Iran Daily

Zarif raps US �boorishness� after ICC threat
Iran�s foreign minister slammed the United States for its opposition to the International Criminal Court, saying the US �boorishness� apparently knows no limits.

Official: Iran-China trade to reach $42b by end of 2018
Trade between Iran and China will witness a 12-percent growth by the end of 2018, to reach $42 billion, said the vice president of Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

Trump on loser�s side,won�t benefit from JCPOA withdrawal
Iran�s nuclear chief said on Tuesday that he hoped the atomic deal between Tehran and world powers survives, but says the program would be in a stronger position than ever if the deal does not survive.

US sanctions on Iran could push oil prices above $100
US sanctions on Iran�s energy industry, when they come into effect in November, could potentially drive oil prices above $100 per barrel, according to an industry expert.

Diplomats from Iran, Russia, Turkey meet UN envoy on Syria
High-level diplomats from Iran, Russia and Turkey met Tuesday with the UN envoy for Syria about creating a committee to revise the war-battered country�s Constitution.

Iran: �No appeasement policy when it comes to security issues�
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that Iran will not follow a policy of appeasement when it comes to its security issues and the violation of its sovereignty by terrorist elements.

Defense Ministry makes waterjet engine
Iran�s Defense Ministry has developed a homegrown waterjet for marine propulsion and a diesel engine for trains, an official said Tuesday.

 

Tehran Times

Water, power projects worth $5.7b offered to private sector
Some 46 power and water projects at the value of 243 trillion rials (about $5.7 billion) were offered to the private sector during a ceremony attended by Iranian Vice President Es�haq Jahangiri on Tuesday.

Salehi: Iran nuclear program to be more powerful if deal falls
Iran�s nuclear chief told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he hopes the atomic deal between Tehran and world powers survives, but warned the program will be in a stronger position than ever if not.

Xi, Putin meet as Russia kicks off biggest ever war games
Russia�s President Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum
in Vladivostok on Tuesday.

Close co-op with Afghanistan necessary to fight terror: Araqchi
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday underlined the necessity of close cooperation with Afghanistan in the war on terrorism, saying Tehran attaches great importance to the stability and security of its neighbors.

Why Iran prefers the Eastern bloc over the West
As the military phase of the Syrian conflict reaches its final stages, the leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey met in Tehran on September 9 and reiterated in a joint statement that a political solution to the Syrian conflict requires inclusive, free, and
fair elections with the participation of all eligible Syrians under appropriate UN supervision.

Caravanserai evokes the past for today�s trekkers
Now abandoned and alone in Iran�s Hamadan province, the 17th-century Farasfaj Caravanserai is of its many counterparts
that are scattered across the country.

Tehran seeks �best relations� with the world: Kharrazi
Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran�s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said on Monday that Tehran seeks best relations with the world and prioritizes neighbors in this respect.

Military chief: Missile attack on terrorists shows accuracy and strategy
Armed Forces Chief of Staff Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said on Tuesday that Iran�s armed forces will not sit silent if enemies continue hatching plots.

Iran says seeks to avert disaster in Syria�s Idlib
Iran shares the United Nations� concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Syria�s Idlib province and will seek to avert it, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, top aide to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, told reporters on Tuesday.

Kerry: Trump seeking regime change strategy in Iran
Former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry says President Donald Trump has virtually ruined grounds for any talks between leaders of the two countries by pulling out of the 2015 Iran deal.

Collective efforts needed to counter dust storms: diplomat
Gholamali Khoshroo, Iran�s ambassador to the UN, has said that Iran could encourage collective efforts at the international level to counter dust and sand storms.

Iran to unveil water jet engines
Iran is developing homemade water jet engines, first prototype of which to be unveiled by the end of current Iranian year (March 2019), the managing director of the Marine Industries Organization said on Tuesday.