Iran Daily

President Rouhani urges optimism about future
Iran�s President Hassan Rouhani underlined the importance of being optimistic about the country�s future, saying the enemies are trying to create despair among the people.

Merkel:Europe will push back if hit with trade tariffs
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and the leaders of France and Britain are ready to push back if the Trump administration does not permanently exempt the European Union from new import taxes on aluminum and steel imports.

North Korea offers to shut nuclear site in May, invites US experts
North Korea promised to close its atomic test site next month and invite American weapons experts to the country, Seoul said Sunday, as US President Donald Trump expressed optimism about securing a nuclear deal in his summit with the secretive regime.

Three Iranian banks to open branches in Germany
Three Iranian banks namely Middle East Bank, Saman Bank and Sina Bank are planning to open branches in German cities to increase Iran�s trade relations with Europe, according to Iran�s ambassador to Germany.

UN team in Bangladesh pledges to end Rohingya crisis
A UN Security Council team visiting Bangladesh promised Sunday to work hard to resolve a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to the country to escape military-led violence in Myanmar.

Velayati: Attempts to change name of Persian Gulf �futile�
A senior Iranian official said attempts by the proxies of the global arrogance to change the name of the Persian Gulf are �futile and temporary.�

Defense minister: Iranian military not afraid of enemies� threats
Iran�s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Sunday the Iranian nation, the military forces in particular, are not afraid of enemies.

Police: 296 cyberattacks on Iran�s vital systems in 2017
Iran�s Cyber Police Chief General Kamal Hadianfar said there have been 296 serious attacks on the country�s vital infrastructure in 2017, 50 percent of which were launched from the US and China.

Judiciary confirms arrest of British-Iranian academic
Iran�s Judiciary spokesman Gholam hossein Mohseni Ejei confirmed on Sunday that the country�s security forces had arrested a British-Iranian academic on security charges.

Bolton: �No decision� by Trump on Iran nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether or not to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday.

Tehran Times

Tehran confirms London-based professor detained on security charges
The Iranian Judiciary spokesman confirmed on Sunday that an Imperial College professor has been detained on security charges.

Iran sold $450m worth of knowledge-based products last year
Iranian knowledge enterprises exported products valued at 450 million dollars during the past Iranian calendar year which ended on March 20, the vice president for science and technology announced on Saturday.

Kim to invite U.S. experts for nuclear site shutdown
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country closes its nuclear test site in May, Seoul officials said on Sunday, as the U.S.President Donald Trump pressed for total denuclearization ahead of his own unprecedented
meeting with Kim.

�Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula would be a step-by-step process�
Professor Frank N. von Hippel, former assistant director for national security in the White House Officeof Science and Technology, says that it will have to be a long step-by-step process to denuclearize Korean Peninsula including other agreements that accomplish mutual confidence building.

Syrian army says captured villages from U.S.-backed forces
Rare clashes broke out on Sunday between Syrian forces and a United States-backed alliance in the east of the country, killing six alliance fighters, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) monitor said.

�Roots and Stones�,a gift from Tony Cragg, unveiled at TMCA
�Roots and Stones�, a huge abstract marble sculpture donated by British artist Tony Cragg, was unveiled in the courtyard of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art on Sunday.

Pompeo promotes Iran sanctions on maiden tour to Mideast
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday on a hastily-arranged visit to the Middle East as the United States aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran.

Enemies seeking to upset nation: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that enemies are seeking to make the Iranian people
disappointed about the future of their country.

Defense chief: Iran honored to seek regional security
Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami said on Sunday that Iran will boost its deterrence power,noting that Iran is �honored� for seeking�regional security and stability�.

General: U.S. will become aware of Iran�s capabilities when it�s late
Real Admiral Ali Fadavi, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy, said on Sunday that the U.S. will become aware of Iran�s actual capabilities when it is too late.

Iran would abandon barren nuclear deal, official warns
A member of the Expediency Council said on Sunday that if Iran does not benefit from the2015 nuclear agreement, it will exit the deal and resume its nuclear activities.

Police blame U.S., China for most cyber-attacks against Iran
Head of Iran�s Cyber Police (FATA) Brigadier General Seyyed Kamal Hadianfar said a major part of the
cyber-attacks on Iranian infrastructures have been launched from the U.S. and China.

Britain, France and Germany agree support for nuclear deal
The leaders of Britain, France and Germany have agreed the necessity of keeping the Iran nuclear deal, British PrimeMinister Theresa May�s office said in a statement on Sunday.