Iran Daily

Iran approves anti-money laundering bill
Iran�s top arbitration body gave its approval on Saturday to an anti-money laundering bill seen as crucial to maintaining international trade and banking ties.

Iran says finds new �potential� oil buyers despite US sanctions

All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount of Iranian oil imports are complying with US sanctions, a senior Iranian energy official said, noting that Tehran was hopeful to find new buyers.

MP: Iran�s economy improving despite sanctions

A lawmaker says the US sanctions that were reimposed on Iran have lost their initial adverse effects, adding that the economy is now improving.

Trump warns could force long shutdown over border wall

A defiant President Donald Trump said he was prepared to keep the US government shut down for as long as it takes � months or even years � to force Congress to provide billions of dollars for a border wall with Mexico.

France�s �yellow vest� protesters back on streets

French �yellow vest� protesters marched through Paris and other cities on Saturday to highlight their struggle to make ends meet, a day after President Emmanuel Macron�s government hardened its stance against them.

Iran, Afghanistan discuss ties, peace talks with Taliban

Iran�s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Afghanistan�s President Ashraf Ghani discussed bilateral ties and development in peace talks with Taliban.

Qassemi: British FM remarks interference in Iran�s internal affairs

Iran�s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi dismissed British foreign secretary�s recent remarks about a case in Iran as an interference in the internal affairs of an independent state.

Pakistan flotilla to arrive in Iran today
A Pakistan Navy flotilla is scheduled to arrive at Iran�s Bandar Abbas port city today, according to Pakistan�s Embassy in Tehran.

Minister: New satellites successfully pass prelaunch tests

Iran�s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Saturday three new satellites have successfully passed prelaunch tests.

Tehran Times

More potential buyers for Iran�s oil despite sanctions�
Iranian Deputy Oil Minister for International Affairs and Trading Amir-Hossein Zamaninia said despite the U.S. sanctions more oil buyers have approached the country for negotiations, Shana reported.

Anti-money laundering bill of amendment past Expediency Council
The Expediency Council on Saturday endorsed a bill of amendment to the anti-money laundering law, a council member announced.

France�s �Yellow Vest� protestors back on the streets
France�s �Yellow Vest� (Yellow Vest�s movement/yellow jackets movement/Mouvement des gilets jaunes/Gilets Jaunes) protestors were back on the streets again on Saturday as a government spokesman denounced those still protesting as hard-liners who wanted only to bring down the government.

Stung by �library� remark, India lists Afghan projects to �educate� Trump

Donald Trump has become famously infamous for his eccentricity, grandiloquence, and off-the-cuff statements devoid of logic and lucidity.

Hacker group releases �9/11 Papers�, says future leaks will �burn down� U.S. deep state

The Dark Overlord hacker group has released decryption keys for 650 documents it says are related to 9/11 (September 11 attacks/A series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the al-Qaeda terrorist group against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001).

Bandar-Tang where desert
meets seaA small boat is at anchor in Bandar-Tang where barren desert reaches the Sea of Oman, southeast Iran, December 29, 2018.

Iraq-Iran relationship a model for the world: ambassador
The Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, has described the strong relationship between Iran and Iraq as a �successful model� of cooperation between two neighboring countries on the world stage.

Pakistan Navy flotilla visits Bandar Abbas
In line with Pakistan�s maritime tradition and to strengthen the existing cordial bilateral relations, a Pakistan Navy Flotilla comprising four Navy ships will dock at the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas from 6-9 January, Pakistan�s embassy said in a press release on Saturday.

Iran calls British foreign secretary�s remarks �hasty�, �wrong�
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday slammed British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt�s remarks against Iran as �hasty� and �wrong�.

IRGC to unveil progresses in building submarines
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps will start making submarines and unveil its technological achievements in this respect in the future, the IRGC Navy chief has said.

Araqchi briefs Ghani on Iran�s talks with Taliban
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who held talks with a Taliban delegation in Tehran on December 30, met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Saturday.