Iran Daily

 

Obama dispels Arabs� fear of Iran influence

US President Barack Obama said what threatens the Arab governments is the increasing dissatisfaction inside their countries, not the growing influence of Iran in the region.

 

Foreign investors keen on petchem projects

Foreign investors will definitely rush to invest in Iran�s oil and petrochemical projects once the final nuclear deal with the P5+1 is reached on July 1.

 

MP: Final nuclear deal an international, mandatory agreement

A senior lawmaker said the final nuclear deal to be reached with the P5+1 group of world powers will be an international agreement and its observance is mandatory.

 

Iranian appointed to UNESCO board

Iranian biotechnology researcher Professor Nasrin Moazami has been appointed member of the scientific board of the International Basic Sciences Program (IBSP) affiliated to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

 

Abbas threatens to take Israel to ICC

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened on Sunday to turn to the International Criminal Court over Israel�s refusal to fully release hundreds of millions of dollars in tax monies owed to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

 

Kenya jets pound Al-Shabab camps in Somalia

Kenyan fighter jets on Monday bombed two camps of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab terrorists in southern Somalia, the army said, days after the terrorist group carried out their worst ever massacre in Kenya.

 

'Larijani: Swiss Statement �a good sign

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said the recent joint statement by Iran and the P5+1 group in Switzerland is �a good sign� of the resolution of nuclear issue.

 

Zarif to discuss Yemen in Islamabad

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is due to visit Pakistan on Wednesday to discuss the Yemen situation, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Monday.

 

Pakistan Nat�l Day marked in Tehran
Pakistan National Day was marked in a ceremony in Tehran, which was attended by representatives of different countries.

 

Tehran Times

 

Obama says threat against Arabs comes from within not Iran

In an interview with the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman published on Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama says although the Sunni Arab allies of the United States, like Saudi Arabia, have some external threats, they also have some internal is- sues threatening their security.

 

Swiss business leaders due in Iran for trade talks

The framework agreement on Iran�s nuclear deal has generat- ed a gold-rush atmosphere in the business world. The former Swiss ambassador in Tehran talks of a �very interesting market� and a Swiss trade delegation is travelling to Iran at the end of the month.

 

UN: 549 dead in Yemen violence

The United Nations (UN) says at least 549 people have died in almost three weeks of violence in Yemen, as Saudi Arabia continues to target the country with military strikes.

 

Abbas threatens to take Israel to ICC over tax payment

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to turn to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Israel�s refusal to fully release hundreds of millions of dollars in tax monies owed to the Palestinian Authority.

 

Lausanne statement is a good step to resolve nuclear issue: Larijani

Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that the Lausanne statement, which resulted from months of talks, is a �good sign� to re- solve the nuclear issue.

 

Saudi Arabia welcomes Iran nuclear deal

Saudi Arabia�s cabinet said on Monday it welcomed an interim deal between Iran and world powers over Iran�s nuclear program and that it hoped a ?nal deal would rid the region of weapons of mass destruction, Reuters reported on Monday.

 

Iranian �art of diplomacy� compels the West to negotiate: Rafsanjani

The Expediency Council chairman has said that the Iranian �art of diplomacy� changed the Westerners� wrong mentality and forced them to sit and negotiate with Iran.

 

Terrorist group dismantled in southeast Iran

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps announced on Monday that a terrorist group has been dismantled in southeast Iran. Members of the terrorist group, which were a?liated with foreign intelligence services, were killed, the IRGC said in a statement.