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VW returns to Iran after 17-year absence
Volkswagen will start exporting cars to Iran next month, returning to the Iranian market after more than 17 years in a move that may help the German carmaker reduce its reliance on volatile markets such as China and Brazil.

MPs endorse countermeasures against US sanctions
Iranian lawmakers have been mulling countermeasures over the past weeks against the US Senate’s decision to impose new sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

Catalonia to declare immediate independence if ‘yes’ wins referendum
Catalonia will declare independence “immediately” if a majority of the Spanish region’s voters opt for independence in a Scotland-style referendum called for October, its ruling coalition said Tuesday.

North Korea tests first intercontinental missile
North Korea on Tuesday said it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, a potential game-changing development in what may be the world’s most dangerous nuclear standoff and, if true, a direct rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s earlier declaration that such a test “won’t happen!”

Total nears deal to invest $2b in Iran’s petrochemical industry
Total and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to build three petrochemical plants in a deal, which, if finalized, could see the French oil major investing up to $2 billion (£1.5 billion) in Iran, said an Iranian oil industry official on Tuesday.

UN seeks Iran’s help in Geneva talks
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura called for Iran’s more active role in helping the UN handle the Syria peace negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva.

Rouhani: Mosul’s liberation should promote Iraq’s unity
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the liberation of the Iraqi city of Mosul should double the country’s unity and solidarity.

Shamkhani: Closer Iran-Russia contact prevents US intervention in Syria
A senior Iranian official voiced alarm over the repercussions of US adventurism in Syria, calling for closer Tehran-Moscow cooperation against Washington’s interventionist role in the crisis-hit Arab state.

Canadian court upholds $1.7 billion ruling against Iran
A Canadian court accused Iran of supporting terrorism, upholding a previous ruling that requires the Islamic Republic to pay about $1.7 billion in damages to “American victims of terrorism.”

Zarif: Iranians never forget US awarded medal to capt. who killed 290 civilians
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed that Iran will never forget the US’s downing of the Iran Air Flight 655, Press TV reported.

Tehran Times


Major book center opens in Tehran
A major center for publications named the Tehran Book Garden, covering an area of 110,000 square meters on Abbasabad Hills in the northeast of the city, opened during a special ceremony on Monday.

Intl. event issues Tehran Declaration, vows to fight dust storms
Ministers and high-level representatives participating in the UN-backed International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms in Tehran (July 3-5) wrapped up the second day with the Tehran Ministerial Declaration, agreeing to “cooperate on combating SDS at sub-regional regional, and international levels.”

Total deal ‘completely razed wall of sanctions’: government
The Iranian government spokesman has said that the $5 billion deal between Iran and the French Total sealed on Monday “completely razed the wall of sanctions”.

VW follows Peugeot, Boeing with Iran deal
Volkswagen AG plans to sell cars in Iran for the first time in 17 years, taking advantage of easing sanctions to expand amid concerns about stalling growth in Europe and China.

Theresa May sitting on report on foreign funding of British extremists
A report on the foreign funding of extremism in Britain was given to Downing Street last year, it has been revealed, but Theresa May is still to decide whether to make its findings public.

Iranian diplomat meets UN Syria envoy in Astana
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Arab affairs and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met on Tuesday in Astana, Kazakhstan.

West Asian Chess Championship underway in Tehran
The fourth round of the West Asian Chess Championship is being held In Tehran.

Iran seeks more Russian involvement in Syria to counter U.S.
A senior Iranian security official on Tuesday called for closer cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in Syria as the U.S. is “openly” pounding Syrian army’s strongholds to energize terrorists.

Missile program not contrary to UNSC resolution: Boroujerdi
Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, has said that Iran’s missile program does not run contrary to the UN Security Council’s resolution which endorsed the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and great powers.