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IAEA, Iran agree on action plan
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday agreed on an action plan to resolve the outstanding issues over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

 
Brahimi warns of ‘somalization’ of Syria
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, in Syria Tuesday on the most sensitive leg of a regional push for peace talks, has warned of the ‘Somalization’ of the war-ravaged country.

 
Iran urges UN action on Saravan attack
Iran has called on the UN Security Council to take proper action in response to a recent terrorist attack in southeast Iran, which killed 14 Iranian border guards.

 
Iranian experts will attend nuclear talks
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said Iran is due to send experts from nuclear, oil, banking and industry sectors to be headed by an official from the Foreign Ministry to the Vienna talks with the P5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) on Wednesday. 

 
Kerry says no to Israel’s warning on Iran
US Secretary of State John Kerry responded to Israel’s demand for tighter sanctions against Iran with a few blunt sentences that shaped to a simple message: No.

 
Saudi Mufti urges youths not to fight in Syria
Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti, the highest religious authority in the birthplace of Islam, has urged young Saudis to refrain from fighting in Syria.

 
Lukoil ready to work on Iranian projects
Vice President of Lukoil Overseas Gati Saadi Al-Jebuti said that the company will consider the realization of petroleum projects in Iran as soon as sanctions against the country are lifted.

 
World currency turbulence hits company earnings
Emerging markets have helped rake in a corporate earnings bonanza in recent years, but a sudden plunge in their currencies in mid-2013 due to an expected cut in US stimulus has sorely hit sales and profit.

 
Davutoglu: Prospects for Iran-Turkey ties positive
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has described the prospects for further bilateral relations between Ankara and Tehran as ‘very positive’.

 
Defense diplomacy based on détente
The defense diplomacy of President Hassan Rouhani’s government is based on détente and creating lasting security, Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan said Tuesday.

 
Speaker meets senior member Of China’s State Council
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani on Tuesday held talks with a senior member of China’s State Council Yang Jieching on ways to develop Tehran-Beijing cooperation.

 
Iranian, Kazakh navies sign MoU
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defense cooperation was signed between top navy commanders of Iran and Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

 
Passive defense must be vigilant
A senior military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran’s passive defense should keep watch on all enemy moves in order to counter potential threats.

 

 
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Iran must draw up a national plan for water conservation: Rouhani
At a meeting of Iran’s High Council for Water on Tuesday, President Hassan Rouhani stated that a national plan for the conservation and efficient use of water must be drawn up.

 
Turkey realizes old dream with opening of mega tunnel
Turkey opened the world’s first underwater rail link between two continents on Tuesday, connecting Asia and Europe and allowing the Turkish government to realize a project dreamt up more than a century ago.

 
Iran, IAEA hold ‘very productive’ talks
The UN nuclear agency and Iran held “very productive” talks on Monday and Tuesday on how to advance further investigation into Iran’s nuclear program and will meet again in  Tehran on November 11, they said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

 
Littoral states should maintain Caspian Sea security: commander of Iranian Navy
The commander of the Iranian Navy has said that Caspian Sea littoral states should cooperate to maintain the security of the sea.

 
Algeria-Iran dialogue established at highest level: ambassador
The Algerian ambassador to Tehran says cooperation between Algiers and Tehran is being enhanced in a “continuous, global and balanced manner in order to involve all aspects of the bilateral relations.”

 
Assad issues general amnesty for all ‘criminals’
Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday issued a general amnesty for all prisoners.

 
Obama orders ‘review of spy operations’
U.S. President Barack Obama says he has ordered a review of the way U.S. spy agencies gather intelligence. It follows a string of embarrassing revelations which include bugging millions of phone calls. France, Germany and Spain are some of the countries now seeking explanations.

 
Iran says it is keen to strengthen cooperation with IAEA
Iran has made every effort to resolve questions about its nuclear program and fully cooperates with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

 
China encourages Iran, IAEA to continue nuclear talks
China has welcomed the latest meeting between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hopes for further dialogue between the two parties, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.

 
Failing to pursue diplomacy on Iran would be irresponsible: Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said that failing to pursue diplomacy on Iran’s nuclear program would be irresponsible.

 
‘Support for diplomatic team not inconsistent with opposition to U.S.’
Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says that support for the nuclear negotiating team is not inconsistent with opposition to U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic.

 
Iran calls for proper intl. response to terrorist border attack
Mohammad Khazaee, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, has written a letter to the UN Security Council calling for a proper response to the recent deadly terrorist
act in the border area of the southeastern Iranian city of Saravan in which 14 border guards were killed.