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Wednesday 31 January 2018 - 09:51
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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 31-01-2018



Iran Daily

UAE-backed separatists take Aden, surround presidential palace
Southern Yemeni separatists took control of the port city of Aden after two days of fighting and surrounded the presidential palace, residents and a military source said Tuesday.

Leader: US relocating Daesh to Afghanistan to justify military presence
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed regret over the deaths of Afghan civilians in Daesh terror attacks, saying the United States has been relocating the terror group from the Middle East to the South Asian country to justify its military presence in the region.

Leaked report shows UK economy will be worse off after Brexit
A forecast prepared for the British government reportedly said the economy will be worse off after the country leaves the European Union whatever trade deal is struck with the bloc.

Zarif: US fabricating evidence again about Yemen missile
Pictures of purported missile fragments presented by the United States as evidence that Iranian-made missiles were used by Yemen have sparked widespread ridicule on social media, with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif offering his own comically amusing take on the images.

Putin: US took hostile step in publishing Russia list
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the Trump administration made a hostile step when it published a list of Russian businessmen and politicians as part of a sanctions law against Moscow.

Interior minister: Nearly 300 people still in custody over riots
Irans Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Tuesday that fewer than 300 people remain in custody on charges of involvement in the recent riots in the country, IRNA reported.

Araqchi: Iran will stay in nuclear deal as long as its interests secured
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran will stay in the 2015 nuclear deal as long as its interests are secured.

Iranian fleet begins naval mission
The Iranian Navys 50th flotilla departed the countrys southern coasts on Tuesday morning for a routine mission in international waters.

Hundreds of Iranian passengers stranded at Baghdad Airport
Hundreds of Iranian passengers have been left stranded at the Baghdad Airport after flights were canceled in Iran due to the heavy snow which shut down Tehrans Imam Khomeini Airport for a couple of days.

Tehran Times

Leader: U.S. trying to move Daesh to Afghanistan to justify presence
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the U.S. is trying to
justify its presence in the region by relocating Daesh from Iraq and Syria to Afghanistan.

Try fabricating evidence again, Zarif tells U.S.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has ridiculed the recent moves by U.S. officials claiming that Iran is supplying missiles to Yemen, stressing that the Trump administration is again fabricating evidence to create an Iranphobic narrative at the UN.

Chinese direct investments in Iran rise 20% in almost 4 years
Direct investments made by Chinese companies in Iran increased 20 percent during the period from March 2014 to late January 2018, Head of Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran Mohammad Khazaie announced.

Egypt opposition coalition calls for boycott of March vote
A coalition of eight Egyptian opposition parties and some 150 pro-democracy public figures are calling on voters to boycott the March presidential election, saying it amounts to a farce or absurdity bordering on madness.

Russias Sochi hosts final day of Syria talks
Talks between the Syrian government and the opposition in the Russian resort city of Sochi enter their second and final day in the hope of paving the way for a peaceful settlement of the conflict gripping the state.

Tehran, Beijing hold sideline Syria talks in Sochi
The representatives of Iran and China met at a conference on the Syrian crisis in Russias northern city of Sochi on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing conference and ways to help resolve the seven-year-old conflict in Syria.

Lifting sanctions was not chief aim of nuclear talks, top Iranian diplomat says
Protecting Irans inalienable nuclear right and not lifting sanctions was the chief purpose of Irans negotiations with great powers, a top Iranian chief diplomat has said.

U.S. missile allegations part of psychological warfare campaign against Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said allegations that Iran has been sending missiles to Yemeni Houthis are the start of psychological warfare campaign with its roots in Washingtons repeated policy failures in the region.

Lawmakers have right to question president: MP
Behrouz Nemati, spokesman for the Majlis presiding board, has said that the lawmakers have the right to question the officials including the president.

Sputnik, Mehr sign cooperation agreement
Sputnik news agency and radio has signed a cooperation agreement with Iranian news agency Mehr.

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