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104 lawmakers urge Congress not to interfere in Iran diplomacy
As talks on a comprehensive Iran nuclear deal are set to get underway in Vienna next week, over 100 members of Congress have written to President Obama expressing support for his diplomacy as the best way to resolve the impasse over Iran’s nuclearprogram, and urging against any Congressional action that might interfere in sensitive negotiations.

 
NAM urges global nuclear disarmament
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has renewed its call for the elimination of nuclear weapons across the world.

 
Iraqi troops regain ground from militants
Iraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships regained ground in the northern town of Sulaiman Pek on Friday, a day after parts of itwere overrun by insurgents, the mayor said.

 
Tehran to host three FMs in Feb., March
Foreign ministers of Belgium, Poland and Venezuela plan to travel to Tehran later this month and early next month to explore avenues for further cooperation with the Islamic Republic.

 
Italy’s prime minister resigns
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigned on Friday in a fast-paced political drama in Rome that paves the way for 39-year-old center-left leader Matteo Renzi to take his place.

 
Car bomb kills at least 18 in Syria
A car bomb killed at least 18 people a town in southern Syria on Friday, the opposition sources said reported.

 
Iran asks India for back oil payments
Iran has asked India for $1.5 billion in back oil payments under the nuclear deal that provides Tehran some relief from Westernsanctions, Indian sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

 
Speaker calls for Muslim unity
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has called for further solidarity among Muslim countries, expressing concern over the woes in the Islamic world.

 
Iran, Germany call for media cooperation
German Ambassador to Tehran and Chief of Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Wednesday called for promotion of media cooperation between the two countries, particularly between IRNA and German Deutsche Presse Agentur (DPA).

 
Navy self-reliant in destroyer industry
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the Islamic Republic has attained self-sufficiency in manufacturing destroyers, including torpedo-launching ones.

 
Bahraini diplomat summoned over FM allegations
Iran Foreign Ministry has summoned Bahrain’s chargé d’affaires to strongly protest unfounded anti-Iran allegations by the foreignminister of the tiny Persian Gulf country.

 

 
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Iran asks India for $1.5b in oil payments
Iran has asked India for $1.5 billion in back oil payments under the nuclear deal that provides Tehran some relief from Western sanctions, Indian sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.

 
Bahrain cracks down on protesters on anniversary of uprising
Bahraini protesters marking the third anniversary of an Arab Spring-inspired uprising clashed with security forces on Friday in the capital Manama and outlying villages, witnesses said, according to AFP.

 
104 U.S. lawmakers support diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear program
As talks on a comprehensive  Iran nuclear deal are set to get underway in Vienna next week, over 100 members of Congress have written to U.S. President Barack Obama expressing support for robust diplomacy as the best way to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue, and urging against any Congressional action that might interfere in sensitive negotiations, according to Al-Monitor.

 
Putin backs Sisi’s bid for presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he backs Egyptian military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in his “bid for the presidency”.

Iran summons Bahraini envoy over FM’S derogatory remarks
The Bahraini charge d’affaires to Tehran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday to receive a formal complaint over the Bahraini foreign minister’s insulting remarks about Iran.

 
Syria talks at impasse but not over: opposition
The United States and Russia blamed each other Friday for the failure of Syrian peace talks to take off, while an opposition spokesman said negotiations have reached a “dead
end” but may continue for at least another day.

 
Total CEO eyes return to post-sanctions Iran if terms attractive
Total CEO Christophe de Margerie said Thursday the company would be interested in investing in a post-sanctions Iran, but only if the terms of upstream participation were attractive enough.

 
Parliaments can play key role in promoting unity among Muslims: Larijani
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that parliaments can play an important role in promoting unity among Muslim countries.

 
House of Parties to be reopened before year-end: IRNA
According to the plans the House of Parties will be reopened before the end of the current Iranian calendar year, a former member of the central council of the House of Parties says.

 
IRGC says maneuvers to continue as scheduled
The maneuvers by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps will go ahead as planned in the current Iranian year which ends on March 20, the IRGC spokesman announced on Thursday.