29 Mar 2024
Saturday 19 September 2015 - 13:32
Story Code : 180936

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Saturday, 19-09-2015

 

 
Iran Daily
 
US names lead coordinator to implement Iran deal after GOP failure
Stephen Mull, a former US ambassador to Poland with experience working on nuclear and sanctions issues, will be the lead US coordinator for implementing the July 14 nuclear deal with Iran, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday.

 
Zarif: Chinese president to visit Iran
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Iran in a few months.

 
Russia: If Syria asks for troops, well consider it
Russia would consider sending troops to fight in Syria if Damascus asked for them, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

 
Taliban attack on Pakistan base kills 20
A brazen Taliban attack on a Pakistani military base on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar killed 20 people on Friday, including 16 worshippers who were gunned down when the terrorists stormed a mosque inside the compound during prayers.

 
Croatia: No more migrants
After suddenly landing in the path of the biggest migration in Europe for decades, Croatia said on Friday it could no longer offer them refuge and would wave them onward, challenging the EU to find a policy to receive them.

 
Burkina Faso junta frees interim president after coup
Burkina Fasos military on Friday released the countrys interim president who was detained during a coup that dissolved his government. The prime minister remained under house arrest.

 
Tehran ready to enhance ties with Dhaka
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed the Islamic Republics readiness to enhance relations with Bangladesh in all areas, calling for the removal of obstacles in the way of mutual trade.

 
Iran calls on intl community to force Israel to join NPT
The Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) described Israel as a major threat to the international peace, calling on the world countries to pressure the Israeli regime into joining the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

 
Anti-Israeli rallies held across Iran
Thousands of people staged protest rallies across Iran to condemn the Israeli regimes desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and its daily attacks on Palestinians in the holy place of worship.

 
Tehran Times
 
Last bid to kill Iran nuclear deal blocked in Senate
U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked legislation meant to kill the Iran nuclear deal for a third time, securing perhaps the greatest foreign policy win of President Barack Obamas six years in office and clearing the way to implement the accord.

 
Israel only obstacle to nuclear-free Mideast, Iran insists
Irans ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has insisted on Tehrans position that the Zionist regime of Israel is the only obstacle to a Middle East without nuclear weapons.

 
S. African oil firms to discuss Iranian crude imports
South African oil companies will meet Iranian officials in October to discuss the resumption of crude imports, the deputy energy minister said on Thursday.

 
Rouhani: Death to U.S. slogan not against American people
The Obama administration is moving forward with the Iran nuclear deal as Senate Republicans conceded defeat Thursday after losing one final vote. But House Speaker John Boehner is considering legal action.

 
Pakistani Taliban storms airbase near Peshawar
Fighters belonging to the Pakistani Taliban have stormed an air force station near Peshawar in Pakistans northwest, resulting in a firefight with security forces and the deaths of at least 43 people, sources say.

 
Afghanistan should not be a scene of rivalry: Iran envoy
Gholamali Khoshroo, the Iranian envoy to the UN, said on Thursday that Afghanistan should not be turned into an instrument for conflict and rivalry, noting that cooperation is required to stabilize the country.

 
Iran denies report of prisoner swap with Al Qaeda
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official has dismissed as absurd a report by the Sky News claiming exchange of prisoners between Iran and the terrorist Al Qaeda group.

 
Kerry names lead coordinator to implement Iran nuclear agreement
The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has appointed a former ambassador to Poland, Stephen Mull, as the lead coordinator for implementing the Iran nuclear agreement.

 
Times of Israel misquotes Zarif on Israel
An Israeli daily, the Times of Israel, has misquoted remarks made by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in response to a question by a German TV host about the recognition of Israel, an Iranian deputy foreign minister says.

 
Its time to build on the Iran nuclear deal: South Korea
In a speech to the IAEA general conference in Vienna on September 15 Cho Tae-yul, South Korean vice minister for foreign affairs, suggested that it is now is time for the international community to build on the nuclear deal between Iran and great powers (the U.S., China, Russia, Germany, France and Britain) to help resolve the North Korea nuclear issue.
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