Iran Daily


Asian imports of Iranian oil in April rose 23% from a year ago
The four biggest buyers of Iranian crude oil in Asia increased their imports in April by nearly 23 percent from a year earlier as Tehran’s exemption from a global production cuts favors the country’s oil export drive.

Huge Kabul truck bomb kills 80, wounds hundreds
A powerful bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the center of the Afghan capital on Wednesday, police said, killing at least 80 people, wounding hundreds and damaging embassy buildings.

Trump ‘poised to quit Paris climate deal’
President Donald Trump’s administration is poised to announce the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, US media reported on Wednesday.

Russia fires cruise missiles at Daesh positions in Syria
Russia’s warship and submarine fired cruise missiles at the Daesh terror group’s targets around Palmyra in Syria from the Mediterranean, Moscow said Wednesday, the first such strikes announced in months.

Iran signs deal with Gazprom on Farzad B
Iran has signed a basic agreement with Russia’s energy giant Gazprom on the development of Farzad B gas field — a project which the country has long been negotiating with an Indian consortium.

Guardian Council confirms presidential election results
Iran’s Interior Ministry spokesman said that the Guardian Council in a letter confirmed the results of the 12th presidential elections, which saw President Hassan Rouhani reelected for another term in office.

MPs elect presiding board; Larijani, deputies reelected
The Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday elected the Parliament’s presiding board during an open session, with Ali Larijani securing the speaker post for the 10th consecutive year.

Qassemi: US ‘divisive’ policies aimed at plundering peoples’ assets
Iran rejected the recent claims by a US official against the Islamic Republic over assassination of an Arab envoy, saying that Washington policies are among the country’s strategic objectives to plunder the assets of regional peoples.