Iran Daily

 

Tehran, Ashgabat agree to boost ties

Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to bolster their ties, stressing that they are determined to increase their economic transactions to $60 billion in the next 10 years.

 

Iraqi forces take part of northern Tikrit

Iraqi security forces and militia fighters captured part of Tikrit’s northern Qadisiya district on Wednesday in their first advance into the city seized nine months ago by ISIL terrorists, security officials and the provincial governor said.

 

Qatar lauds Iran’s peaceful policy, approach

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in a meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lauded Iran for its peaceful policy and approach toward his nation.

 

UK keen to reopen embassy in Tehran
The British shadow foreign secretary said he is seriously pursuing the reopening of UK embassy in the Iranian capital, Tehran.

 

EU to host multilateral nuclear talks on March 16

Iran, Germany, France and Britain are to hold talks on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program in Brussels on March 16.

 

Iraq dismisses Saudi worries about Iranian control
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari dismissed Saudi concerns that Iran was taking control of his country and he said Baghdad sought good relations with both regional powers.

 

Clinton criticizes GOP letter sent to Iran
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton criticized the letter on negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program signed by 47 Republican senators.

 

Tehran Times

 

Iran, Turkmenistan eye $60bn trade in 10 years

Iran and Turkmenistan seek to increase the value of their economic transactions from the current $3.7 billion to $60 billion within the next 10 years.

 

Iraqi forces advance in Tikrit

Iraqi government forces and their allied ?ghters are continuing to advance towards the centre of Tikrit as part of a major o?ensive to re- capture the strategic city from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group.

 

Republicans admit that Iran letter was a dumb idea

A day after re- leasing a letter that potentially threatened the administration’s negotiations with Iran, some Republicans who signed on are realizing it was a bad call.

 

Kerry says Congress cannot modify any Iran-U.S. nuclear agreement

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday they would not be able to modify any nuclear agreement struck between the United States and Iran despite threats by Republican senators.

 

Opposition edging Netanyahu party, poll shows

An Israeli opinion survey has revealed that opposition Zionist Un- ion is edging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party, which is heading into a make-or- break election.

 

 Iran, Qatar vow to increase regional security ties
The parliament speakers of Iran and Qatar says Tehran and Doha are determined to increase cooperation to restore peace and security in the volatile Middle East region.

 

Iraq cleansing territory from terrorists with IRGC help: commander

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps chief said it is one of the “achievements” of the Islamic Revolution that today Iraq is cleansing its cities from ISIL terrorists with the “help and advice” of IRGC commanders.