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Germany, India reaffirm support for nuclear deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal during a meeting in New Delhi on Friday.

 
Zarif: New US sanctions show maximum failure of �maximum pressure�



Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarid said Friday the United States� new sanctions targeting the Iranian construction sector shows the failure of Washington�s maximum pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic.



 
Top cleric Sistani warns of civil war outbreak in Iraq



Iraq�s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urged the end of bloodshed in the Arab country, warning of a civil war and chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of protest rallies across Iraq.



 
US House formalizes Trump impeachment probe in landmark vote



A deeply divided Congress formally opened a new, public phase of its investigation into President Donald Trump on Thursday as US lawmakers voted for the first time to advance the impeachment process targeting the US chief executive.



 
First VP warns of Daesh relocation to Afghanistan
Iran�s First Vice President Es�haq Jahangiri warned that the Daesh terror group may seek to transfer its terrorists to Afghanistan against the backdrop of its repeated defeats in Iraq and Syria, urging the Afghan government to remain vigilant in the face of such a scheme.

 
Envoy optimistic about expansion of Iran-Japan relations
The Japanese Ambassador to Iran expressed optimism about the future of Tehran-Tokyo ties, saying the two nations will intelligently remove obstacles to bilateral relations.

 
Iran doing utmost to solve banking issues in Malaysia: Spokesman
The spokesman for Iran�s Foreign Ministry said the country�s embassy in Kuala Lumpur is doing its best to solve problems from banking restrictions considered for Iranian nationals by some financial institutions in Malaysia.

 
Saudi Arabia releases 19 Iranian fishermen
Saudi Arabia has released 19 Iranian fishermen detained 10 months ago, an Iranian official said.

 
Tehran Times
 
Iran, Iraq power grids synchronized
Power grids of Iran and� Iraq were synchronized on Friday, IRNA reported quoting Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian.

 
Iran underscores support for Afghan-Afghan peace talks
Iranian First Vice President Es�haq Jahangiri said on Friday that people in Afghanistan should decide their own fate, reaffirming Tehran�s support for Afghan-Afghan peace talks.

 
Iraq�s top Shia cleric urges end of bloodshed, warns of civil war
Iraq�s top Shia cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged the end of bloodshed in the Arab country, warning of a civil war and chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of protest
rallies across Iraq.

 
Assad: Liberating northern Syria from Kurds �ultimate goal�
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his country�s ultimate goal is to restore state authority over Kurdish-controlled northeastern regions in the wake of an abrupt US troop withdrawal and a Turkish offensive against the Kurds there.

 
Yemeni forces shoot down U.S.-made ScanEagle spy drone
Yemeni armed forces have shot down a US-made spy drone while on a mission over the battle front near the southwestern Saudi province of Asir.

 
Persian poet Mazaher Mosaffa dies at 87
Persian poet Mazaher Mosaffa, mostly famous for his odes, died of natural causes at his home in Tehran on Thursday. He was 87. He was buried in his hometown of Tafresh on Friday, his daughter Golzar told the Persian service of ISNA.

 
�Japan seeks to remove obstacles to ties with Iran�
Japan�s Ambassador to Tehran, Mitsugu Saito, has said that Japan seeks to remove obstacles to ties with Iran, expressing optimism over relations.

 
Putin highlights Iran-Russia-Turkey role in settling Syrian crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Iran, Russia and Turkey play a constructive role in settling crisis in Syria.

 
Iranian vice president attends SCO meeting in Uzbekistan
Iranian First Vice President Es�haq Jahangiri visited Tashkent on Friday to attend a meeting of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

 
Zarif: Subjecting construction workers to economic terrorism only manifests maximum failure of �maximum pressure�
Following U.S. sanctions on Iran�s construction sector, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on his Twitter account on Friday that such moves show the �maximum failure of maximum pressure�.