Iran Daily


Muslims obliged to fight against Israel
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Muslims today are obliged to fight Israel with whatever means they have as he calls Palestine the foremost issue of the Islamic world.

Rouhani: Iran-Qatar ties benefit regional nations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic�s policy is based on strengthening relations with Qatar, stressing that �brotherly and friendly� Tehran-Doha ties will be beneficial to regional nations.

Zarif: Iran can be reliable trade partner for Germany
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the time is ripe for Tehran and Berlin to boost economic cooperation, adding Iran can be a good trade partner for Germany.

Iraqi PM sees Mosul victory soon
Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed toward the river side of Mosul�s Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture Daesh�s de-facto capital, and Iraq�s prime minister predicted victory very soon.

Poll: Trump unpopular worldwide
US President Donald Trump and his policies are broadly unpopular around the world � with the notable exceptions of Russia and Israel, according to a poll released Monday, AFP reported.

Larijani: US playing with terrorism, not fighting it
Iran�s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the US is playing with terrorism instead of fighting the scourge, calling for increased pressure against the promoters and sponsors of terrorist ideology.

IRNA, Kyodo sign MoU to boost cooperation
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and Japan�s Kyodo News Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to broaden their professional cooperation.

Iran FM: People�s will facilitated nuclear deal with world powers
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hailed the Iranian nation�s support for the diplomatic efforts that led to the conclusion of the 2015 nuclear deal, saying it was the people�s will that brought six world powers to the negotiating table with Tehran and helped the landmark accord come to fruition.

Parliament committee finalizes bill to counter US measures
Iranian Parliament�s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has finalized a bill to counter the �adventurous and terrorist acts� by the United States in the region, said the committee�s chairman.


Tehran Times


German banks poised to finance projects in Iran
German banks are ready to finance economic projects in Iran, Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Sch�uble announced in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Berlin.

Zarif urges Europe to help resolve Persian Gulf conflicts
Iranian foreign minister on Monday called on Europe to get involved in Persian Gulf conflicts more seriously, citing the positive role it played in a nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers.

Iran, Turkey, Egypt must save Mideast from chaos and destruction: professor
Professor Farhang Jahanpour, part-time tutor on the Middle East in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, tells the Tehran Times that Iran, Egypt and Turkey must set aside their differences in order save the region from �chaos and destruction�.

Syrian army forces seize areas in Homs, Dayr al-Zawr
Syrian government forces, supported by allied fighters from popular defense groups, have continued to progress in the country�s central provinces of Homs and Dayr al-Zawr, killing scores of foreign-sponsored Takfiri militants during their counter-terrorism operations.

Germany stands by nuclear deal, praises it as �historic window�
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday a nuclear deal with Iran has helped lower the risk of a major conflict in the Mideast and that Germany will do whatever is possible to hold all parties to it.

Three-quarters of world has little or no confidence in Trump, Pew study finds
More than three-quarters of the world has little or no confidence in Donald Trump�s global leadership and his signature policies, with support for the American presidency collapsing fastest among America�s traditional allies in Europe, according to new polling by the Pew Research Center.

2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix proved to be the most spectacular race of the season so far with lots of surprises, crashes and overtaking.

Unity will benefit all Muslim states: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution on Monday regretted �division and dispute� among Muslim nations, saying unity will benefit all Muslim countries.

Larijani urges Eurasian states to counter terrorism
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that it is necessary that countries in the Eurasia region also fight terrorism and address other common challenges.

Iran�s policy is to strengthen ties with Qatar, Rouhani says
President Hassan Rouhani has said it is Iran�s policy to expand ties with Qatar which been blockaded by some of its fellow neighboring Arab states.