Iran Daily

Iran: US sanctions in contradiction with Europe�s sovereignty
Aside from hurting Iran�s economy, US sanctions are in contradiction with Europe�s sovereignty, security and credit, said a senior Iranian official.

Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide
Two top leaders of Cambodia�s Khmer Rouge regime were found guilty of genocide on Friday, in a landmark ruling almost 40 years after the fall of a brutal regime that presided over the deaths of a quarter of the population.

British PM backed in Brexit battle
British Prime Minister Theresa May received the backing of the last remaining pro-Brexit heavyweights in her cabinet on Friday as she battled to salvage her EU divorce deal and her job.

IRGC chief: Five of abducted Iranian forces in Pakistan freed
Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the chief commander of Iran�s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), says five of the 12 Iranian forces, who were kidnapped last month by Pakistan-based terrorists, have been freed.

North Korea tests new �ultramodern tactical weapon�
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the testing of a newly developed �ultramodern tactical weapon�, Pyongyang�s state media reported Friday, a move seen by analysts as more of a political message than a serious provocation.

Iran rejects UN draft resolution on status of human rights
The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced a draft resolution on the human rights situation in Iran, proposed by Canada and approved by the UN General Assembly�s Third Committee, saying the biased anti-Iran document has been devised with political purposes.

Trump�s economic war on Iran is doomed to failure
In my view, Iran will remain basically stable despite the surge in inflation and tough recession that the IMF says are coming down the line.

Social Security Organization head, deputy die in car crash
Managing Director of Iran�s Social Security Organization (SSO) Taqi Nourbaksh and his deputy Abdolrahman Tajeddin died in a fatal car crash in the country�s northern province of Golestan.

Iran sympathizes with Americans over deadly California wildfires
Iran�s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi expressed deep regret over the devastating wildfires in the US state of California, which have killed dozens of people so far.

Tehran Times

State Duma ratifies temporary agreement on free trade zone between EAEU, Iran
The State Duma (lower house of parliament) ratified the temporary agreement on formation of a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Islamic Republic of Iran on Thursday.

Cancer drug, lenalidomide, produced in Iran
Iran succeeded in domestically production of lenalidomide, a cancer drug, for one-twentieth of its original price, IRNA
reported on Thursday.

Funeral prayers held for Khashoggi in Mecca and Medina
Funeral prayers have been held in absentia for slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
and Prophet Muhammad�s mosque in the Saudi city of Medina, two of the holiest places of Islam.

Funeral procession held for Social Security Organization�s head, deputy
A funeral procession was held for Iran�s Social Security Organization Director Taqi Noorbakhsh and his deputy for parliamentary affairs Abdorrahman Tajoddin in Tehran on Friday who passed away in a car crash on Thursday evening.

EU has so far failed to find practical solutions to save JCPOA: Iran
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that the European Union has so far failed to present a practical solution to save the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Saudi Arabia�s $300 million aid to Reza Pahlavi for provoking protests in Iran
According to Saudi Arabia�s closest sources, recently there was a visit between Ambassador of Saudi Arabia and some senior Saudi officials with Reza Pahlavi in New York in which the son of a former Iranian king has demanded Saudis to help him in his activities against the Iranian government.

Tehran condemns instrumental use of human rights
Iran�s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday strongly condemning use of the human rights and international mechanisms as a tool.

Five of Iran�s abducted border guards freed
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has said that five of the 12 Iranian border guards, who were kidnapped last month by Pakistan-based terrorists, have been freed.

Iran�s response to Saudis will be �covert but painful�: IRGC chief
The chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened the Saudi regime�s empty and hostile remarks
against Iran will not go unanswered, noting that Tehran�s reaction will be �covert but painful�.