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Wednesday 12 December 2018 - 10:58
Story Code : 330326

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 12-12-2018

Iran Daily

Rouhani: Iranian oil exports up despite US sanctions
Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.

Greece to become hub for Iran transit to Europe
A recent memorandum of understanding to streamline transport between Iran and Greece will turn the European country into a hub for export of Iranian products to the continent, an official said.

May tours Europe in desperate bid to save Brexit deal
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May embarked on a tour of European capitals on Tuesday in a desperate bid to salvage her Brexit deal, a day after delaying a parliamentary vote on the text to avoid a crushing defeat.

Lebanons Aoun intervenes to help form government, avoid catastrophe
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday he was intervening in stalled efforts to form a new national unity government, warning the country faced catastrophe if this failed.

Trump says military to build border wall if Democrats refuse
President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to pressure Democratic congressional leaders into supporting his demand for billions of dollars to build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border, threatening to have the military build it if Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country.

Commander: Irans latest ballistic missile test significant

A senior military commander described Irans latest ballistic missile test as significant, emphasizing that the country will continue such tests, in line with its deterrence doctrine.

Sayyari: US sold $800b in weapons to regional states by spreading Iranophobia
The United States has sold $800 billion of weapons to the regional states by spreading Iranophobia and is plundering the resources of Islamic countries, an Iranian commander said.

Zarif reiterates Irans support for Yemeni peace talks
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message reiterated Irans support for the intra-Yemeni talks underway in Sweden.

Iran rejects claims of links to weapons seized in Kabul
Iran dismissed claims of its links to a weapons cache discovered in Afghanistans central province of Ghazni, warning against attempts to harm growing relations between the two neighbors.

Iranian, European diplomats discuss Yemen crisis
The Iranian foreign ministers special assistant for political affairs held a meeting with senior European diplomats in Belgium for talks about the Yemen crisis.

 

Tehran Times

Iran ditches dollar in transactions with several countries
Iran has made mutual monetary agreements with some countries on the way to abolish U.S. dollar in its financial transactions and the issue will be incrementally generalized to other countries in future, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced in a meeting with Iranian economists on Monday, IRNA reported.

Govt. focusing on economic stability: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that the government is making efforts to stabilize economy and reduce economic pressure on the people.

Black Tuesday: French students hit the streets in protest again
Even as it grapples with violent demonstrations over living costs, the French government was hunkering down for a Black Tuesday of protests by highschool students who have jumped onto the Yellow Vest bandwagon.

IRGC confirms ballistic missile test
Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, has confirmed that Iran has recently test-fired a missile, saying that the country tests tens of missiles annually.

Sanctions on Iran or trade warfare? What is the pretext for punishing Huawei in America?
Canada has arrested a senior Huawei technology company official suspected of violating sanctions against Iran at the request of U.S. officials.

Rohingya survivors: Why do they want to destroy us?
In Coxs Bazar, photographer Renaud Philippe met Rohingya Muslims who managed to flee the Myanmar militarys brutal crackdown.

Iran will turn to alternate options if nuclear deal not saved: MP
Iranian MP Kazem Jalali said on Monday that Iran will turn to alternate options if Europe fails to start actions to save the 2015 nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Iranian human rights organization worried over situation in France
In a statement on Monday, Irans Human Rights Headquarters expressed concern over the violence exercised by the French police against protestors.

Leader warns of enemies attack on spirituality
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned of the enemies attack on spirituality and insisted on the need to boost the achievements of the Islamic Revolution.

IRGC: U.S. military threats only part of psychological warfare
The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has dismissed the U.S. military threats against Iran as bluffs and part of the psychological warfare against the Islamic Republic.

Pressure on Iran has backfired, Guards chief says
Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Tuesday that Iran has disappointed the enemies who have been working relentlessly to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic.

General warns Israel, U.S. might create new chaos in Mideast
A top military aide to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution warns the U.S. and the Zionist regime might create a new chaos in the Middle East region, calling on regional countries to beware of such threats.

Embassy: Iran has no links to weapons seized in central Afghan city
Iran has roundly dismissed claims of its links to a weapons cache discovered in Afghanistans central province of Ghazni, warning against attempts to harm growing relations between the two neighbors.
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