Iran Daily

Iran�s South Pars exports up 22%
Exports from South Pars, Iran�s hub of energy, have increased 22 percent in the first four-month period of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22, 2018).

Syrian refugees return from Lebanon
Hundreds of Syrian refugees returned to their country from Lebanon on Saturday in a bus convoy arranged by both governments, advancing an effort by Beirut to accelerate returns to areas where fighting has ended.

Imran Khan�s party begins coalition talks as rivals plan protests
Imran Khan�s party said it has begun talks with independents and small parties to form a coalition government after a resounding triumph in Pakistan�s general election, as rival parties planned protests over alleged vote rigging.

Mattis: Report of US military action on Iran �fiction�
US Defense Secretary James Mattis dismissed a news report that the United States is preparing military action against Iran, describing it as �fiction.�

Iran sympathizes with Laos over deadly dam collapse
Iran�s Foreign Ministry offered his condolences to Laos over death of at least 27 people in recent flooding and devastation caused by the collapse of a dam in the Southeast Asian country.

MP: Lawmakers in talks with foreign envoys to counter US sanctions
A senior member of the Iranian Parliament�s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said the legislative body has started talks with the ambassadors of neighboring and Muslims countries in a bid to counter Washington�s sanctions against Tehran.

Zarif to sign Iran-ASEAN treaty in Singapore
Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to visit Singapore in the coming days to sign a pact between Iran and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Foreign Ministry�s spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday.

Stop killing Palestinian children
The United Nations envoy for Middle East peace called on Israel on Saturday to stop killing Palestinian children in Gaza.

Tehran Times

Non-oil exports up 14.6% in 4 months on year
Iran exported $15.45 billion of non-oil products during the fourmonth period from March 21 to July 22, with 14.69 percent rise from $13.471 billion in the same time span of the past year, according to Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

Majlis security committee to hold meetings with foreign diplomats
National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran�s parliament (Majlis) is scheduled to hold meetings with ambassadors from 20 countries in three consecutive days which will start from Sunday.

Kurds reach deal with Damascus to end Syria conflict
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab militants in Syria says it has come to an agreement with the Syrian government to develop negotiations to end violence in Syria.

�Political transition may be smooth but Imran Khan won�t be able to run country smoothly�
Aamir Mughal is a Pakistan-based political commentator and social media activist.

Lunar eclipse seen in Persepolis
Shot of the moon eclipse captured beside the ancient city of Persepolis, near the city of Shiraz.

U.S. sanctions are clear violation of human rights: Justice Ministry
Mahmoud Abbassi, the justice minister�s deputy for human rights and foreign affairs, said on Saturday that the U.S. sanctions are a clear violation of human rights and called for formation of a committee to study the repercussion of sanctions on ordinary people.

Tehran will not bow to excessive demands: Hatami
Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Saturday that Iran will never bow to the enemies� excessive demands, saying those who imagine that Iran will surrender under pressure of sanctions are living under illusion.

Austrian FM calls U.S. exit from nuclear deal an �unprecedented� move
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has said that the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal was an �unprecedented� move from legal point of view, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Threat of retaliation not an empty threat: IRGC
A commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has cautioned the bullying countries not to jeopardize their interests by threatening those of Iran, saying Tehran�s threat of retaliation against countries seeking to block Iranian oil exports is �not an empty threat�.

Iran to sue U.S. for blocking hand-woven carpet imports
The head of Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) says it will file a lawsuit with international tribunals against fresh sanctions imposed by the U.S. on the imports of hand-woven Iranian rugs into the country.

Trump seeks to revive �Arab NATO� against Iran
The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Persian Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter, according to U.S. and Arab officials, Reuters reported on Saturday.