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Thursday 6 February 2014 - 11:25
Story Code : 82116

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday, 06-02-2014

Tehran Times
 
Japan makes first oilpayment to Iran in a year
Japan this week became the first of Iransoil buyers to make a payment for crudeimports under an interim nuclear deal,sources told Reuters on Wednesday, asthe West eased sanctions against the Iranianeconomy.

 
Bahraintoughenspenalties forprotesting
The king of Bahrain has approved alaw imposing a jail sentence of up toseven years and a fine of thousandsof dollars for anyone who publiclyinsults him, Reuters reported.

 
Iran dismissesremarks of U.S.undersecretaryof state
Iranhas dismissed therecent remarks of U.S. Undersecretaryof State for Political AffairsWendy Sherman, saying that suchstatements are for domestic consumptionand should be avoided.

 
Iranprioritizesties withMuslimnations:Rouhani
Apromotionof relations with Muslim countries,including the neighboringstates, is a high priority for Iran,President Hassan Rouhani saidduring a meeting with Iyad binAmin Madani, the new secretarygeneral of the Organization ofIslamic Cooperation, in Tehranon Wednesday.

 
Bombings kill 24 people in Baghdad
Four bombings in Baghdad, including one oppositethe Foreign Ministry, killed 24 people onWednesday, the latest in the countrys worstsurge of violence in nearly six years.

 
Israel blocks provision of tents to homeless Palestinians
The International Red Cross hasstopped providing tents for Palestinianresidents whose houseswere demolished by the Israeliregime in the occupied JordanValley.

 
TurkishparliamentdebatesunprecedentedInternetrestrictions
Turkish MPs debated Wednesdaynew Internet legislation portrayedby the government as shielding theyoung from dangerous material butwhich critics say is a further erosionof personal freedom in the aspiringEU member.

 
Kashmir SolidarityDay 2014commemorated inTehran
The Pakistani ambassadorto Iran has said that Islamabadis committed to a just resolution ofthe Kashmir dispute in accordancewith United Nations Security Councilresolutions and the aspirations ofthe Kashmiri people.

 
Sweden says nuclear deal has created newatmosphere in Tehran-West relations
SwedishForeign MinisterCarl Bildt has said that the Genevanuclear deal between Iran and majorpowers has created a new atmospherein relations between Tehran and theWest and opened up new opportunities.

 
Business trip to Iran nothelpful, Kerry tells France
U.S. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry has told his French counterparta trip to Iran by French business executives wasnot helpful and gave the wrong impression that Tehranwas open for business as usual, Reuters quoted a U.S.official as saying.

 
Iran sticking to the letter of the Geneva agreement: Zarif
Iran is stickingto the letter of the interimdeal over its nuclear program and believes it isimportant that it uses this opportunity to buildconfidence, Iranian Foreign Minister MohammadJavad Zarif told euronews in aninterview published on Tuesday.

 
House Democrats mobilizeagainst Iran sanctions bill
Two House Democratsare mobilizing their colleagues againsta bill to slap more sanctions on Iran, circulating a letterthat backs President Barack Obamas position that sucha bill would jeopardize delicate nuclear negotiations, theHuffington Post reported on Sunday.

 
EUs approach toward Iran has changed from confrontation to interaction
TheSpanish ambassadorto Tehran says the EuropeanUnions approach toward Iran haschanged from that of confrontation toone of cooperation since Hassan Rouhaniwas elected the Iranian presidentin last summer, IRNA reported.

 
Iran Daily
 
Rouhani: OIC must help stop violence against Muslims
President Hassan Rouhani has said the prevention of atrocities and massacre of Muslims worldwide is the main duty of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

 
Baghdad attacks kill dozens
Three explosions in Baghdad, including one opposite the Foreign Ministry, killed at least 37 people on Wednesday, the latest in thecountrys worst surge of violence in nearly six years.

 
Japan makes first oil payment to Iran
Japan this week became the first of Irans oil buyers to make a payment for crude imports under an interim nuclear deal, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as the West eased a year-long stranglehold on revenues.

Zarif: Iran is committed to Geneva deal
Two months have passed since Iran and western powers signed an agreement in Geneva which would put an end to a decade-long impasse over Tehrans nuclear program. Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke to euronews channel about the deal.

 
US bugged Schroeder when he was German chancellor
The US National Security Agency (NSA) bugged the phone of former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder from at least 2002, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday, compounding the most serious row between the allies in a decade.

 
Moscow ready to help IAEA inspect Iran nuclear sites
Russias Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna has expressed his countrys readiness to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its mission to inspect Iranian nuclear sites.

 
Bank Mellat to sue UK government
Bank Mellat plans to sue the British government with a damages claim of up to one billion pounds for loss of business caused by illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

 
Takfirism big threat to Mideast security
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour said Takfirism is one of the main menaces threatening the security of the Middle East region.

 
Iran, Russia stress need to confront terrorism, extremism
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Russia have stressed the need for regional cooperation to counter terrorism and extremism.

 
Rescue efforts continue in north
The spokesman of Irans Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Hossein Derakhshan, said rescue operations in snow-bound provinces of Iran will continue, ILNA reported on February 5.
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