Iran Daily

Iran asks UN high court to block US sanctions
Iran on Monday demanded the UN�s top court suspend US nuclear-linked sanctions against Tehran, accusing Washington of plotting Iran�s �economic strangulation.�

Rouhani urges clearer measures to save nuclear deal
Iran�s President Hassan Rouhani called on the parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to accelerate and clarify their measures for saving the deal after US withdrawal.

Iranian giants win Asian Games weightlifting gold, silver
Iran�s weightlifters Behdad Salimi and Saeed Ali-Hosseini snatched gold and silver, respectively, in the men�s +105 weight category of the 2018 Asian Games underway in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

Germany: EU working to keep Iran economic ties
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday European Union members were working together to preserve trade ties with Iran after the US dropped out of the 2015 nuclear agreement and restored sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

UN: Myanmar military chiefs should face �genocide� case
Investigators working for the UN�s top human rights body said Monday that Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims, taking the unusual step of identifying six by name among those behind deadly, systematic crimes against the ethnic minority.

Macron says EU security must no longer depend on US
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for Europe to stop relying on the United States for its military defense as he pushed for fresh EU integration in the face of rising nationalism around the continent.

Erdogan to visit Tehran on September 7 for Syria talks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iran on Sept 7 to attend a three-way summit on the Syria peace process, his office said on Monday.

Persian Gulf states powerful enough to ensure security
The new commander of Iran�s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said that Tehran believed that Persian Gulf states are powerful enough to ensure the Persian Gulf�s security, deploring the presence of foreigners.

Wars in region in economic interests of US and allies
Senior Adviser to the Iranian Parliament Speaker for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that imposed wars in the region were for the economic interests of the US and its allies.

Iran invites Oman�s Sultan to attend Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Iran�s ambassador in Oman invited the country�s King Sultan Qaboos to attend the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Tehran.

Tehran Times

ICJ begins hearing Iran�s complaint against U.S.

The International Court of Justice on Monday began hearing a lawsuit brought by Iran against new U.S. sanctions ordered
by the Trump administration.

largest wind farm goes on stream in Qazvin

Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian inaugurated the country�s largest wind farm in the northwestern province of Qazvin on Monday, IRNA reported.

Asia Cooperation Dialogue meeting opens in Hamedan

Amid hopes to provide ample opportunities for development of tourism in Hamedan, the conference of Asia Cooperation Dialogue, titled �ACD Tourism Capital, 2018�, opened in this ancient city in western Iran on Monday.

India looking at ways to keep importing oil from Iran

With New Delhi exploring different available options to maintain its bilateral ties with Iran in the face of draconian U.S. sanctions, a London-based international law firm has said that Iran�s major energy consumers like India and China have given expressed inclination to find a way to go around the American sanctions and keep importing oil from Iran.

Women�s canoe polo emerge victorious

Iran�s women�s canoe polo team defeated Malaysia 19-0 on Monday in the 2018 Asian Games underway in Indonesia.

Rouhani to Macron: Transparency, speed needed to save JCPOA

In a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran said the remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal should take more transparent steps accompanied by higher speed to save the agreement.

Iran, Syria sign new deal for defense cooperation

Iran and Syria have signed an agreement on defense and technical cooperation during a visit by Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami who reiterated Tehran�s commitment to the Arab country�s security.

�Replacing U.S. with Britain in redesigning Arak reactor not Iran�s decision�

Behrooz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has said that replacing the U.S.
with Britain in redesigning the Arak heavy water reactor was not decided by Iran.

MP says U.S. sanctions provide opportunity for closer interaction with outside world

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, an Iranian lawmaker, said on Monday that the U.S. sanctions against Iran provide an opportunity
to expand interaction with other countries, particularly China.

Commander deplores presence of foreign forces in Persian Gulf

Commander of the IRGC Navy said on Monday that there is no place for foreign forces, like the U.S. warships, in the Persian Gulf, warning of the environmental problems that could arise by the presence of nuclear powered foreign warships in the Persian Gulf.