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Perez: Anti-Iran sanctions hurt Spain
Spain’s ambassador to Iran has dismissed US-led unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic as “irrational”, saying they inflicted heavy losses on Madrid during the country’s financial crisis.

 
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza kill 9 Palestinians
Palestinian Hamas group that rules Gaza vowed revenge on Israel for the death of seven of its members killed in an airstrike early Monday morning in the deadliest attack since the latest round of attacks began weeks ago.

Egypt warns against Iraqi Kurd secession
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned the independence of Iraq’s Kurdish region would be “catastrophic” and cause the Middle East to splinter along ethnic and religious lines, newspapers reported Monday.

Police chief: Security indebted to full control of borders
Police Chief Brigadier General Esmaeil Ahmadi Moqaddam lauded Iranian border guards for their complete control over borders, and said Iran owes its security to their high capabilities.

Zarif, Ashton meet on sixth day of nuclear talks
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have held a fresh round of meeting on Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

Deputy FM off to UAE, Kuwait, Oman
Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs has embarked on a three-nation tour of Persian Gulf states for talks on regional developments.

Speaker: Iran will never cross redlines in nuclear talks
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said Iran has not crossed and will never cross the country’s redlines in its negotiations with the P5+1 on Tehran’s nuclear energy program, according to a senior Iranian lawmaker.

President to take part in SCO summit
President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to visit Tajikistan in September to attend the summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

 
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Seven killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
Israeli airstrikes killed seven Hamas ?ghters in the Gaza Strip on Monday, the Islamist group said.

 
After protests, Kuwait opposition leader released
The lawyer of a prominent opposition leader in Kuwait says his client has been released on bail after daily protests calling for him to be set free.

Iraq delays key session of parliament
A session of the Iraqi parliament meant to kick-start the government formation pro- cess has been delayed.

 
Sisi says Iraqi Kurdistan referendum could lead to catastrophe
The Egyptian president has spoken against a potential referendum on the independence of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, warning that it would lead to a “catastrophic” breakup of the Arab country.

 
Wide differences remain between Iran, 5+1: Iranian nuclear negotiator
A member of the Iranian negotiating team has said there are still wide di?erences between Iran and the six major powers (the ?ve permanent members of the UN Security Council and Ger- many) in their talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.

 
Syrian army liberates village north of Aleppo
The Syrian armed forces have re- stored security and stability to the village of Kifr Saghir to the north of the al-Sheikh Najjar Industrial City in Aleppo’s north- ern countryside.

 
Rouhani to visit Tajikistan in September
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is scheduled to visit Tajikistan in September, the Asia-Plus news agency reported on Sunday.

 
Iranian deputy FM embarks on regional tour
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday embarked on a tour of a number of Persian Gulf Arab states.

Letter to editor of Washington Post: U.S. should seek a grand bargain with Iran
Regarding Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s July 1 op- ed, “Time is running out for Iran to choose its future”: In his sensible and timely commentary, Mr. Kerry con- tended that “all along, these negotiations have been about a choice for Iran’s leaders. … Now Iran must choose.”

Rafsanjani seeks experts’ help to resolve administrative problems
The chairman of the Expediency Council suggested on Sunday that it is necessary to resolve the admin- istrative problems through an “involvement and cooperation of all experts”.

Ali Majedi appointed Iranian ambassador to Germany
Ali Majedi, the director the Oil Ministry department for commercial and international a?airs, has been named as Tehran’s ambassador to Berlin.

Iran, Russia to join forces against terrorism in Iraq: deputy FM
Iran and Russia have agreed to jointly help Iraq combat terrorism, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African A?airs Hossein Amir- Abdollahian says.

EU ready to enhance ties with Iran: Spanish ambassador
Spain’s ambassador to Iran has dis- missed the U.S.-led unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic as “irrational”, saying the embargoes against Iran in?icted heavy losses on Madrid during the country’s ?nancial crisis.