Iran Daily

Iran foreign trade up 22%
Iran’s foreign trade hit $53 billion in the six months ending September 22, showing a 22-percent increase compared with the same period of last year, said Trade Promotion Organization of Iran director general Monday.

 
Twin blasts kill 30 Kurdish fighters in Syria
Twin truck bombings killed at least 30 Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) fighters and security officers on Monday in Syria’s northeastern town of Hasakeh, a monitoring group said.

Iran, IAEA to meet in Tehran today
Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog hold talks over Iran’s nuclear program in Tehran today.

Rousseff, Neves will fight in Brazil’s runoff
An unexpectedly competitive runoff campaign for Brazil’s presidency kicked off on Monday with leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff and her pro-business rival Aecio Neves racing to lock up supporters of an ousted third-place candidate and others frustrated with a stagnant economy.

 
MP: LatAm ties top Tehran’s foreign policy
A senior Iranian lawmaker underscored the significance of ties between Tehran and Latin American countries.

 
Rouhani, Afghan president underscore closer friendly ties
President Hassan Rouhani and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in a phone conversation explored avenues for boosting ties and cooperation between the two neighboring countries.

 
FM attends ECFR joint meeting
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attended the third joint meeting of the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Tehran on Monday.

 
Middle East’s largest planetarium opens in Tehran
The largest planetarium in the Middle East, Dome of Mina, was inaugurated at a ceremony attended by Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and a number of officials from Iran’s Space Agency (ISA).

 
Russian diplomat: Date for Iran, P5+1 talks in two weeks
The date of the next round of talks between Iran and the group of six nations negotiating with the Islamic Republic on its nuclear program may be announced within the next two weeks, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov Monday.