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Leader: Iran held nuclear talks for removal of sanctions
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran held nuclear talks with the P5+1 countries for the removal of sanctions against Tehran, and that there would be no deal between the two sides if the bans remain in place.

 
Putin: Europe migrant crisis result of its Mideast policies
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called Europe�s migrant crisis a predictable result of its policies in the Middle East and said he had personally warned of the consequences.

 
Three more Senate Democrats back Iran deal
Three key Democratic holdouts threw their support behind the nuclear accord with Iran on Thursday, one day after President Barack Obama clinched enough votes to guarantee Congress can�t kill his agreement.

 
French carmakers duel over Iran
France�s PSA Peugeot Citroen, the biggest-selling European carmaker in pre-sanctions Iran, has hit a setback in its bid to reclaim that throne: domestic rival Renault.

 
ISIL blows up famed tower tombs at Syria�s Palmyra
Terrorist group ISIL blew up several of ancient Palmyra�s famed tower tombs as they press their demolition of the UNESCO-listed world heritage site, Syria�s antiquities chief said on Friday.

 
Over 20 Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen
The UAE on Friday announced the deaths of 22 soldiers deployed in Yemen as part of a Saudi-led coalition against Yemen.

 
Over 2.1m displaced in Nigeria by Boko Haram
Over 2.1 million people are internally displaced in northeast Nigeria after a spike in six-year terrorist attacks by the Boko Haram group, the International Organization for Migration said Friday, revising a previous figure of 1.5 million.

 
Leader: Iran held nuclear talks for removal of sanctions
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran held nuclear talks with the P5+1 countries for the removal of sanctions against Tehran, and that there would be no deal between the two sides if the bans remain in place.

 
Iran dismisses Kuwait �terror cell� charges
The Iranian Embassy in Kuwait dismissed accusations bandied about in Kuwaiti media linking Tehran to a terror cell, saying a �systematic� campaign is underway to harm relations between neighboring states.

 
Major defense drills held in Tehran
Tens of thousands of Iran�s Basij volunteer forces participated in massive defense maneuvers in Tehran to boost the country�s security and counter possible enemy threats.



Tehran Times

Leader wants Majlis to examine nuclear deal
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that the nuclear deal struck between Iran and major powers should be examined by the parliament.

 
Heartbreaking image of 3-year old Syrian boy shocks the world
The 3-year-old lies face down, his head to one side with his bottom slightly up -- the way toddlers like to sleep.

 
Japan aims for investment pact with Iran �as soon as possible�
Japan will begin negotiations with Iran on a bilateral investment pact next week, Japan said on Friday, and aims for agreement as soon as possible to allow Japanese companies to rebuild a presence in the oil-rich country.

 
It�s a big lie that Iran was on verge of building atomic bomb, Iran tells Kerry
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Thursday refuted a claim by the U.S. secretary of state that Iran was on the verge of building an atomic bomb, calling it a �big lie�.

 
Up to 27 civilians possibly killed by Canadian air strike: Pentagon papers
The allegation that Canadian warplanes killed civilians during a Jan. 21 air strike against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group � information the military kept under wraps for seven months � came from Canada�s Kurdish allies in Iraq, documents show.

 
Larijani expects heated Majlis debate on nuclear deal
Iran�s parliament speaker on Thursday said he expected a raucous debate in the Iranian legislature over approval of the nuclear deal which he said could unleash more drama than in the U.S. Congress.

 
Saving Iran�s great salt lake
In a wetland dying of thirst, Hossein Akhani, a botanist at the University of Tehran, mourns a verdant past. �Fifteen years ago, the lake was here,� he says. �Every time I come back, the water is farther away.�

 
Austria, Iran share economic, political interests: Fischer
Austrian President Heinz Fischer has said that Tehran and Vienna share numerous political and economic interests, calling on the two countries to help boost ties in both fields.

 
Iran submits peace plan to Syria�s Assad: official
Iran submitted last month a peace plan to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to try and end his country's four-year war, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.

 
Three more Senate Democrats back Iran nuclear deal
Support for the Iran nuclear deal rose in the U.S. Senate on Thursday as three more Democratic senators, Cory Booker, Mark Warner and Heidi Heitkamp, said they would back the agreement, Reuters reported.

 
Basij conducts major defense drills in Tehran
Tens of thousands of Iran�s Basij volunteer forces participated in massive defense maneuvers held in the capital city of Tehran to boost the country�s security and counter enemy threats.