Iran Daily


Russia use of Iran airbase �over for now�
Russia has stopped using an Iranian airbase for launching airstrikes on terrorists in Syria for the time being, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

Rio hangover as Tokyo grabs Olympic baton
The curtain descended on two weeks of high drama at the Rio Games, marked by the heroics of Olympics legends Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps as Tokyo took up the baton and promised to go one better in 2020.

Turkey vows to fight Daesh after weekend massacre
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday that his country is determined to fight the Daesh terror group both inside Turkey and in Syria, after a youth blew himself up at a Kurdish wedding party, killing at least 53 people, many of them children.

US urges deployment of South Sudan �protection force�
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Monday for the deployment of a 4,000-strong �protection force� to bolster the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.

Iran has no presence in Yemen
Yemen�s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh said rejected claims that Iran is interfering in Yemen�s internal affairs.

Campaign, party officials insist Trump getting back on track
US Republican officials insist presidential nominee Donald Trump is finally hitting his stride and will catch up with Democrat Hillary Clinton by around Labor Day.

Zarif begins Latin America tour
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the promotion of diplomatic and economic relations with Latin American countries is among the Islamic Republic�s fundamental policies.

People�s health conditions much better after nuclear deal
President Hassan Rouhani on Monday stressed that the removal of anti-Iran sanctions following last year�s nuclear deal has helped the country improve the nation�s health conditions.

French National Assembly president to visit Iran next month
President of French National Assembly Claude Bartolone will pay an official visit to Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials.


Tehran Times

Russian use of Nojeh air base temporarily stopped
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday that Tehran and Moscow have not signed a document on using the Iranian air base to fly sorties over Syria.

Iran comes 25th in standings at Rio Olympics
The Iranian team ended the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro ranking 25th in the standings, winning eight medals - three golds, one silver and four bronzes.

Intl. Resistance Film Festival unveils doc lineup
Twenty-eight documentary films, including films by the U.S. filmmakers Michael Moore and Oliver Stone, will be screened in the documentary section of the 14th International Resistance Film Festival (IRFF), the organizers announced on Sunday.

25th Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition kicks off Moscow: Air force
The 25th Iran Handmade Carpet Exhibition opened on Monday at the Tehran Permanent Exhibition Fairground.

Leader�s �250-Year-Old Person� to be rendered into Sindhi
�A 250-Year-Old Person�, a book containing a collection of speeches and writings of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, will be translated into Sindhi, Iran�s Islamic Cultural Relations Organization (ICRO) reported on Monday.

Moscow: Air force cooperation with Iran may resume soon
Senior Russian diplomats confirmed that Moscow has stopped using Iran�s Hamadan airbase for the time being, but may resume operations from there any time soon.

Inflation rate in Iran stands at 8.7%
Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the head of Management and Planning Organization of Iran, on Monday, put the inflation rate for the 12-month period ended in the last day of the fifth Iranian calendar month of Mordad (August 21) at 8.7 percent compared to the same period in the previous year, ISNA reported.

KRG president to visit Iran amid border tension
Almost five years after his last formal visit to Iran, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani will travel to Tehran in the near future amid concerns voiced by the Iranian side over border security with the Kurdish territory.

Senior MKO member escapes from Camp Liberty
A ringleader of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), along with several other members of the group, has fled from Camp Liberty near Baghdad, the Iraqi capital.

Tehran eyeing Latin America as strategic friend
The Iranian ambassador to Havana has hailed Latin American countries and the Caribbean as ones of strategic importance not only because of economic merits but the role they play in international organizations.

Baghdad well-disposed to Iranian assistance in battle against Daesh
Wrapping up a twoday visit to Iran, the Iraqi parliament speaker hailed Iran�s positive role in the country, calling for a coordinated front by regional countries to restore stability in the region.