Iran DailyRouhani urges complete WMD demolition
President Hassan Rouhani has reiterated the importance of cooperation and joint measures to completely annihilate weapons of mass destruction to promote global peace and security.
Iraq should not be sanctuary for terrorists
Chairman of State Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has warned of enemies plots to spread extremism in Muslim countries, stressing that Iraq should not become a safe haven for terrorists.
Rouhani visit a major step forward in boosting Iran-China ties
President Hassan Rouhani left here for Shanghai, China, Tuesday morning to participate in the 4th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Pakistani airstrikes kill 60 militants in North Waziristan
Pakistans military said airstrikes killed at least 60 militants in the countrys northwest tribal region.
Moscow, Beijing sign $400b gas deal
China signed a long-awaited, 30-year deal on Wednesday to buy Russian natural gas worth $400 billion in a financial and diplomatic boost to President Vladimir Putin.
12th Intl Flowers and Plants Exhibition underway
The 12th International Flowers and Plants Exhibition is underway at Tehrans Goftegoo Park.
FM to attend NAM meeting in Algiers
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will attend a ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to be held in Algiers.
Iran proved progress possible without US
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said Iranians have proved that it is possible to make progress in social and scientific fields and have dignity without depending on the US.
End of Ashtons mandate not to affect negotiations
Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht stressed that the change of the European Unions foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, wont have any impact on the nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the six world powers.
Tehran Times
Irans resistance has angered hegemons: Leader
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Rev-olution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei hassaid that Irans resistance against the he-gemonistic powers tyrannical policies has angered them.
Russia and China seal $400 billion gas deal
China and Russia agreed a huge gas supply contract in Shanghai on Wednesday, after a decade of talks on the multi-billion-dollar deal, Chi- nese state energy giant CNPC said.
Rouhani to Putin: Iran-Russia cooperation essential for regional stability
Iranian Presi- dent Hassan Rouhani has emphasized the need to expand relations between Iran and Russia, saying that coop- eration between the two countries lays the groundwork for security and stability in the
region.
UN demands investigation into Israels killing of Palestinian youths
A top UN o?cial called for a trans- parent and independent investiga- tion into the fatal shooting of two Palestinian youths by Zionist re- gimes border police during a dem- onstration in the West Bank.
China's April crude imports from Iran hit record high
China's April crude imports from Iran more than doubled from a year ago to a record of nearly 800,000 barrels per day (bpd), pushing imports in the ?rst four months of 2014 above levels seen before tougher Western sanc- tions were applied in 2012.
Federalism is remedy to Ukraine crisis: Russian of?cial
Konstan- tin Zatulin, the chief of the Insti- tute of CIS countries in Moscow, says what Russia calls federaliza- tion is the solution to the crisis in Ukraine, which has put the West and Russia against each other.
New Iranian ambassador calls Lebanon a brotherly country
Mohammad Fathali ar- rived in Beirut on Wednesday to begin serving as the new Iranian ambassador to Lebanon.
Amnesty International censures Bahrain for human rights violations
Amnesty International has criticized the Bahraini regime for slow and inadequate investigations into human rights abuses in the country.
Egypt establishing training camps for Libyan rebels: source
The Egyptian army has established a training camp to host Libyan rebels a?liated with the leader of the at- tempted coup, General Khalifa Haf- tar, and the leader of the National Forces Alliance, former prime minis- ter Mahmoud Jibril, who is currently living in the United Arab Emirates, ac- cording to a new report.
Ashtons departure could complicate Iran nuclear talks
As Iran and international negotiators work toward a July deadline to complete an accord with Tehran on its nuclear program, a practical issue may be on their minds: the looming changeover of the European Un- ions foreign policy chief, Reuters wrote on Tuesday.
World peace depends on dialogue: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the strengthen- ing of economic ties and engaging in joint investments are the best strate- gies to promote the convergence of Asian countries in the global economy.
Iran, IAEA agree on five more practical measures
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran held a technical meeting on Tuesday in Tehran to follow up on the implementation of a framework agreement on further cooperation they signed last November.
U.S. administration opposed to Congress direct role in approving Iran nuclear deal: report
The Obama administra- tion came out swinging on Tuesday night against e?orts to curtail its ne- gotiations with Iran, saying that it is absolutely opposed to the proposed Corker Amendment to the Israel-U.S. Strategic Partnership Act that would give Congress a direct role in approv- ing any nuclear deal with Tehran, Haaretz reported.
