Iran Daily62 US organizations oppose Congress bill
As an anti-Iran bill is gaining support among Republican senators in the US Senate, more than 60 US organizations have delivered ajoint letter to the upper chamber urging senators to oppose the new Iran sanctions legislation.
Assad, Zarif discuss peace talks
Syrian President Bashar Assad and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Damascus on Wednesday held talks about next weeks United Nations conference aimed at trying to resolve the three-year deadly conflict.
Iran not to back off from nuclear right
The Iranian president says the Islamic Republic will not retreat one iota from its right to develop nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
Bomb attacks kill dozens in Iraq
Bombs hit Iraqs capital Baghdad and a village near the northern town of Baquba on Wednesday, killing at least 62 people, police and hospital sources said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned that militants were trying to set up an evil statelet.
UN chief backs Irans participation in Geneva II
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has once again reiterated the international organizations support for Irans participation in the upcoming Geneva II conference on Syria.
EU to lift insurance ban on Iran oil Jan. 20
European Union governments will implement all EU sanctions relief for Iran covered by a landmark nuclear deal on Jan. 20, the day the agreement takes effect including lifting a ban on insuring its oil, officials said.
Tehran-Moscow ties expanding
The agreement on the Iranian nuclear program reached at the Geneva negotiations with the P5+1 group of world powers will help resolve the decade-long impasse, Moscow believes.
Iran, Cubasstrategic partner
A Cuban official has described Iran as a strategic partner of the Republic of Cuba, saying Havana is willing to upgrade its trade ties with Tehran.
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62 U.S. organizations warn Senateagainst new Iran sanctions
Sixty-two U.S.organizations delivered a jointletter to the Senate on Tuesdayurging it to oppose new Iran sanctionslegislation, S.1881, that theysay would critically endanger thepossibility of a diplomatic resolutionto the nuclear standoff withIran.
Geneva IImeeting canend Syrianconflict:Irans Zarif
Ina meeting withSyrian President Bashar al-Assad inDamascus on Wednesday, IranianForeign Minister Mohammad JavadZarif said the planned conferenceon Syria has the capacity to put anend to the conflict in the country.
Lebanonarrests seniorcommanderin AzzamBrigades, killsanother suspect
The Lebanese Army arrestedWednesday a commander in theal-Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigadesduring a raid in the Bekaa Valleyin which the Army also shot andkilled a suspect allegedly involved inaiding the leader of the brigades.
Western spy agencies contact Syria for fighting terrorists
European security officials areworking together with theSyrian government to deal withthe threat of European terroristscurrently honing their battleskills in Syria. Damascus saysthere is a schism between politiciansand security people in theWest.
Bahrainopposition,future king holdrare meeting
Bahrains state television has broadcastimages of the crown princemeeting with top opposition leadersone week after reconciliationtalks were suspended.
New wave of terroristattacks kills 59 in Iraq
Bombs hit Iraqs capitalBaghdad and a villagenear the northern town ofBaquba on Wednesday, killingat least 59 people, policeand hospital sourcessaid, as Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki warned that terroristswere trying to set up anevil statelet.
Govt. will not accept discriminationin citizenship rights: Rouhani
In his secondday of visit to KhuzestanProvince, President HassanRouhani said his governmentwill not accept discriminationagainst tribes and ethnicgroups.
UN chief, Iranian deputy FMdiscuss delivering aid to SyriaBan welcomes
UN Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon and Iranian DeputyForeign Minister for Arab and African Affairs HusseinAmir Abdollahian discussed the Syrian crisis and theIranian regional ideas to solve it during a meeting inKuwait City on Tuesday.
Russia advises againstany move that may derailGeneva nuclear deal
Russia has advised againstany statement and action which maynegatively affect the course of the negotiation processbetween Iran and the major powers.
U.S. should stop contradicting itself, send Geneva II invitation to Iran
The U.S. should notsend mixed messages to Tehranover its participation in the upcoming Geneva IItalks aimed at ending the Syrian conflict, as itcould potentially damage a P5+1 nuclear dealwith Iran, political analyst Kaveh Afrasiabi toldRT in an interview published on Tuesday.
Iranian delegation inLebanon to probe Beirutembassy attack
An Iranian delegation arrivedin Beirut on Wednesday to investigate theattack against the Iranian Embassy in Lebanon last November.Twenty-five people died in a double suicide bombingin front of the Iranian Embassy on November 19.
Imposing new sanctions onIran would be a strategicerror: Robert Gates
Former U.S. Defense SecretaryRobert Gates says that imposingnew sanctions on Iran by Congress would be a terriblemistake and a strategic error.
U.S. denies secretagreement with Iran
TheObama administrationhas denied claims that theinterim deal reached between Iranand the world powers included asecret side deal.
Senate Majority Leader: No immediateplan to allow vote on Iran sanctions bill
SenateMajority LeaderHarry Reid made clear on Tuesdayhe has no immediate plan to allowa vote on a bill that would slap newsanctions on Iran over its nuclearprogram, Reuters reported.
U.S. lawmakers not seeking war with Iran: congressman
A congressmanhas saidthat U.S. lawmakers do not wantwar with Iran, criticizing WhiteHouse officials for suggesting thatbackers of a new Iran sanctions billin the Senate are actually trying tostart a war.
