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Iran resists enemies of nat’l interests
President Hassan Rouhani underlined on Tuesday the importance of self-belief and self-reliance for the country’s progress, saying Iran should resist the enemies of its national interests.

 
Russia, US agree on Syria chemical arms
Russia and the United States agree on how to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday after meeting US Secretary of State John Kerry.

 
EU seeks ‘tangible results’ in talks with Iran
The European Union (EU) says it expects ‘tangible results’ at the upcoming nuclear talks in Geneva, urging Iran to offer new proposals during the negotiations with six major world powers.

 
Washington opens door to Tehran presence in Geneva II
The United States has announced it would be more open to Iran taking part in a peace conference on Syria if it accepts a precondition.

 
Pakistan urges Iran to finance gas pipeline
Pakistan has asked Iran for $2 billion in financing to build its side of a gas pipeline that has drawn threats of US sanctions, Islamabad’s petroleum minister said Tuesday.

 
Risk management can ease poverty
Successful risk management can be a powerful tool for development, the World Bank said on Monday in its annual World Development Report (WDR).

 
Garcia details FIFA probe of 2018-2022 WCup bids
FIFA ethics prosecutor Michael Garcia expects his investigations into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to last into next year.

 
Russian fleet to call at Iranian port
A detachment of Russia’s fleet of warships is due to dock in Iran’s territorial waters in the near future, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on Tuesday.

 
Zarif: Geneva talks unique chance for fresh start
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned against the repetition of previous western mistakes, saying the scheduled talks between Tehran and the six major world powers in Geneva will be a ‘unique chance’.

 
Nominees for 3 ministries to be presented to Majlis
The vice-president for parliamentary affairs said Tuesday that three remaining nominees to head three ministries will be introduced to Majlis for approval in late October.

 
Economy Minister off to WBG, IMF meetings
Minister of Economy and Finance Ali Tayyebnia is scheduled to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington.

 
Tehran Times
 
Israel produces 10-15 atomic bombs each year: report
The Israeli regime has produced 690-950 kg of plutonium and is continuing to build from 10 to 15 nuclear bombs of the Nagasaki type each year, a report says.

 
Iran rejects preconditions to participate in Geneva meeting on Syria
Iran announced on Tuesday that it would not accept any precondition for participation in the long-delayed peace conference on Syria in Geneva.

 
Israeli occupation costs Palestine billions: World Bank
Israel's control over the largest part of the occupied West Bank deprives the Palestinian economy of an estimated $3.4 billion a year, the World Bank reported Tuesday.

 
Britain to appoint Iran charge d’affaires By staff & agencies
Britain is to appoint a non-residential charge d’affaires for Iran, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced, Sky News reported late Tuesday.

 
Scientists win Nobel physics prize for Higgs boson prediction
Britain's Peter Higgs and Belgium's Francois Englert won the 2013 Nobel prize for physics for predicting the existence of the Higgs boson - the particle key to explaining why elementary matter has mass - the award-giving body said.

 
EU calls for tangible results in nuclear talks with Iran
Michael Mann, the European Union spokesman, said on Monday that world powers are looking forward to meeting with the new Iranian negotiating team for talks on Tehran’s nuclear
program in Geneva on October 15 and 16, according to the Kuwait News Agency.

 
Erdogan meets Hamas leader
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal in Ankara on Tuesday.

 
Regional cooperation key to stability: Larijani
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said that the best approach to promote stability in the Middle East is to establish close cooperation between regional countries and
preventing foreign interference.

 
Iran will support whoever wins at the ballot box in Syria: ambassador
Iran will continue to support the Syrian government and will back whoever wins at the ballot box in the Arab country, according to Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, Ghazanfar Roknabadi.

 
U.S. opens door to Iran taking part in Syria peace conference
The United States said on Monday it would be more open to Iran taking part in a long-delayed peace conference on Syria if Iran publicly backed a 2012 statement calling for a transitional government in Syria, Reuters reported.

 
Iran’s efforts to help resolve Syrian crisis should be supported: Swiss official
A Swiss official has said that Iran’s efforts meant to help resolve the Syrian crisis through dialogue should be supported.

 
Shariatmadari appointed vice president for executive affairs
In a decree issued on Tuesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed former commerce minister Mohammad Shariatmadari as vice president for executive affairs.

 
Rouhani now favorite to win Nobel Peace Prize in Guardian poll
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is leading a British newspaper’s website poll that asks respondents their views on who should win the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.