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Polish Charge d’Affaires summoned over upcoming anti-Iran conf.
Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Polish Charge d’Affaires to voice protest over the hosting of an anti-Iran, so-called ‘peace and security in Middle East’ conference by US and Poland in February.

Iran begins designing upgraded 20% reactor fuel
Iran’s nuclear chief Salehi said Sun. that first steps have been taken for the designing of an upgrade version of 20% enriched uranium fuel, which is more efficient than the fuel already used in Tehran nuclear reactor.

Iran FM Zarif arrives in Baghdad
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, heading a politico-economic delegation, arrives in the City of Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday.

Iranian cruise missile to be delivered to IRGC: Deputy defense minister
Iran’s Deputy Defense Minister General Qassem Taqizadeh said a homegrown long-range cruise missile dubbed ‘Soumar’ is going to be delivered to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

 
White House asked Pentagon to draw up plans for striking Iran: report
Officials tell WSJ the ‘cavalier’ attitude with which the request was made sparked concern at the Pentagon.

 
Lebanese politician: Iran saves region from terrorists
Druze Party leader Talal Arslan said on Saturday that in the absence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lebanese resistance movement with terrorists and Takfiri groups and Daesh and Zionist regime, terrorists have captured the entire region including Lebanon.

 

Bavar-373 air defense system to become operational by March
Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Sun. the homegrown mobile air defense system ‘Bavar-373’ will officially be unveiled by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20).


 

BPCL to import 1mn barrels of Iran crude in February and March
India’s second largest refiner by capacity, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), plans to import 1 million barrels of Iranian oil in both February and March after a gap of three months, said R Ramachandran, director refineries of BPCL.



Majlis delegation off to Syria to explore ways of fostering ties
An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran for Damascus on Sunday to explore new ways of further fostering relations with Syria.

 
Polish Film Week called off over Warsaw’s anti-Iran conf.
Director of the Cinema Organization of Iran said Sun. that a Polish Film Week event has been canceled due to Tehran’s protest over an upcoming anti-Iran conference in Warsaw.