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France to finance exports to Iran, aims to sidestep US sanctions
France will start offering euro-denominated credits to Iranian buyers of its goods later this year, a move to bolster trade while keeping it outside the reach of US sanctions, the head of state-owned investment bank Bpifrance said.

36th Fajr Film Festival kicks off in Tehran
The 36th edition of prestigious Fajr Film Festival kicked off on Thursday in a ceremony in Tehran which was attended by prominent artistic figures.

Afghan president demands Pakistan act against Taliban
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday accused neighboring Pakistan of failing to move against the Taliban and pledged a new security plan for Kabul after hundreds of people were killed and wounded in two deadly attacks on the capital last month.

Defiant British PM rejects criticism of Brexit plan
Prime Minister Theresa May insisted Friday she was �doing what the British people want� and going nowhere despite growing pressure from her party over her leadership and Brexit strategy.

Trump accuses FBI, DOJ of politicizing probe in favor of Dems
US President Donald Trump attacked the integrity of the FBI and Department of Justice on Friday in an extraordinary showdown over the expected White House release of a secret Republican memo alleging FBI bias against him in its Russia probe.

UN: Treatment of Rohingya has �hallmarks of genocide�
The UN special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said that the Myanmar military�s violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear �the hallmarks of a genocide.�

Araqchi: US isolated itself more anytime it targeted Iran at UNSC
An Iranian deputy foreign minister says the United States only brought itself more isolation in the international community every time it tried to target Iran at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Rouhani rejects US claim of �sympathy� for Iranians
In an apparent rebuke to his US counterpart, President Hassan Rouhani rejected Washington�s claim of having �sympathy� for the Iranian people, saying the nation has not forgotten the American acts of aggression in the region.

Russians to install equipment for producing stable isotopes in Fordo
Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said a team of Russian specialists will visit the Fordo enrichment facility on Sunday to install equipment for producing stable isotopes, IRNA said.

Conserving Iran and Iraq�s wetlands
There�s growing awareness in the Islamic Republic of Iran that wetlands are valuable and sustain livelihoods.

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Russia rejects U.S. claim of Iran�s �lawless behavior�
Russia is pushing back against U.S. efforts to get the UN Security Council to take action against Iran over the Islamic Republic�s ballistic missile program.

Development projects worth over $2.2b inaugurated
Several development projects worth near 100 trillion rials (over $2.2 billion) were inaugurated during the trip of President Hassan Rouhani to Kerman Province in southeast of Iran on Thursday.

Russia: U.S. �hunting� for Russians to arrest around the world
Russia has issued a travel warning recommending its citizens think twice before traveling abroad, saying the United States was hunting for Russians to arrest around the world.

Qatar �ready to participate� in U.S.-PGCC summit
Qatar�s foreign minister has said that his country is willing to participate in a United States-Persian
Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit next spring, provided that the blockading countries� motivation is based on real will and not coercion.

Reza Moghaddasi, former Tehran Times and Mehr managing director, dies at 50
Reza Moghaddasi, the former managing director of the Tehran Times Mehr news agency, passed away on Friday, after struggling with a gastrointestinal disease for a long time.

Russian experts set to visit Fordow nuclear facility
Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, has said that a team of Russian specialists will visit the Fordow enrichment facility on Sunday as part of a project on stable isotopes.

Iran wants Asian political parties notice how U.S. is trying to kill nuclear deal
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that it is necessary the Asian political parties notice how the U.S. is seeking to scarp the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Tehran to stand by oppressed nations in region: Leader�s advisor
A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah says Iran�s regional presence is �inevitable,� vowing that the country will stand by the oppressed nations in the region.

�Sanctions violate right to progress�
Es�haq Al-e-Habib, the Iranian deputy ambassador to the UN, has said that economic sanctions are impediment to sustainable development and violate the people�s right to progress.