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Putin: West must avoid unfulfillable demands from Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Western countries against making “unfulfillable” demands during nuclear negotiations with Iran.

 
Car bomb explodes in Sana’a, three dead
A car bomb exploded in Yemen’s capital Sana’a on Saturday near a Shia mosque, killing three people and wounding several others.

 
Thousands gather in London to protest austerity
Thousands have massed outside of the Bank of England for a march to protest against British government austerity programs and spending cuts.

 
Draft bill on nuclear talks amended
A draft bill on nuclear talks was amended before being tabled in Parliament formal session.

 
South Korea reports no new MERS infections
South Korea says there has been no new case of MERS reported for the first time in 16 days, raising hopes the country is winning the battle to contain the deadly virus.

 
Iran, EU FMs to hold nuclear talks in Luxemburg
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to hold talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and his European counterparts from the P5+1 group of world countries in Luxemburg in a bid to hammer out a final deal over Tehran’s nuclear program.

 
Iran, Russia discuss SCO summit
Iranian Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanaei on Saturday met Russian President’s Special Representative for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Bakhtiar Khakimov in Moscow where they discussed an upcoming SCO summit to be held in the city of Ufa on July 9-10.

 
Commander rules out inspections of military sites
A senior Iranian commander has reaffirmed that the Islamic Republic will not allow access to or inspections of its military sites under a potential nuclear agreement with six world powers.

 
Iran, Australia keen to expand consular services
Tehran and Canberra officials are holding high-profile talks on consular issues, a report says.

 
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Zarif to hold nuclear talks with EU chief diplomats in Luxemburg
In a bid to hammer out a final deal over Tehran’s nuclear program Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to hold talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and his European counterparts in the 5+1 group in Luxemburg on Monday.

 
Ashgabat to host 2nd “Iran Project” expo
The second specialized exhibition on oil, gas and petrochemicals, water and electricity, construction industry, as well as technical and engineering services, dubbed “Iran Project”, will be held in Turkmenistan’s city of Ashgabat on August 19-21.

 
WikiLeaks publishes 60,000 leaked diplomatic cables from S. Arabia
WikiLeaks published more than 60,000 diplomatic cables from Saudi Arabia and said on its website it would release half a million more in the coming weeks.

 
Three killed in bomb blast near Shia mosque in Sana’a
A car bomb has exploded near a Shia mosque in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, killing three people and injuring seven others, reports say.

 
Putin: Don’t make impractical demands from Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that Iran and the 5+1 group of world powers would reach a final agreement soon on Tehran’s nuclear program.

 
Envoy says Tehran doesn’t give Taliban weapons or funding
Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan said his country is not providing weapons and cash to the Taliban to bolster the militant group as a counterweight to Daesh (the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant).

 
Iranian, Russian diplomats discuss ways to resolve crises in Mideast
The Iranian deputy foreign minister for African and Arab affairs and his Russian counterpart urged the reinvigoration of regional and international efforts to find new diplomatic approaches to the security crises in the Mideast region.

 
Bad deal is one that does not safeguard Iran’s nuclear rights: MP
A senior Iranian legislator says a nuclear deal that does not guarantee Iran’s right to a peaceful use of nuclear technology it will be considered “a bad deal”.

 
U.S. education delegation pay ‘historic’ visit to Iran
The American Institute of International Education (IIE) in a Thursday press release announced it had sent a scholarly delegation to Tehran a week earlier, according to the Tabnak news website.