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President for ECO reforms
President Hassan Rouhani called for reforms in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to enable it to address the needs of regional countries and its member states.

 
Obama supports Iran deal, criticizes opponents
US President Barack Obama forcefully defended the temporary agreement between the P5+1 and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program on Monday, pushing back the skepticism voiced by members of the Congress and some American allies.

 
US, Afghanistan at odds over security pact
US national security advisor Susan Rice told Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday that a delay in signing a troubled security deal risked the US pulling troops out of the country completely next year.

 
Rafsanjani: Final Iran deal could come within a year
Chairman of State Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has raised hopes of a comprehensive nuclear deal with world powers within a year.

 
Inauguration of Iran-US Chamber of Commerce in one month
Iran-US chamber of commerce will be launched in less than one month, said an official of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA).

 
North Cypriot minister lauds Iran ties
Iranian and Cypriot people are like brothers and have a long history of relations, said Foreign Minister of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus Ozdil Nami on Monday.

 
FM: Iranophobia scenario has gone downhill
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the Iranophobia project has fallen flat and those trying to depict a bad image of Iran to attain illegitimate goals are really worried in the wake of a nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and six major world powers in the Swiss city of Geneva.

 
Nuclear deal major success
After weeks of strenuous negotiations, the decade-old standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program ended in a deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany in the Swiss city of Geneva, on Sunday (November 24).

 
Call for fighting terrorism
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said Tuesday said the recent terrorist attack against Iran’s embassy in Lebanon indicated the need for further regional cooperation against terrorism.

 

 
Tehran Times
 
ECO is in need of reform: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani  says ECO as a regional economic bloc needsto undergo certain changes.

 
India considers more Iran oil imports, readies payments
India could step up crude imports from Iran next month and start transferring billions of dollars it owes for oil as early as next week, following a deal between Tehran and six world powers
on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

 
Karzai refuses to sign U.S. deal, sets new conditions
Afghanistan›s President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a security deal with the United States, the White House said, opening up the prospect of a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the strife-torn nation next year.

 

Iran must be at the table for Syria peace conference: Fischer

Iran is a major player in Syria and must be invited to the Geneva conference given its constructive contribution to the Bonn Conference on Afghanistan in 2001, according to former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer.

 
Iran deal a ‘world-class’ victory: Hezbollah
Hezbollah said the weekend nuclear deal between Iran and world powers was “a major victory” for its regional ally.

 
Egyptian police clash with protesters
Egyptian police fired a water cannon to disperse dozens of protesters near the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday after they  defied a new law that restricts demonstrations, Reuters reported.

 
Angolan govt. demolishes mosques, bans Islam
The government of Angola  has reportedly started to demolish mosques in the country after announcing that practicing Islam is illegal in the country.

 
FSA says will not halt fighting for planned peace talks
The head of the Free Syrian Army said on Tuesday that rebel forces loyal to him would not join a planned peace conference in Switzerland in January and would continue their fight to topple President Bashar al-Assad throughout the talks.

 
Iran says ready to attend conference on Syria without preconditions
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran is ready to take part in the Geneva talks on Syria without any preconditions.

 
Obama takes on critics of Iran deal, praises diplomacy
U.S. President Barack Obama took on critics of a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran on Monday by saying their tough talk was good for politics but not for U.S. security.

 
Iran seeking to promote stability in the region: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his administration’s foreign policy is based on the principle of increased cooperation with regional countries with the aim of promoting security and stability of the region.

 
Oman says Iran nuclear deal will boost regional peace, stability
A responsible source at Oman’s Foreign Ministry has said the interim agreement reached between Iran and the six world powers on Tehran’s nuclear program would contribute to achieving peace and stability in the region, the Times of Oman said on Tuesday.