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Iran�s annual petchem exports fetch nearly $11bn

Iran exported 20 million tons of petrochemical products worth more than $10.6bn in the last Iranian calendar year (ending March 20) despite US sanctions.

Sudan�s intel chief quits, protesters keep up pressure

Sudan�s security and intelligence chief quit on Saturday, state media reported, a day after the defense minister stepped down abruptly as interim leader following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir and protesters kept up demands for change.

North Korean leader says open to third Trump summit with conditions

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he is open to a third summit with US President Donald Trump, but set the year�s end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, the North�s state-run media said Saturday.

Pressure mounts on UK officials to send Assange to Sweden

More than 70 British lawmakers urged the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape allegation against him.

Lake Urmia revives amid heavy rains in recent months

Recent prolonged and at times severe rains in Iran have helped put the country�s Lake Urmia on its way to revival, according to the governor of West Azerbaijan Province.

Dutch envoy: Europe still following up INSTEX

The Netherlands� Ambassador to Iran Jacques Werner said the European Union is still a partner to Iran nuclear deal and is following up a financial mechanism introduced by the bloc to facilitate trade with Iran.

Mousavi appointed as new Foreign Ministry spokesman

The Iranian Foreign Ministry appointed Seyyed Abbas Mousavi as its new spokesman.

Report: Imran Khan to visit Iran on April 21

Pakistan�s Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Iran on April 21, Pakistani media reported on Saturday.

Tehran Times

Iran, Iraq to build 5 joint industrial estates

Iran and Iraq have agreed to construct five joint industrial estates, Mehr news agency reported on Saturday quoting Mahmoud Vaezi, the chief of staff of Iranian president.

MPs move to �punish� US allies

A number of Majlis mem-bers on Saturday filed a proposal aimed at punishing the countries which follow suit the United States in sanctioning Iran.

Syria�s air defenses intercept Israeli missiles fired at Hama military base

Damascus says its air defenses have inter-cepted some of the Israeli missiles fired at a Syrian military base near the city of Hama, while the remaining missiles hitting the target have destroyed several buildings and injured three Syrian soldiers.

�IRGC has always been target of American and regional states animosity�

Shireen Tahmaasb Hunter, a profes-sor of political science at Georgetown University, tells the Tehran Times that �The designation of IRGC as a terrorist organization by the Trump administration is another step in Washington�s policy of incrementally increasing pressure on Iran in the hope of forcing it to negotiate, and in the process agree to change some aspects of its foreign policy, notably those vis a vis the Ar-ab-Israeli conflict.�

Afghan women have been victims of war and should be part of peace process: expert

In past several weeks, hectic nego-tiations have taken place between the Taliban and U.S. to find a solution to Afghan war that has now stretched into its 18th year. But the Af-ghan government has been sidelined. Women in Afghanistan have also complained about lack of representation in the ongoing talks.

International Relations is becoming aware of its own parochialism: Abrahamsen

Dr. Rita Abrahamsen is Pro-fessor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the Director of the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS).

Artemia ship once again afloat in Lake Urmia

Artemia ship, which was stuck on the lakebed for a long time due to dryness of Lake Urmia once again floated.

Iran should file complaint against US unjustified act: Pakistani defense analyst

Lieutenant General Amjad Shoaib, a senior Pakistani defense analyst, said on Saturday that Iran should file complaint at the International Criminal Court and the UN against the unjustified U.S. act in designating the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization.

Iraqis have come to help Iranian flood-stricken people: diplomat

Iraj Masjedi, the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, has said that a number of Iraqi intellectuals, heads of nomads and members of the Popular Mobilization Forces have come to Iran to help the flood-stricken people.

EU satisfied with creation of INSTEX: spokesperson

Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has voiced satisfaction over the creation of INSTEX, a special purpose vehicle aimed at facilitating legitimate trade between European economic operators and Iran.

Trump�s �stupid� move on IRGC will intensify tension: ISCI member

A top member of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq has strongly criti-cized the United States for branding Iran�s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a foreign terrorist organization, pre-dicting the �stupid� move will intensify tension in the region.

Dutch ambassador says EU working to implement INSTEX

The Dutch Ambassador to Iran, Jacques Werner, has said that the Euro-pean Union is seeking to implement the financial mechanism, known as INSTEX, for doing business with Iran.

Jewish MP: Trump�s decision against IRGC heralds collapse of Zionism

Representative of the Iranian Jewish community at the parliament Siam-ak Mareh Sedq condemns U.S. President Donald Trump�s designation of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terror-ist organization, saying that such decisions indicate the end of international Zionism.