Iran Daily


Relations with Iran strengthening
Russia�s President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Baku with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani noted the progress in the Russia-Iran relations, saying �our friendly relations are strengthening,� RIA Novosti reported Monday.

Erdogan: EU migrant deal not possible if Turkey�s demands not met
Turkey�s migration agreement with the European Union may collapse if the EU does not keep its side of the deal on visa waivers, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told France�s Le Monde newspaper.

Hundreds join crucial battle for Syria�s Aleppo
Syrian government forces and foreign-backed factions sent hundreds of reinforcements to Aleppo on Monday as terrorists announced an all-out offensive to take the country�s second city.

Nuclear chief: US suffering from Iran nuclear data leak
Top nuclear official Ali Akbar Salehi said Monday the fallout from the recent leak of confidential information about Iran�s nuclear program to the media has entangled the United States.

Taliban bombing kills scores at Pakistani hospital in Quetta
A Taliban bomb packed with ball bearings tore through a Pakistani hospital Monday and killed at least 70 people, as witnesses described tearful staff rushing towards the smoking blast site to help the wounded.

Shamkhani rejects link between US payment to Iran, nuclear deal
Secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani dismissed the idea that there was a connection between the $400 million in cash that Iran received from the US as part of an old debt and the process of negotiations on Tehran�s nuclear program.

Indonesia�s Pertamina eyes investment in Iran�s upstream oil sector
Indonesia�s state-owned Pertamina on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to invest in Iran�s upstream oil and gas sector.

Swiss court orders Israel to pay Iran $1.2b oil debt
The Trans-Asiatic Oil Company (TAO), which is controlled by Israel, lost its appeal of the arbitration decision that obligates it to pay back a debt of $1.2 billion to National Iranian Oil Company.

Indonesia�s Pertamina eyes investment in Iran�s upstream oil sector
Indonesia�s state-owned Pertamina on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) to invest in Iran�s upstream oil and gas sector.

Senior MP: Execution of terrorists right decision
A senior Iranian lawmaker defended a decision to execute a number of terrorists in the Islamic Republic, saying it was a right decision.


Tehran Times


FDI in Iran tops $5b post sanctions
Iran has attracted $5.168 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) after the implementation of the nuclear deal in January, government spokesman Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht said on Monday.

Rouhani, Putin, and Aliyev push for regional integration
The presidents of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan held key talks in Baku on Monday. The talks between the three leaders promised a new chapter for regional cooperation and integration.

Suicide bomber kills at least 63 at Pakistan hospital
A suicide bomber in Pakistan killed at least 63 people and wounded dozens more in an attack on mourners gathered at a hospital in Quetta, according to officials in the violence-plagued southwestern province of Baluchistan.

Adaptation of �Like Water for Chocolate� on stage at Tehran theater
An adaptation of �Like Water for Chocolate�, a popular novel by Mexican writer Laura Esquivel published in 1989 is on stage at Tehran�s Iranshahr Theater Complex.

Zarif says Tehran-Baku ties have expanded after JCPOA
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that relations between Iran and Azerbaijan started growing both during the nuclear talks and after the conclusion of the nuclear pact, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

S. Korea opens center to support trade, investment in Iran
South Korea opened a business center on Monday to help local firms expand trade and investment in Iran as part of its efforts to tap deeper into the Middle East country following the lifting of international sanctions, the trade ministry said.

Rouhani deems it essential to restore peace in Islamic world
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that it is essential to make efforts to boost unity among Muslims and restore peace in the Islamic world.

Iran�s arms shipments to Lebanon awaiting Lebanon�s thumb-up: MP
A senior Iranian parliamentarian said on Monday that Tehran has packed up arms shipments bound for Lebanon months after Saudi Arabia�s revocation of a 4-billion aid to the Lebanese army.

Iran censures terrorist act in Pakistan
Iran�s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani condemned the deadly terrorist attack in a hospital in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday which left at least 50 people dead and dozens injured.

Al-Jubeir posed victoriously when told war on Yemen was �strategic blunder�
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the man who was Iran�s point man for the Arab world for some years, said on Monday that he had warned the Saudi foreign minister that the Riyadh committed a �strategic mistake� in waging a war on Yemen, but al-Jubeir posed victoriously.