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US, Russia expect nuclear deal next week
Major powers and Iran are getting closer to an initial agreement to resolve the impasTehrse over Iran’s nuclear program, a senior US official said on Friday, adding it is ‘quite possible’ a deal could be reached when negotiators meet November 20-22 in Geneva.

 
Egypt’s Brotherhood offers crisis talks
An Islamist coalition led by the Muslim Brotherhood offered on Saturday negotiations to end the deadly tumult since Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow, without explicitly insisting on his reinstatement.

 
France’s inconsistency harmful
France’s role in undoing a deal to resolve Iran’s nuclear standoff with world powers, has once again demonstrated the destructive impact of Israeli lobbies on the European nation’s foreign policy.

 
Senate heavyweights against new sanctions
The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman, Dianne Feinstein, said on Friday that she will ‘strongly oppose’ any move to impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic as Secretary of State John Kerry tries to negotiate a diplomatic solution with Iran.

 
Turkish Minister: Oil import reduction from Iran not possible
At present, it is not possible for Turkey to reduce oil imports from Iran, said the Turkish energy and natural resources minister.

 
US, Iran likely to tackle Syria aid together
The United States and Iran, enemies in a proxy war in Syria, now appear likely to come together at an upcoming UN-sponsored meeting to try grapple with the worsening humanitarian crisis there.

 
UN carbon fund proposed
Negotiators from least developed countries are calling for the United Nations climate body to urgently establish a rescue fund to save Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) from collapse.

 
Israel urges France to stand firm against Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged France not to soften its stance towards Iran in the upcoming talks between the Islamic Republic and the six major world powers over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

 
Police will confront terrorists in border regions
Police Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ahmadi Moqaddam vowed to harshly crack down on terrorist activities along the eastern borders.

 
Zebari: Tehran’s approach, rational
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Saturday that Tehran has adopted a wise and rational approach towards developments in Iraq.

 
‘Red crescent expanding humanitarian activities’
The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is expanding its humanitarian activities abroad in a bid to provide health services to underprivileged and disadvantaged people in other countries, an official said on Saturday.

 
Border crossing problems with Azerbaijan solved
Iran and Azerbaijan solved their border closure problem following three days of intensive talks.

 

 

 
Tehran Times
 
Nuclear deal with Iran ‘quite possible’ this week: U.S. official
A senior Obama administration official said on Friday that a solution could be found for one of the major stumbling blocks to an agreement over Iran’s nuclear program, and that it
is “quite possible” to reach a deal this week, Reuters reported.

 
Syrian army advances toward Aleppo
Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad captured on Friday the last of three towns on the south-eastern approaches of Aleppo, state television said, advancing on the city after
similar gains around the capital Damascus this week.

 
IMF predicts economic  growth for Iran in coming year
A mission from the International Monetary Fund concluded on a recent visit to Iran that the country  will see an improvement in its economy in the coming year, despite partial
economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

 
‘Right to enrichment is Iran’s red line’
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that uranium enrichment is Iran’s red line and this is definitely considered in negotiations with the major world powers- the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China.

 
Erdogan launches peace talks with Iraqi Kurdish leader
Turkey’s prime minister welcomed the leader of Iraq’s autonomous north to his country’s own Kurdish-dominated territory for the first time Saturday, in a visit designed to kick-start a stalled peace process.

 
Iran’s per capita energy use is 14 times higher than Japan’s: official
The rate of energy consumption per person in Iran is 14 times higher than Japan, an official at the research, scientific and technological department of the presidential office
announced on Saturday.

 
First VP appoints Qasemi as advisor
Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri  has appointed former oil minister Rostam Qasemi as his advisor, a move which is apparently aimed at boosting Iran-Iraq economic and trade relations.

 
Sudan president announces government shakeup
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir hinted on Saturday at an imminent and wide-ranging government shakeup, after the most serious split in years within his ruling party, AFP
reported.

 
Tough nuclear talks ahead: Iranian negotiator
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says that the next round of talks between Tehran and world powers over the country’s nuclear program will be “tough”.

 
U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman opposes new Iran sanctions
The Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman, Dianne Feinstein, said on Friday that she will “strongly oppose” any move to impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic
while Secretary of State John Kerry tries to negotiate a diplomatic solution with Iran, Politico.com reported.

 
No real differences in nuclear talks between P5+1 and Iran: Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister has revealed that there are no real differences on practical issues between the six-party negotiators and Iran.

 
Zarif to host meeting with members of Majlis foreign policy committee
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will host a meeting with MPs sitting on the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday night.

 
Julfa checkpoint between Azerbaijan and Iran opened
Julfa checkpoint between Azerbaijan and Iran was opened on Saturday morning, Iranian Ambassador to Baku Mohsen Pak Ayeen told APA.

 
U.S. and Iran poised to meet to tackle Syria aid together: Foreign Policy
The United States and Iran appear likely to come together at an upcoming UN-sponsored meeting to try to grapple with the worsening humanitarian crisis there, Foreign Policy wrote in an exclusive report on Friday.