Iran Daily

 

Top Iranian, foreign officials discuss ties, int�l issues
President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday held separate meetings with visiting officials in Tehran, discussing issues of mutual interest and international developments.

Iran preparing to award $15b in new oil deals
Iran expects to attract $15 billion in foreign investments for oil and gas projects before next April.

China urges North Korea to halt tests after UN sanctions
China on Sunday urged North Korea to halt its missile and nuclear tests after the United Nations Security Council imposed fresh sanctions which could cost Pyongyang $1 billion a year.

Venezuela�s new assembly fires dissident prosecutor
Venezuela�s new legislative superbody removed the country�s chief prosecutor and ordered her to stand trial in its first session on Saturday.

Israelis protest against PM embroiled in graft probes
Hundreds of Israelis held a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is embroiled in two corruption investigations.

Shamkhani: US strikes in Syria�s Raqqa amount to genocide
Iran�s top security official said US airstrikes on Syria�s northern province of Raqqa using banned weapons amount to genocide in the war-stricken Arab country.

 

Tehran Times

Tehran metro among ITA Tunneling Awards finalists
Tehran metro line 6 is among the four finalists at International Tunneling and Underground Space Association (ITA) Tunneling Awards 2017 in the category of �major project of the year�.

It�s very hard to foresee unpredictable Trump�s policy toward Qatar: expert
A senior lecturer in international relations and Middle East politics says since Donald Trump �is unpredictable it is very hard to foresee� what policies Washington will adopt toward Qatar in the future.

Rouhani inauguration shows Iranophilic has won over Iranophobia: Foreign Ministry official
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says President Rouhani�s magnificent inauguration reflected a worldwide trend toward Iranophilia as opposed to Iranophobia.

Syrian troops advance on Dayr alZawr after retaking city in Homs
Syrian government forces have made �significant progress� in their latest push against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorists in the northern city of Raqqah and are advancing eastwards to the mostly militant-held Dayr al-Zawr Province, a monitoring group says.

India sees Iran�s Chabahar �a gateway to golden opportunities�
Keen on boosting bilateral trade and ties, India and Iran have expressed commitment to operationalize the strategic Chabahar Port at the earliest that would contribute to bilateral
and regional trade and economic development.

Japan marks 72nd anniversary of U.S. nuke attack
Japan has marked the 72nd anniversary of the United States� nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, expressing a desire to lead the world toward the abolition of atomic weapons.

High-level meetings in Tehran
On Sunday, senior Iranian officials held a series of meetings with a number of foreign officials who arrived in Tehran to attend the Saturday inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani.

Rouhani�s travails to put a cabinet together
Iran�s recently sworn-in President Hassan Rouhani plans to announce his cabinet on Tuesday, a senior parliamentarian said on Sunday.

Iran says to continue backing Syria until security prevails
Iran�s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday that Tehran will continue supporting Syrian government and people until security prevails in the country.

Mirsalim urges Rouhani to form inclusive cabinet
Mostafa Mirsalim, who contested the May 19 presidential election, has called on President Rouhani to form his new cabinet by choosing competent people from across the political spectrum.