Iran Daily

Official: Foreign countries seeking Iran oil through stock exchange
The head of Iran�s Energy Exchange (IRENEX) said Sunday that a number of countries have sought to buy Iranian crude through the exchange market.

Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia
An eruption of one of the world�s most infamous volcanic islands is believed to have triggered a tsunami that killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend.

Turkey bolsters troops in Kurdish areas of northern Syria
Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and weaponry had made their way to the area.

Government unlikely to get fully back to business for days
The US federal government is expected to remain partially closed past Christmas Day in a protracted standoff over President Donald Trump�s demand for money to build a border wall with Mexico.

Cuban MPs approve new constitution
Cuban lawmakers unanimously approved a revised draft of a new constitution that retains the island�s one-party socialist system but reflects its socio-economic opening since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Cuban MPs approve new constitution
Cuban lawmakers unanimously approved a revised draft of a new constitution that retains the island�s one-party socialist system but reflects its socio-economic opening since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Leader urges constant progress in police capabilities
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iranian Police to keep developing their capabilities and act in a �prudent and reassuring� manner.

Pakistan FM due in Tehran today
Pakistan�s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to visit Iran as part of his four-nation tour which begins today, said a statement issued by Pakistan�s Foreign Office.

Iran denies report of Germany�s ban on Iranian airline
The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IR) dismissed some media reports that Germany is planning to ban flights in and out of the country by Iran�s Mahan Air in January.

Zarif regrets confrontation with resistance coming from inside Islamic world
The Iranian foreign minister told a visiting Palestinian delegation that �unfortunately, confrontation with the resistance movement is being conducted from inside the Islamic world�.

Iran sympathizes with Indonesia over deadly tsunami
Iran�s Foreign Ministry expressed deep regret over a deadly tsunami in Indonesia�s Sunda Strait that has killed more than 200 people.

Tehran Times

Iran plans to create new petrochemical hub on Persian Gulf shores
Iran plans to establish a new petrochemical complex in Hormozgan Province adjacent to Persian Gulf waters, IRNA reported quoting a petrochemical official.

Homegrown �Dousti� satellite manufactured
A new satellite named �Dousti�, literally meaning �friendship�, has been manufactured domestically and its ground stations have already been built, the head of the Iranian Space Agency announced on his Instagram account, Mehr reported on Monday.

Turkey labels Netanyahu �a cold-blooded killer�
Turkey on Sunday hit out at Israel�s �lawless occupation� of Palestinian territory after the Israeli prime minister accused Turkey of �massacres� against Kurds in a new war of words.

Jews free to perform religious and cultural practices: Homayun Sameyah
Sarkis Davidian, chief of Armenian Catholic diocese of Iran Bishop, has described President Hassan Rouhani�s move to declare the citizen rights charter as a positive step in defending the rights of religious minorities.

French police defend actions after clashes with protesters
French authorities Sunday defended aggressive police actions to contain violence at yellow vest protests after a policeman was seen briefly brandishing a gun at a surging crowd in Paris.

Team Melli preparatory camp in Doha
Iran national football team hold a two-week training camp in Doha, Qatar, ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.Team Melli will play two friendly matches with Palestine and Qatar as part of preparation for the Asian Cup in the camp.

Yemen peace talks mark victory for Ansarullah: Kharrazi
Kamal Kharrazi, the head of Iran�s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, says that the outcome of the Yemeni peace talks in Sweden was a victory for the Ansarullah resistance movement.

Police performance should be trust-building: Ayatollah Khamenei
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that performance of police forces should be �wise�, �trust-building� and �reassuring� for the people.

Princeton researcher urges Tehran-Ankara Moscow axis to settle Syria crisis soon
Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East expert who now works as a researcher at Princeton University researcher, has urged the Tehran-Ankara-Moscow coalition to immediately put an end to the conflict in Syria now that the United States has decide.

United States working on a law to prevent Iran from creating a cryptocurrency
The U.S. government seems determined to avoid at all costs that countries with which it does not have the best diplomatic relations, can develop a cryptocurrency, or at least fail in their attempts to innovate in the development of blockchain technologies to improve their financial infrastructure.

Backing Palestine is Iran�s principled policy: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday that supporting Palestine is Iran�s principled policy.