the revelationof the details of the Geneva talks over Tehransnuclear program.

 
U.S. calls bilateral talks with Iran in Geneva useful
TheU.S. delegationto six-power negotiations with Iranon its nuclear program held bilateraltalks with Tehrans delegates onTuesday in a meeting a senior U.S. officialdescribed as useful, Reutersreported.

 
Former U.S. negotiator says were in a better position with Iran
GarySamore, a formerU.S. nuclear negotiator, has said thereis hope that the dispute over Iransnuclear program will be resolved andit would be a good sign if the Iranianskeep their proposal secret.
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