Iran Daily


Iran approves new oil contract model
Iran approved an outline for a new oil contract model, taking the OPEC member a step closer to welcoming foreign investment in its energy industry and boosting production even more into an oversupplied market.

Gas exports to reach 40 bcm per year
Iran’s gas exports will soon reach 40 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year in the near future in view of the four new international contracts it has recently signed, said the director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) for international affairs.

Rouhani: “Good opportunity” presented for economy after nuclear deal
President Hassan Rouhani said the landmark nuclear deal with six world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA),  provided Iran with a “good opportunity” to spur economic sectors wrecked by international sanctions.

US Republican divisions grow over Trump
Fresh divisions emerged within the US Republican Party over its presidential candidate Donald Trump after Republican donor Meg Whitman endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton, saying Trump’s “demagoguery” had undermined the national fabric. Senior party activist Jan Halper-Hayes said she thought Trump was “psychologically unbalanced”, BBC reported on Wednesday.

Council of Europe backs Turkey ‘clean-up’ after coup
The head of a top European rights watchdog on Wednesday backed a “cleaning up” of Turkish state institutions after a failed coup blamed on supporters of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.

Iran: UN betrayed Yemeni children by delisting Saudi Arabia
Iran’s envoy to the United Nations said the world body’s decision to temporarily reverse the blacklisting of Saudi Arabia for killing Yemeni children amounts to a betrayal of the defenseless minors.

Tehran, Baku call for expansion of ties ahead of Rouhani visit
Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in a meeting in Baku underlined the need for further expansion of mutual cooperation between the two neighbors.

Iran details Takfiri group’s crimes west of country
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry in a statement said 102 members and supporters of a terrorist group in western city of Sanandaj have been identified and prosecuted.


Tehran Times

Can Iran, West talk on human rights? Only if it’s bilateral: Judiciary chief
While blaming the West for “manipulative use of human rights”, Tehran has announced it is ready to enter talks with European countries on human rights concerns only if they answer Iran’s questions, too.

Iran’s cabinet approves new amended oil and gas contracts
Iran’s cabinet approved on Wednesday an amended draft for the country’s new oil and gas contracts, Iranian official media reported.

Iranian musicians, World Youth Orchestra rehearse in Tehran
The World Youth Orchestra, which arrived in Tehran on Monday, performed its first joint rehearsal with the Tehran Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday under the leadership of its Italian conductor Damiano Giuranna at Rudaki Hall.

Russian ambassador: Iran’s missile tests did not violate UN resolution
The Russian Ambassador to Tehran has rejected the claim that Iran’s missile tests were not consistent with the spirit of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.

Intelligence Ministry executes members of terrorist group
The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday, announcing that it has executed members of a terrorist cell which called themselves “Tawhid and Jihad group”.

India’s July Iranian crude imports surge 21% to five-month high
India’s July oil imports from Iran rose by over a fifth from June, surging to its highest level in five months as two state-run refiners resumed shipments from Tehran after a gap of years, preliminary tanker arrival data obtained by Reuters show.

Hollande: Trump makes my stomach turn
French president Francois Hollande has strongly criticized U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, saying some of the things the Republican nominee does make him sick.

Rouhani: Future trust in U.S. if it had shown goodwill in JCPOA deal
President Hassan Rouhani has accused Washington of failing to honor commitments in the nuclear deal, saying this has already sowed seeds of mistrust in possible future links with the country, if any.

Tehran to UN: War on Yemen has brutalized children, empowered terrorists
Iran’s ambassador to the UN has said the Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen, which have resulted in the death of hundreds of children, have only empowered Daesh and al-Qaeda.