19 Mar 2024
Thursday 15 February 2018 - 14:32
Story Code : 294067

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday, 15-2-2018

Iran Daily
 
Irans 10-month petchem exports worth close to $9.7b
Iranian petrochemical complexes exported more than 18.58 million tons of products worth $9.69 billion during March 21, 2017-January 20, 2018.

 
South Africas ruling party could replace Zuma today
South Africas ruling party moved to replace the defiant President Jacob Zuma as early as today while police raided his business associates at the center of corruption scandals that have infuriated the country. Zuma, breaking his silence, told the state broadcaster that his treatment was unfair".

 
Iran rejects amendment to JCPOA
Iran on Wednesday ruled out again the possibility of making any change to the 2015 nuclear deal it has signed with six world powers.

 
Irans Velayati defends presence in Syria, urges US to leave
A senior advisor to Irans Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that Irans military advisory presence in Syria is legitimate and based on the invitation of Damascus, and called on the US forces to leave the country.

 
Billions pledged for Iraq, but still short of goal

Billions of dollars were pledged Wednesday at a donor conference for Iraqs reconstruction after the countrys devastating war with the Daesh terror group, though the amounts announced so far still fall short of the $88.2 billion Baghdad is seeking.



Kuwait emphasizes Irans role in Iraqs stability, economy
Kuwaits Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah underlined the great importance of Irans role in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group and contribution to the development of Iraqs economy and stability.

 
Iran arrests currency traders as rial collapses
Iranian police arrested around 100 money changers on Wednesday as they scrambled to contain the decline of the rial, which has lost a quarter of its value in six months.

 
Bodies of Irans sunken tanker crew repatriated
The bodies of three crew members of Irans Sanchi oil tanker, retrieved from the blazing vessel before its sinking, were repatriated.

 
Tehran Times
 
Post-JCPOA FDI in Iranian industry hits $9.7b
Iranian industry, mining and trade minister said $9.7 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been attracted to the countrys industry, mining and trade sectors since the implementation of the nuclear deal, known as JCPOA in January 2016.

 
Dusty Khuzestan still in tight spot, out of breath
Once again the old story of recurrent sand and dust storms in the southwestern province of Khuzestan is going around. For some years now
elevated levels of PM 2.5 fine particles, tens of times above the standard average, is the new normal for the province.

 
Nuclear deal must be implemented without any change to it, Iran insists
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), must be implemented without changing a word of it.

 
European Parliament backs nuclear deal
A senior member of the European Unions legislative body says the European Parliament and the EU support a full implementation of the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

 
Zarif: We did not pin all hopes on Clinton victory in elections
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran did not pin all hopes on victory of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

 
Velayati says U.S. should leave Syria
Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, on Wednesday defended Irans presence in Syria, saying countries like the United States which are not wanted in Syria must leave the country.

 
U.S. moving ISIL to Afghanistan to possibly create problem for Iran, Russia: Larijani
Irans Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei has hailed the close relations between Tehran and Moscow, saying the two sides cooperation is based upon common interests and common threats.

 
Zarif holds talks with Kuwaiti emir
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday held separate talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on the sidelines of a conference on rebuilding Iraq hosted by Kuwait.
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