Iran Daily

Iranian, Turkish FMs discuss ties, Syria peace process
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his visiting Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu reviewed ways to develop bilateral relations.

UK tells business: We cannot guarantee your Brexit future
Britain cannot tell businesses for certain what its relationship with the European Union will be after Brexit, business minister Greg Clark said on Wednesday, as ministers met to discuss the government�s approach.

South Korea: No Samsung phones for Iran, North Korea athletes
PyeongChang Olympic organizers won�t provide Iranian and North Korean and players with Samsung smartphones, which are available free to all other athletes, for fear of violating international sanctions on the countries, officials said Wednesday.

Iran, EEU to sign FTA in 2018
Eurasian Economic Union and Iran will sign a free-trade agreement in 2018, said Iranian Ambassador to Russia.

Germany�s top parties reach deal on Merkel coalition
German Chancellor Angela Merkel�s conservatives and the Social Democrats sealed a deal Wednesday on a new coalition, officials said, potentially ending four months of political standstill in Europe�s top economy.

Iran: UNSC discredited by US actions
Iran�s deputy ambassador to the United Nations decried the US government�s employment of the UN Security Council as a tool to pursue its political objectives, saying the US attempts to spur the council to act against Iran have discredited the council.

Lavrov: If Iran nuclear deal fails, non-proliferation system will be at risk
The failure of the Iran nuclear deal is fraught with negative consequences for the entire global non-proliferation system, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a master class for the Leaders of Russia contest finalists on Wednesday.

Fire in Energy Ministry building under control
Firefighters on Wednesday morning managed to extinguish a fire which broke out inside a building in downtown Tehran on Monday. Tehran�s Fire Department spokesman announced that the blaze in the eight-story building, owned by the Energy Ministry, was contained after some 48 hours of �relentless efforts,� IRNA reported.

Russia�s parliament speaker to visit Iran
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin plans to make an official visit to Iran in April.

Euromoney to run second confab on Iran�s reintegration into global economy
Euromoney will run its second Euromoney Iran Conference in Paris on Thursday, co-hosted by the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).

Tehran Times

Turkish FM visits Tehran for talks with Zarif, Rouhani
The Turkish foreign minister visited Tehran on Wednesday to hold talks with his counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and President Hassan Rouhani.

Over 4,600 industrial projects inaugurated during 10 months
During the ten-month period ended on January 20, 2018, some 4,616 industrial projects have been inaugurated in Iran, IRNA quoted the deputy industry minister on Wednesday.

Iraqi forces launch offensive against new militant outfit in north
Iraq�s armed forces have launched a largescale military operation along a planned oil transit route in the north against a new militant outfit reportedly comprised of Daesh remnants and Kurdish mafia elements.

Lebanon Higher Defense Council: Israel border wall an act of aggression
The country�s top council of political, military and security heads Wednesday issued instructions to confront Israel if it builds a planned border wall on territory considered Lebanese.

�Emperor of Hell� neutralized by censorship: producer
Producer Mohammad Khazaei has said that his movie �Emperor of Hell� on the key role of Saudi muftis in the rise of Daesh has been nullified in the wake of state censorship.

Iran: U.S. regards UN Security Council as �toolbox�
The Iranian deputy ambassador to the UN said on Tuesday that the Trump administration is using the UN Security Council as a �toolbox�.

Boosting Iran-Russia co-op essential: Larijani
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday that it is essential for Iran and Russia to expand
cooperation in order to �make more advances�.

The motion to question Rouhani submitted to Majlis economic committee
The motion to ask questions from President Hassan Rouhani was submitted to the Majlis economic committee on Tuesday, Hassan Hosseini Shahroudi, a committee member, told Tasnim news agency on Wednesday.

U.S. presence in other states �a recipe for disaster�: Qassemi
The military presence of the United States in any country across the globe has almost always proven �a recipe for disaster�, leading to catastrophic consequences for different regions and the world, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi says.

Rouhani calls for glorious participation in Bahman 22 rallies
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday invited the people to participate more �gloriously� and �determinedly� in the Bahman 22nd rallies falling on February 11.