Iran Daily


Kerry: Imposing new sanctions on Iran could be dangerous
Former US secretary of state, John Kerry, said on Monday that the Iran nuclear deal could hold even if President Donald Trump pulls out, but he warned that imposing new economic sanctions against Tehran could be dangerous.

Kuwait to mediate Persian Gulf crisis
Kuwait is attempting to mediate a Persian Gulf crisis in which some Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich travel hub from the outside world, Qatar’s foreign minister said early Tuesday.

UN: 163 civilians shot dead by Daesh in Mosul last week
The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday said the Daesh terror group murdered 163 civilians to prevent them from fleeing Iraq’s western Mosul last week.

Afghanistan issues ultimatum to Taliban as bombing toll tops 150
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued an ultimatum to the Taliban Tuesday, warning them to embrace peace or “face consequences” after announcing that the death toll from last week’s devastating truck bombing had passed 150.

Shamkhani: Coalition in Syria not short-term alliance
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said that a coalition between Iran, Russia, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon’s Hezbollah is not a short-term coalition due to its goals pursuing in fight against terrorism.

IRNA chief, counterparts discuss media cooperation in Russia
Head of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Khoddadi held meetings with senior officials of more than a dozen news agencies from Asian and European countries to promote bilateral media cooperation.


Tehran Times

Iran’s airspace open to Qatari flights
With the dispute between Qatar and the Arab countries escalated, Iran has accepted flights performed by Qatari airlines to pass its airspace to travel to Africa and Europe.

Doha’s rise has irritated Saudis: expert
A Middle East expert from South Alabama University says Saudi Arabia sees the rapid rise of Qatar as a threat to its hegemony in the Arab world.

London mayor calls for cancellation of Trump visit to Britain
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the British government to cancel a state visit from the United States President Trump after Trump criticized his response to this weekend’s terror attacks in London.

Iran marks World Environment Day with national award
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, June 5, Iran’s Department of Environment held a special ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday, conferring a national award on a number of exemplary people for their environmental achievements.

Envoy: China endorses Iran’s SCO accession, never been a con
The Chinese ambassador to Tehran has said that contrary to “Western media rumors”, Beijing has never been opposed to Iran’s membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, endorsing Tehran’s efforts to join the security bloc.

Zarif discusses Qatar row with EU’s Mogherini
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talked on the phone late on Monday with EU foreign policy chief Feredrica Mogerini discussing the emerging conflict between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Kerry: New sanctions on Iran could be dangerous
Former Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Monday that imposing new economic sanctions against Tehran could be dangerous.

Iran-Russia co-op has changed political equations: Shamkhani
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani has said that strategic cooperation between Iran and Russia in Syria has changed political equations.