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Sunday 22 September 2019 - 18:59
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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 22-9-2019

Iran Daily
 
Iran routs Australia for third Asian volleyball title
Iran outclassed Australia in straight sets to claim the title at the 2019 Asian Mens Volleyball Championship in Tehran, Iran a third title after lifting 2011 and 2013 trophies.

 
Iran issues warning as US set to send more troops to Saudi Arabia
Any strike on Iran will result in an all-out war and that any country that does so will become the main battlefield, Iranian officials warned Saturday after the United States ordered reinforcements to the Persian Gulf following attacks on Saudi oil installations.

 
Protests in Egypt call for Sisi ouster
Anti-government protests broke out in Egypt Friday, urging President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to step down.

 
Yemens Houthis announce plan to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia
Yemens Houthi fighters unexpectedly announced late Friday that they planned to halt all attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a peace initiative to end their countrys devastating conflict, almost five years after they took control of the capital Sanaa.

 
Iran dismisses US claims on space activities, ballistic missiles
Irans Ambassador to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi rejected as baseless allegations by the US permanent representative to the world body over Iran space activities and ballistic missiles, according to IRNA.

 
Iran hosting over 1.5 million documented Afghan refugees: Official



An Iranian Interior Ministry official said more than one and a half million Afghan refugees and immigrants have settled in the country while tens of thousands more reside in Iran without legal status.



 
Iran keen on building up ties with Armenia
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed hope for a boost in relations with neighboring Armenia, given the two neighbors close bonds and potentials in different areas.

 
Iranian captive of Somali pirates since 2015 freed
An Iranian sailor held hostage by Somali pirates for more than four years has been released with the help of the United Nations and a humanitarian group, Irans Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

 
Iran, Russia, China to hold naval drills soon: Official
A senior Iranian military official announced plans for joint naval drills with Russian and Chinese military forces in the international waters of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman in the near future.

Tehran Times
 
Value of trades at IME rises 6% in a week
During weekdays ending up to September 19, while 503,221 tons of commodities worth over $595 million were traded at Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), the market experienced a growth of 17 percent and six percent in its trading volume and value, respectively.

 
Iranian professors voice concerns over destruction of democracy in Britain
500 Iranian university professors have criticized the suspension of the British Parliament and the destruction of democracy in the country.

 
U.S. bases in Iraq will not be safe if Iran attacked: Iraqi MP
Karim Alivi, a member of he Iraqi Parliaments National Security and Defense Committee and a commander of the Iraqi Badr Organization, has said that the United States bases in Iraq will
not be safe if Washington launches a war against Iran.

 
General Salami says Iran will claim responsibility for anything it does
Major General Hossein Salami, the head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), threatened on Saturday that the armed forces will open fire at any country that trespasses into Irans territories.

 
Revenues from fuel price rise should be given to low-income people: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that revenues of a planned increase in fuel prices should be given to low-income people and those with fixed income.

 
Zarif: Even Saudis themselves dont believe the fiction of Iranian involvement in Aramco attack
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Friday that even the Saudis themselves dont believe the fiction of Iranian involvement in the attacks on the Aramco oil facilities, citing Saudi Arabias retaliation attack on Hodaideh in Yemen as a reason.

 
Iran denies successful cyber attacks on oil sector
On Saturday, Iran denied its oil infrastructure had been successfully attacked by a cyber operation.

 
U.S. maximum deception in line with maximum pressure policy, Iran says of Aramco attack
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Irans ambassador to the United Nations, has said that the United States campaign of maximum deception is in line with Washingtons policy of maximum pressure
against Iran.
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