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President: Iran�s constructive regional role acknowledged by others
President Hassan Rouhani hailed Iran�s increasing clout in the region, saying the role of Tehran in counter-terrorism and regional stability and security is now acknowledged by all parties.

 
Foreign officials question Saudi death toll
Officials from several countries have said that more than 1,000 people died in last week�s stampede near Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

 
Obama, Zarif �shake hands� at UN
US and Iranian officials said President Barack Obama and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have shaken hands on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

 
Time for normalizing Iran-Persian Gulf Arab states ties: Qatar
Qatar�s Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah said it was time for Persian Gulf Arab states and Iran to hold �serious dialogue� and discuss all issues to normalize ties.

 
Putin, Obama discuss Syria crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama met on the crisis in Syria but failed to resolve their dispute over the future role of Bashar al-Assad.

 
Afghanistan mounts offensive to retake Kunduz from Taliban
Afghan troops backed by US air support launched a counteroffensive Tuesday to retake Kunduz, a day after Taliban terrorists overran the strategic northern city.

 
Head of Munich Security Conference: No peace in Syria without Iran
There can be no peace in Syria without Iran, said the chairman of the Munich Security Conference, Wolfgang Ischinger in an interview with the German radio station Deutschlandfunk.

 
Iran, P5+1 hold ministerial meeting in New York
Foreign ministers from Iran and the P5+1 group (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany), accompanied by EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, held a gathering on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

 
President: Iran�s constructive regional role acknowledged by others
President Hassan Rouhani hailed Iran�s increasing clout in the region, saying the role of Tehran in counter-terrorism and regional stability and security is now acknowledged by all parties.

 
Tehran Times

Rouhani: Hajj crush was unusual
President Hassan Rouhani who cut short his visit to the annual UN conference in New York and returned to Iran on Tuesday called the stampede in Mecca in which hundreds of pilgrims lost their lives an unusual incident that turned the Eid-al-Adha festivities into mourning.

 
Obama, Putin spar over Syria
Russia and the United States agreed to look for a diplomatic end to the Syrian civil war but clashed over the central question of whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should retain power.

 
Indian, Swiss transport ministers due in Iran
Indian Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Swiss Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Minister Doris Leuthard are scheduled to attend the first Iran Transportation and Urban Development Summit (ITUDS).

 
Indonesia criticizes Saudi Arabia for hajj disaster response
Indonesian officials are criticizing Saudi Arabia�s response to the hajj disaster in Mina, saying authorities in the kingdom prevented their diplomats from seeing initial data and blocked their immediate access to the dead.

 
Handshake between Zarif and Obama �was not preplanned�, official says
An Iranian official said on Tuesday that handshake between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and President Barack Obama at the United Nations on Monday �was not preplanned�.

 
China�s Xi says to prioritize energy cooperation with Iran
China will prioritize its energy and financial cooperation with Iran, as the recent nuclear deal means there is now even more opportunity to work together, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani.

 
Iran urges UN for immediate action to halt Saudi attacks on Yemen
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Aham has urged investigation by the UN and other international bodies into numerous instances of violation of human rights by Saudi Arabia in Yemen.

 
Parties in nuclear deal aim for implementation in early 2016
Foreign ministers from Iran and the six powers that negotiated July�s nuclear agreement met Monday evening to discuss the implementation of the deal, with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini saying they hope to complete that work in early 2016.

 
I am ready to talk to anybody to secure Syria, Iraq and Yemen: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that he is ready to negotiate with anybody and any country and visit anywhere if it helps.

 
Iranian health minister in Mecca to help stampede victims
Iranian Health Minister Seyyed Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi arrived in Mecca on Tuesday morning to handle the problems of Iranian Hajj pilgrims and help determine the fates of missing nationals after deadly crush in Mina, near Mecca.

 
Saudi Arabia damaged Islam most after Daesh: Shamkhani
The secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has damaged Islam most after the terrorist group Daesh.