Iran Daily

 

Inflation rate down 9.8%

Iran’s inflation rate has declined by 9.8 percent since the administration of President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said.

 
Iran claims Asian title
Iran grabbed six gold, one silver and one bronze medals to claim the trophy in the Asian U-20 freestyle championship in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on Sunday.

Hunger-striking Palestinians face brutal treatment by Israel
Hunger-striking Palestinians in Israeli jails are being treated with brutality as they continue protesting against their detention without trial or charge, inmates’ lawyers said.

dead in Iraq bomb blasts 19
A double bombing at a Kurdish party office killed 19 people in a town northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi officials said.

 
Iran-US negotiations to focus on nuclear issues
An Iranian deputy foreign minister says a meeting between officials from Iran and the United States in Geneva next week will focus only on nuclear issues.

 
Obama’s adviser:We have something in common with Iran
Joel Hunter, a spiritual adviser to US President Barack Obama, recently spent about a week discussing religious tolerance with officials in Iran.

FM: Sanctions proven ineffective to all
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said anti-Iran sanctions have been proven ineffective to all.

Erdogan slams West’s sanctions on Iran
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has censured Western sanctions imposed on Iran.

Deputy FM attends Sisi inauguration
Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attended the inauguration ceremony of Egypt’s President-elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

 
Majlis endorses deal with China on fighting int’l crimes
Iranian lawmakers on Sunday ratified an agreement to increase cooperation with China in fighting transnational crimes, including international terrorism and drug producing and trafficking.

MP: West opposes democratic changes in Mideast
A lawmaker has lashed out at the West for creating obstacles in the way of democratic changes across the Middle East.