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Iran’s Velayati raps US failure to honor JCPOA
Ali Akbar Velayati, an international adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, slammed the US government for its lack of commitment to an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program one year after the accord was reached between Tehran and six world powers.

 
Iranian President: Election only solution to problems in Yemen, Bahrain
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blasted resort to force and coup to make changes in the regional states, and said holding elections is the only practical solution to the current problems and unrests in Bahrain, Yemen, Bahrain and other countries in the region.

 
Intelligence minister assures security along Iran-Turkey border
Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi underlined that security is prevalent along Iran-Turkey borders.

 
US to receive Iran heavy water ‘in about a month’
The AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said Sun. the heavy water sold to the United States will arrive in the western country in about a month.

Iranian FM says S. Arabia, Qatar favored coup in Turkey
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced regret that certain countries, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, were somehow interested in the victory of coup plotters against the legal government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey.


Iran warns to destroy MKO bases near borders with Iraqi Kurdistan region
Iran warned of tough action against the bases and offices of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO, also known as the MEK, PMOI and NCR) terrorist group near the Iranian borders in case of further inaction by Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government.


 
Coup, terrorism and Israel fatal poisons for region and world’s security: Iran
Foreign Minister Advisor Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said changes in Syria, Turkey and Iraq reflected the significant role of people in protecting their vote and determining their fate, stressing that coup, terrorism and Zionist are fatal poisons for the region and world’s security and stability.

Commander: Iran to receive remaining parts of S-300 missile shield by yearend
 The Iran-Russia contract on the supply of several S-300 missile defense systems to Tehran will be accomplished by the end of the current Iranian year (that ends on March 20, 2017), Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base Brigadier General Farzad Esmayeeli announced on Sunday.




Araqchi downplays Congress measures, holds US gov’t responsible for JCPOA implementation
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that the US government has to refrain from any measure that would violate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.


 
IRGC Navy at forefront of encounter with enemies: Commander
Lieutenant commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps praised the IRGC naval forces for forming the first layer of confrontation with enemies, stressing the need for increasing military preparedness to deal with arrogant powers.