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Terrorists in control of more areas in Iraq
Terrorists took control of the Iraqi city of Tikrit and freed hundreds of prisoners on Wednesday a day after they seized a swathe of the north, including the country�s second largest city Mosul, and forced half a million of people to leave their homes.

 
Ways of protecting Caspian Sea outlined
Foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states�Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan�met in Moscow in April.

 
Caspian Sea states ink four-party security deal
Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkmenistan inked a quadrilateral security agreement for the Caspian Sea, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and the Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour said Wednesday.

Iran continues direct talks with P5+1 members
Iran and France held direct talks on the Islamic Republic�s nuclear energy program in Geneva on Wednesday.

Iran steps up security along borders
Iran has intensified security along its borders amid escalating terrorist attacks in neighboring countries, said a top Iranian official.

Shamkhani: ISIL terrorists in Iraq a wake-up call to Mideast
The presence of Takfiri militants in Iraq has set off alarm bells for the Middle East region, says a top Iranian official.

Islamic Revolution�s victory, example for reappearance of Imam Mahdi
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday victory of the Islamic Revolution is an example for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his reappearance).

President: Resolving environmental problems top priority
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday resolving environmental problem is the administration�s top priority.

 
Int�l community urged to stop spread of terrorism
Foreign Ministry strongly condemned terrorist attack on the northern Iraqi city, urging an immediate end to the support for the terrorist groups by certain states, and called on all countries to adopt collective measures to fight terrorism.

 
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Iran, France hold nuclear consultations in �positive atmosphere�
Rep- resentatives from Iran and France held �useful� con- sultations on Iran nuclear issue in a �positive atmosphere� in Geneva on Wednesday, senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araqchi said.

 
Lebanon�s Frangieh standing by Aoun for president
The leader of Lebanon�s Marada Movement, Sleiman Frangieh, has once again thrown his weight be- hind Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun as consensus president.

 
Iran can increase oil output by 700,000 barrels a day: oil minister
Iran is increasing oil production and can boost output by 700,000 barrels a day with- in two months if international sanctions on its economy are lifted, according to Oil Min- ister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh.

Syrians trust the government: Assad
From the very start of the crisis, Bashar al-Assad has remained sure of the support of the Syr- ian people, the newly re-elected president said in an interview published Wednesday.

 
Obama congratulates strongman Sisi on election victory
The White House said that U.S. president Barack Obama has called Egyptian post-coup presi- dent and ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi to congratulate him on his inauguration and �to convey his commitment to working together to advance the shared interests of both countries.�

Sistani tells Iraqis to unite in support of army�s campaign against takfiris
Iraq�s Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani voiced his support for the Iraqi army in its war against the al-Qae- da-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

 
Israel blames Abbas for ?ring of rockets into Negev from Gaza
Palestinian ?ghters in Gaza ?red a rocket Wednesday into Israeli- occupied territory, Israeli o?cials claimed.

Leader: Victory of Islamic Revolution, example for reappearance of Lord of the Time
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that victory of the Islamic Revolution is an example for reappearance of Lord of the Time, Imam Mahdi (May God Hasten His Reappearance).

ISIL�s brutal acts in Iraq ring alarm bells for regional security: Iran�s security chief
A top Iranian security official says the brutal acts by ISIL terrorists in Iraq ring �alarm bells� for regional security and called on the international community to take serious action against the group.

Iran steps up security along borders: of?cial
Iran has intensified security measures along its borders amid escalating terrorist attacks in neighboring countries, says a top Iranian official.

Turkey wants Germany-France-style relationship with Iran: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that Turkey wants to have a relationship with Iran similar to the relationship between Germany and France.

 
Japan hails Rouhani administration�s trust-building efforts
Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi on Wednesday expressed Tokyo�s willingness to bolster ties with the Islamic Republic and hailed e?orts by Hassan Rouhani�s administration to build up trust at the international level.

Iran strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Mosul
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Aham has strongly condemned terrorists� brutal attacks to the Iraqi city of Mosul in the northern province of Nineveh.

Iranian deputy FM meets Saudi prince
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African A?airs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says he met Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Cairo on the sidelines of inaugural ceremony of Egypt�s new President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Monday.

 
Rouhani congratulates Putin, Aquino on national days
In sep- arate messages, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated Filipino President Be- nigno Aquino and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the countries� Inde- pendence Day.