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Iran’s president: Nuclear deal by July ‘Likely’
Iran’s president says an agreement on curbing its nuclear program is “very likely” by July despite a snag in talks last week, but said negotiations might also be extended.

Russia may build eight nuclear reactors in Iran: state agency
Russia could sign an agreement this year to build eight new reactors for nuclear power plants in Iran, state-run Russian news agency RIA reported on Thursday, citing a source it did not identify.

 
Iranian, Sri Lankan presidents meet in China
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday held talks on various issues, including bilateral ties as well as the latest regional and international developments.

 
Iran ready to transfer environmental protection experience to Iraq
Iran announced its full readiness for transferring it experience in environment protection area to its western neighbor, Iraq and to cooperate with Baghdad in the field.


 
Iran Armed Forces will never be caught off-guard: Cmdr.
An Iranian military commander has highlighted the full preparedness of Iran’s Armed Forces, warning that the Islamic Republic will give a crushing response to any military aggression.

 
President Rouhani: Iran willing to broaden defense cooperation with China
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined Tehran’s enthusiasm for the further expansion of ties with Beijing, specially in defense, aerospace and new technological fields.

 
Official: Iran ready to provide technical assistance to Nigeria to free kidnapped girls
Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Department for African Affairs Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi underlined Tehran’s readiness to help the Nigerian government free the school girls who have been abducted by Boko Haram, a Wahhabi Al-Qaeda affiliate in Nigeria.

 
President expresses solidarity with Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia on flood disaster
President Hassan Rouhani in separate messages Thursday expressed solidarity with Serbian, Bosnian and Croatian presidents over flood disaster which left a number of people in the countries killed and wounded.


 
Iran, Qatar hold 2nd session of joint political committee
Iranian and Qatari deputy foreign ministers held the second meeting of the two countries’ joint political committee in the Qatari capital of Doha on Wednesday.

 
CICA members endorse WAVE act proposed by Iran
In the final declaration of the 4th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), member states voiced support for a proposal made by the Iranian president for a World Against Violence and Extremism (WAVE).

 

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