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JCPOA not renegotiable
President Hassan Rouhani reiterated Tuesday that the nuclear deal signed in 2015 between Iran and six world powers could not be renegotiated, despite threats from the United States.

Total continuing work on South Pars project: Pouyann�
South Pars project is �progressing well, without delay�, and Total continues to work, even if the situation with the US Congress is rather vague, said the French oil giant�s CEO.

Maldives� top judge arrested as state of emergency declared
The Maldives� top judge was arrested Tuesday as security forces stormed the Supreme Court at dawn, after President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency in the honeymoon islands.

US House committee votes to release Democrats� classified memo
The House intelligence committee�s probe of Russia�s alleged interference in the 2016 election spun further into charges and counter-charges among angry US lawmakers and President Donald Trump as the panel voted to release a second classified memo about whether the FBI and Justice Department conspired against him.

Erdogan: US has �calculations� against Turkey, Iran, Russia in Syria
The United States is working against the interests of Turkey, Iran and maybe Russia in northern Syria, where it is sending in military supplies to an area controlled by Kurdish-dominated forces, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

Zarif outlines four steps to solve Yemen crisis
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that four steps must be taken to solve the crisis in Yemen.

Putin: Iran, Eurasia cooperation will enter new stage following FTZ deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the negotiations on the interim agreement on the creation of a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union are finalized, underlining that by signing the document, cooperation will enter a new stage.

Air pollution keeps Tehran schools closed for second day
Schools were closed for the second day in Tehran on Tuesday as severe air pollution has reached alarming levels.

Several injured in Tehran building fire
At least nine people were injured after a building in downtown Tehran caught fire on Monday.

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Lebanese leaders say Israel threatens border stability
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri noted that the Lebanese have �united around stability and security and moved the country forward.�

14,300km roads under construction in Iran
Some 14,300 kilometers of roads are under construction in Iran, the managing director of Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company announced in a news conference on Tuesday.

�At Damascus Time� director wants Middle East to see his film
Iranian director Ebrahim Hatamikia has said that he is eager to see �At Damascus Time�, his latest film on Daesh, screened in the Middle East.

Advisor: Iran, Egypt need to expand parliamentary ties
Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a meeting with Head of Egypt�s
Interest Section Yasser Othman called for broadening of mutual cooperation between the two countries, especially in parliamentary fields.

Zarif: Iran�s security dependent on people
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif late on Monday called Iran the safest country in West Asia and said this is owed to people�s involvement in determining their own destiny.

Putin and Rouhani discuss JCPOA, Syria on the phone
President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have held a telephone conversation, during which they confirmed commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

Rouhani: U.S. ruined opportunity for more talks
By �failing to seize the JCPOA atmosphere�, the U.S. missed the opportunity to improve ties with Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.

Spokesman blames Britain for complicity in Saudi crimes in Yemen
Iranian Government spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht underlined that Britain�s large arms sales to Saudi Arabia means that London is an accomplice of Riyadh in its crimes against the Yemeni people.