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Iran main supporter of Syria in six-year-long crisis: President Assad
Syrian President Bashar Assad said on Thursday that Iran has been the number one supporter of the Arab country in its almost six-year-long battle against terrorism.

 
Bodies of 4 more firefighters recovered from Palsco rubble
Spokesman of Tehran Fire Department Jalaleddin Maleki said on Thursday that rescue teams at the site of the tragic collapse of Plasco trade center in downtown Tehran have retrieved bodies of four more firefighters from the rubble, rising the total number of victims to 19.

 
Perpetrators of Plasco incident to be punished
Interior Minister, Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli, said on Wednesday that once all relevant institutes release their final reports on the Plasco incident and the perpetrators are identified, they will certainly be brought to justice.

Turkmenistan says it is ready to continue talks with Iran on gas row
Turkmenistan is ready to continue talks with Iran after cutting gas supplies to Tehran this month, but also has the right to take the dispute to arbitration, the Central Asian nation�s foreign ministry said on Thursday.

 
Govt. pledges financial exemptions for Plasco business owners
Cabinet�s Wednesday meeting has pledged a number of financial exemptions for business owners doing their business on Plasco building.

 
Paris firefighters condole Iranian counterparts
Deputy Commander of Paris Firefighters, General Jean Claude Gallet, attended Iran�s Embassy in the French capital to sign a memorial book for the Iranian firefighters, martyred in the tragic collapse of Plasco trade center in Tehran.

Police rejects any attempt behind Plasco tragedy
The Police have detected no sign of attempt behind the tragedy of the collapse of Plasco Trade Center in the Iranian capital on Thursday, according to Police chief Brigadier General, Hossein Ashtari.

 
No one can weaken Iran-Pakistan strong brotherly ties: Iran�s senior MP
Chairman of the Iranian Parliament�s Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security Alaeddin Boroujerdi referring to strong, brotherly ties between Iran-Pakistan said no one can influence the deep rooted cooperation.

 
Injury toll in Plasco collapse reaches 222
Latest reports released on Thursday indicated that the number of those wounded at the Plasco Trade Center fire and collapse has risen to 222, said the director of Public Relations Office of Tehran Emergency Center.

 
Former CIA director: US must keep military action in Iran on table
A former CIA director announced at a security conference in Tel Aviv that the Trump Administration should not rule out military action in Iran.