Iran DailyPresident: Grounds prepared for final nuclear deal
President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that grounds are now prepared for a final nuclear agreement and comprehensivesolution with world powers in the short term if there is a firm determination to this end.
Ukraine prime minister, govt resign
Ukraines President Viktor Yanukovych accepted the resignation of the prime minister and his cabinet amid continuing anti-government protests.
US Congress secretly approves arming Syria militants
Light arms supplied by the United States are flowing to militants in the south of Syria and US funding for months of further deliveries has been approved by Congress, according to US and European security officials.
FM: US realizes zero-enrichment unattainable
Iran has reasserted its right to uranium enrichment, saying that the United States has come to the conclusion that the right is not upfor discussion.
Turkey PM to meet top Iranian officials
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet top Iranian officials during his stay in Tehran as both countries seek to expandeconomic ties and hold talks on the Syrian crisis.
Munich confab will deliberate on final Iran deal
Munich security conference this weekend will focus on chances for a permanent agreement on Irans nuclear program, organizers said in Berlin Monday.
UN nuclear expertsin Iran to visit Gachin
UN nuclear inspectors arrived in Tehran Tuesday to visit Gachin uranium mine for the first time in several years, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said.
VP awarded for efforts to protect Earth
The Energy Global Foundation has awarded Vice President and Head of the Department of the Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar for her internationally acknowledged long-term commitment and efforts aimed at sustainable development and protection of the Earth.
Tehran Times
Drive for new sanctions onIran stalls in U.S. Congress
Anattempt to imposenew sanctions on Iran overits nuclear program has stalled inthe U.S. Congress and lawmakersare discussing whether to introducea much weaker measure, theGlobe and Mail quoted congressionalaides as saying on Monday.
UkrainePM resigns,parliamentrevokesanti-protestlaws
Ukrainian Prime Minister MykolaAzarov resigned on Tuesday whiledeputies loyal to President ViktorYanukovich, acting to calm violentstreet protests, back-tracked andoverturned anti-protest laws theyrammed through parliament 12days ago.
Morsi goeson trial inglass-encasedcage
Former president Mohamed Morsi went ontrial Tuesday on charges of breaking out ofprison, a day after Egypts military endorsedthe army chief who deposed him as a presidentialcandidate.
OPEC canhandlehigher oiloutputfrom Iran
OPEC could easily accommodateincreased oil production from Iranwhen sanctions limiting its outputare lifted, the organizations headsaid Monday, brushing off concernsit could split up because of oversupply.
Brahimi cancels Tuesdays Syria peace talks
Syrias warring sides did not meetagain at peace talks in Genevaon Tuesday, the UN said, after amorning session broke up withdifferences over the creation of a
transitional governing body.
Clasheswith Gaddafiremnants breakout in southernLibya
Fresh clashes erupted Tuesday inthe southern Libyan city of Sebhapitting supporters of slain dictatorMoamer Gaddafi against governmentforces and former rebels, amilitary source said.
U.S. plans to sell 24 Apache helicopters to Iraq
The Pentagon informed Congresson Monday it plans to sell24 Apache attack helicopters toIraq in a deal worth $4.8 billionto help Baghdad battle anti- governmentmilitants.
Iran unveils simulators for airdefense systems
Iran unveiledtwo domesticallymanufactured simulators forHawk and Skyguard air defense missilesystems during a ceremony heldin Tehran on Tuesday.
Iran advises againstforeign interference inUkrainian internal affairs
Iran on Tuesday advised theWest to stop interference in the internalaffairs of Ukraine, saying the Ukrainian people and governmentare able to settle their disputes.
Final Iran nuclear deal can be reached in a short time: Rouhani
A final nuclear agreementbetween Iran and worldpowers can be achieved in a short period of time, IranianPresident Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
Majority of U.S. citizenssupport Iran nucleardeal: AP-GfK poll
A majority of Americans supportan agreement by the U.S. and fiveother world powers over Irans nuclear program, according toa recent Associated Press-GfK poll.
Rouhani says Iran ready to mediatebetween South, North Korea
Iranis ready to mediatebetween Seoul and Pyongyangto help reduce the tensionon the Korean peninsula, IranianPresident Hassan Rouhani hassaid.
UN chief condemns assassinationof Iranian diplomat in Yemen
UNSecretary GeneralBan Ki-moon on Monday condemnedthe recent assassination of AbolqasemAsadi, an Iranian diplomat, in Yemenscapital Sanaa, his deputy spokesmanFarhan Haq told a press briefing, theKuwait News Agency reported.
U.S. should not close door on diplomacy through cheap words: top Iranian general
A senior Iranian generalhas advised the U.S. againstclosing the door on the nuclear negotiations betweenIran and the world powers by using cheapwords.
IAEA inspectorsin Iran to visitGachin mine
InternationalAtomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) inspectors arrived in Iran onTuesday to visit the Gachin uranium mine,as part of a joint statement that Iran and the
UN nuclear agency signed on further cooperationon Tehrans nuclear activities in theIranian capital on November 11, 2013.
