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France: Possible US JCPOA withdrawal �very insane�
French President Emmanuel Macron called a possible US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran a �very insane� move.

Trump says date, place set for North Korea summit
President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of US troops from the area.

US moves to expel some 57,000 Hondurans
The Trump administration said on Friday it will end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras on Jan. 5, 2020, leaving potentially 57,000 people vulnerable to deportation.

Chabahar development progressing very well
The development of Chabahar Port in southeast Iran is progressing very well, said the Indian ambassador to Iran.

Lebanon to vote in parliamentary elections
The Lebanese gear up for the country�s first parliamentary elections in nine years after several postponements over security concerns.

Rouhani: Gov�t does not approve ban on Telegram
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the ban imposed on the popular messaging app Telegram was not carried out by the government, which does not approve of it.

Shamkhani: War against Iran not possible
Secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said that due to the enemies� assessment of Iran�s political authority as well as military and security readiness, a war against Iran is not possible, IRNA reported.

Iran, Oman to hold joint naval exercise
Military forces from Iran and Oman plan to hold a joint naval exercise in the Persian Gulf in the coming days, the deputy chief of staff of the armed forces for international relations said on Saturday.

Iran: Veering by Chinese ship cause of Iranian tanker tragedy
Iran�s representative on a committee investigating a collision between an Iranian tanker and a Chinese freighter said that the main cause of the incident was an unexpected change of direction by the Chinese ship.

Iran urges int�l cooperation for fight against terrorism
Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister Gholamhossein Dehqani said on Saturday that uprooting terrorism requires international cooperation coupled with serious political determination and regional agreements.

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Iran, Oman to hold joint naval drill
Iran and Oman plan to hold joint search and rescue operationsin the Persian Gulf in upcoming days.

�Medical tourism could fetch Iran $7b annually�
Iran has capacity to annually earn $7 billion in medical and health tourism, though the sector now brings in only one-seventh or even lesser of thesum, a tourism official has said.

Iran�s crude steel exports up 84% in a year
Iran exported 6.872 million tons of crude steel in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20),
with 84-percent growth from the figure of its preceding year, according to the data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

From Nuclear to NewClear?
During the recent 4th Gas Production Sustainability Congress hosted by National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) here in Tehran, Deputy Petroleum Minister and Managing Director of NIGC suggested the time is now right for a new policy of �Self Reliance� - (or perhaps a better translation is �Resilience�) for the energy industry.

Who Are Tom Cotton�s Advisors?
Senator �Tom Cotton� has become a 99controversial figure in the U.S. Congress since 2014.

Bestsellers of Western literature on display at TIBF
A young man is seen behind Persian copies of several Western literature bestsellers such as Jane Austen�s �Pride and Prejudice�, Mitch Albom�s �Tuesdays with Morrie�, George Orwell�s �1984� and J.T. Ellison�s �Lie to Me� at the 31st Tehran International Book Fair (TIBF) on May 5, 2018. Promoting the motto �No, to Not Reading Books�, the bookfair will run until May 12.

Russia: A U.S. exit doesn�t mean end of nuclear accord

Vladimir Yermakov, the director general of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control at Russia�s Foreign Ministry, said on Friday that a U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Planof Action, does not necessarily mean the end of the deal.

Kerry quietly seeking to salvage Iran deal he helped craft

John Kerry�s bid to save one of his most significant accomplishments as secretary of state took him to New York on a Sunday afternoon two weeks ago, where, more than a year after he left office, he engaged in some unusual shadow diplomacy with a top-ranking Iranian official.

Iran�s ambassador: If U.S. leaves, there�s �no deal left�

In the first major interview by a representative of the Iranian government since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu�s broadside on the Iran nuclear deal, Iran�s ambassador to the UK told CNN that if the United States pullsout of the agreement, �it means that there is no deal left.�

Exiting nuclear deal means opening �Pandora�s Box�, Macron warns

A potential U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is fraught with the most negative scenarios andis hardly something to look forward to,French President Emmanuel Macrontold the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel in an interview published on Friday.

Rosatom starts work on phase 2 of Bushehr nuclear plant

Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom announced on Thursday that work on the site of Phase 2 of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in southern Iran has started.