Iran Daily
 
Iran lifts IPC Asian Open title
�The world�s strongest Paralympian, Iran�s Siamand Rahman, set a new record as Iran finished on top collecting 70 points in the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday.

Five dead in fresh Turkey clashes
�Kurdish rebels raided a Turkish police station and fired on railway workers in two separate attacks that left five dead, officials said Friday, amid renewed conflict between the security forces and rebels that has wrecked a fragile peace process.

Obama urges supporters to lobby for Iran deal
�US President Barack Obama on Thursday told groups that support the Iran nuclear deal to make their voices heard to Congress to counter the millions of dollars in lobbying by those who want to derail the agreement.



WikiLeaks: US spied on Japanese government, companies
The WikiLeaks website published documents Friday that it said shows the US government spied on Japanese officials and companies.



Taliban chooses Mullah Omar�s successor
�The Taliban confirmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and appointed his successor Thursday, as a new round of peace talks was indefinitely postponed amid concerns over how committed the new leadership is to ending the terrorist group�s 14-year insurgency.

Israelis burn Palestinian infant to death
Suspected Israeli assailants attacked a Palestinian village in the West Bank early Friday and torched two homes, hurling fire bombs inside and setting off a blaze that killed a sleeping toddler and critically wounded his 4-year-old brother and parents.

 
EU starts implementing Iran deal
�The European Council said on Friday that it adopted the first legal acts implementing the latest Iran nuclear deal, which would allow for certain relief of sanctions against Iran.

Moscow to deliver updated S-300 missile system to Tehran
�A high-ranking Russian official said on Thursday Moscow is working to upgrade the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system it plans to deliver to Iran.


Tehran Times
 
Russia upgrading S-300 missile system for Iran
A Kremlin official says that Russia is working to upgrade air defense missiles intended for Iran.

 
EU starts implementing Iran nuclear agreement
The European Council here on Friday said it adopted the first legal acts implementing the latest Iran nuclear deal, which would allow for certain relief of sanctions against Iran.

 
Rouhani calls on FTZs to focus on exports
After the lifting of sanctions a situation should be created for free trade zones (FTZs) to immediately move toward attracting domestic and foreign investment and turn into hubs for exports, President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday.

 
Iran�s Siamand Rahman king of powerlifters at Almaty 2015
The world�s strongest Paralympian, Iran�s Siamand Rahman, showed his strength and prowess once again on Thursday, lifting 295kg to take gold in the men�s over 107kg world record at the 2015 IPC Powerlifting Asian Open Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

 
Obama urges supporters to lobby for Iran deal
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday told groups that support the Iran nuclear deal to make their voices heard to Congress to counter the millions of dollars in lobbying by those who want to derail the agreement.

 
EU�s Mogherini seeks talks with Iran on energy, trade by early 2016
The European Union should start high-level talks with Iran on energy and trade by the beginning of 2016, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told a closed-door meeting of EU policymakers.

 
BP, Shell, Eni say look to return to Iran
Global oil majors, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Eni say they are looking to return to projects in Iran�s upstream oil and gas sectors.

 
Iran rejects Bahrain blast accusation
Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has rejected claims by a Bahraini minister that Iran was involved in a recent deadly terrorist attack in the country.

 
4 Democrats get behind Obama's Iran nuclear deal
Four Democrats, including one who represents an American hostage in Iran, said Thursday they would support the Iran nuclear deal in a major boost for President Barack Obama.

 
Zarif calls for world�s nuclear weapons states to disarm
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Israel and the world�s eight other states with nuclear weapons to begin disarming, in response to his country�s acceptance of strict curbs on its nuclear program in an agreement reached earlier this month.