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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 22-02-2015

22 Feb 2015 - 14:09


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Kerry: P5+1 united in clinching Iran deal
Members of the P5+1 group are united in attempts to broker a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.

 
US signals likely delay in withdrawal from Afghanistan
President Barack Obama’s new Pentagon chief said on Saturday the United States was seriously considering slowing the pace of a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the country faces a growing Taliban insurgency.

Yemen’s Hadi flees from Sana’a after house arrest
Yemen’s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escaped his official residence after weeks of house arrest by the Houthis on Saturday and flew to his home town of Aden, a senior political source and a Houthi official said.

US allies funded ISIL to fight Hezbollah
A former US general admitted that the ISIL terrorist group operating in Iraq and Syria was funded by US’ allies in a bid to fight the Lebanon resistance movement, Hezbollah.

 
Greece wins eurozone deal
Eurozone finance ministers have granted Greece a crucial four-month extension to its massive debt bailout, buying time for the cash-strapped nation.

Navy Cmdr.: Iran among top 10 in building destroyers
 Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has said Iran is among the world’s top ten countries capable of building destroyers.


CIA black operation against Iran revealed
Documents related to the CIA’s cloak-and-dagger mission against Iran show that the US tried to mislead the IAEA about Iran’s nuclear energy program.

Tehran hosting NAM ministerial meeting
A ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) on science and technology issues is to open in Tehran today.

Iran to increase flight range of drones
A senior Iranian official said the country is working to increase the flight range of its domestically-made drones.

 
NITC in talks with Britain to remove sanctions
A legal team from the National Iranian Tanker Company has been dispatched to Britain to study ways of removing new sanctions against the NITC, a source revealed on Saturday.

 
Tehran Times

Iranian nuclear chief joins talks
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) director, Ali Akbar Salehi, has travelled to the Swiss city of Geneva to hold talks with the U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to discuss the technical issues of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the 5+1 group (the ?ve permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany).

Russian FSB chief: ISIL not just a Western or Mideast problem
The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group isn’t just a Western or Mideast problem, Russia’s chief spy said in Washington. It’s a Russian problem, too – and in more serious ways.

Rafsanjani: We seek interaction with world
Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has thrown his weight behind the Hassan Rouhani administration, saying he “totally approves” of Rouhani’s handling of the country’s issues.

VP urges national cooperation to tackle environmental problems
Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has stated that environmental problems are national challenges and they are not just a matter of concern for a certain political group or faction.

Signs of tension emerge within ISIL
As the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group tries to expand and take root across the Middle East, it is struggling in Syria — part of its heartland — where it has stalled or even lost ground while ?ghting multiple enemies on several fronts.

Yemeni leader who resigned leaves home in Sana’a
The Yemeni president, who resigned last month, has left his home in the cap- ital city of Sana’a after weeks under effective house arrest, a source said.

NAM science ministers to meet in Tehran
Representatives from 58 countries and international organizations, as well as 31 science ministers from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) states will meet in Tehran on Sunday.

CIA sought to mislead IAEA on Iran’s nuclear program
Newly declassi?ed CIA documents show that the United States tried to mislead the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about Iran’s nuclear energy program through the provision of doctored evidence.

Dust not a major problem for Iraqis: Iran’s health minister
Iranian Health Minister Seyed Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, back from a trip from Iraq, says dust storms are no big issue for the Iraqi people or o?cials, IRNA reported on Saturday.


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