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Iran sets sanctions waiver deadline for oil giant Total
French oil major Total has two months to seek exemption from US sanctions after Washington�s withdrawal from the international nuclear deal, Iran�s oil minister said on Wednesday.

Russia: US seeking �total confrontation� with Iran by dropping JCPOA
The Russian foreign minister said the United States chose to pull out of the 2015 nuclear agreement with an eye to �a total confrontation with Iran.�

Calm returns to Gaza after Egypt brokers cease-fire
Calm returned to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday under an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire after the most intense flareup of hostilities between Palestinian resistance groups and Israel since a 2014 war.

Iran Parliament�s committee approves CFT measure
The Parliament�s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee approved Iran�s accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.

China slams US for �sudden flip-flops� in trade policy
China on Wednesday lambasted �sudden flip-flops� in US policy after President Donald Trump said he was moving to finalize trade sanctions against it � even as a US delegation arrived in Beijing for talks.

Iran to build legal case against US
Tehran wants to sue Washington for its indirect involvement in the dual terrorist attacks in Iran last year, saying that the US president himself has repeatedly admitted that Washington is responsible for the rise of the Daesh terrorist group.

Larijani reelected Parliament speaker
Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday voted to reelect Ali Larijani as the Parliament�s speaker for the third year of the 10th Parliament and for the 11th consecutive year, IRNA reported.

Trainer aircraft crashes in Tehran
A trainer aircraft crashed near the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.

Iran�s top judge orders dealing with school harassment case
Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on Wednesday issued an order for immediately dealing with a �shocking� criminal case, in which a high school official in Tehran has been accused of sexually abusing a number of schoolboys.

Tehran Times

Circumstances justify nuclear turnabout: Former negotiator
Saeed Jalili, who served as Iran�s chief nuclear negotiator under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, says the issues surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal authorizes Iran to remove limits on its nuclear program.

Jewish lawmaker: �We are united in defending Iran�
Iranian Jewish lawmaker Siamak Moreh Sedgh said on Wednesday that enemies should know that Iranians are ready to defend the country unitedly.

Zarif writes to counterparts around the globe on JCPOA
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has written separate letters to some of his counterparts around the world over the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA).

�Al-Fath� and �Saeroon� have a lot to share: al-Fath spokesman
The Iraqi parliamentary election on May 12 ended with a win by the �Saeroon� coalition headed by Muqtada al-Sadr with 54 seats, �al-Fath� coalition led by Hadi Al-Ameri with 47 seats, and in third place came the �alNasr� coalition headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi with 42 seats.

North Korean envoy to meet U.S. secretary of state Pompeo
North Korea�s former top spy was bound for New York City and will reportedly meet the United States
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday.

Intl. Holy Quran Exhibition underway in Tehran
A woman and her children glance at books on display during the 26th International Holy Quran Exhibition at Tehran�s Imam Khomeini Mosallain on May 29, 2018.

UN gravely concerned over Saudi regime�s military offensive on Hudaydah
The United Nations has voiced grave concern over the House of Saud regime-backed militant attack on Yemeni city of Hudaydah.

Velayati lays out responses to U.S. JCPOA exit
A top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has laid out ways to respond to U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement, also called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Fars reported.

Ex-Austrian chancellor: EU should stand against U.S. exit from nuclear deal
Former Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel has said that the European Union, Russia and China should stand against the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and defend international legal norms by challenging the decision in the UN and World Trade Organization (WTO).

Pomeo�s conditions for Iran are a nonstarter: American expert
The 12 conditions put forth for Iran by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are a nonstarter, a former advisor at the U.S. Department of State believes.

Larijani re-elected parliament speaker
Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday voted to re-elect Ali Larijani as parliament speaker for another more year.