Iran Daily

China’s Sinopec discussing ‘special arrangements’ on Iran oil
China’s Sinopec, the world’s biggest refiner by capacity and throughput, is discussing “special arrangements” on the flow of Iranian oil ahead of US sanctions which are to go into effect on November 4.

MP: Six-month agricultural exports up 30%
Iran’s agricultural exports have witnessed a 30-percent increase during the first half of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept. 22), a lawmaker said.

Rouhani: Iran has no fear over new US sanctions
Iran has no fear about new US sanctions due to take effect in the coming days, President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday.

Khashoggi strangled, dismembered
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and then “cut into pieces”, Turkey’s chief prosecutor said Wednesday, making details of the murder public for the first time.

Iran rejects Denmark’s claim of thwarted assassination plot
Iran strongly denied a claim made by Denmark’s intelligence service that an Iranian intelligence unit planned an attack in the European country, saying the allegations were a “plot” against “growing Iran-Europe relations.”

Imran Khan, Zarif discuss ties, abducted border guards
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Wednesday to discuss bilateral ties as well as measures to secure the release of Iranian border guards abducted by a Pakistan-based terrorist group.

Tehran urges UN to help address Iran-Afghanistan water issue
The United Nations should get involved in the water share issue between Iran and Afghanistan, said Iran’s vice president and head of the Department of the Environment.

Iran-EU financial mechanism talks on right track: Official
The Iranian president’s Chief of Staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, said talks about the European Union’s package of economic measures to secure Iran’s benefits from the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are progressing well.

Tehran Times

Tehran rejects Denmark’s claim about thwarted assassination plot
Iran has “strongly” dismissed the claim made by Danish intelligence chief Finn Borch Andersen that an Iranian intelligence service had tried to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure on Denmark’s soil.

Iranian handicrafts awarded with WCC Seal of Excellence
A total of 50 Iranian handiwork objects have recently received Seal of Excellence for Handicrafts by assessors from the World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region (WCC-APR), Mehr reported.

Afghanistan army helicopter crash: Senior officials among 25 dead
Officials say an Afghan army helicopter carrying senior officials has crashed, killing all 25 on board.

UK-based anti-Iran TV channel linked to MBS: Guardian
A UK-based anti-Iran TV station is being funded through a secretive offshore entity and a company whose director is a Saudi Arabian businessman with close links to the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Guardian said on Wednesday.

Iran not ready to pay for world’s expediency unaided: Qassemi
In an interview with ISNA, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that Iran has complied with the
JCPOA to date, but the country requires the cooperation of other signatories to the deal in the face of the U.S.’s unjust obstruction of the agreements.

Rouhani: Arbaeen trek ‘display of power’ against enemies of Islam
President Hassan Rouhani has described the Arbaeen trek as a “display of power” against the enemies of Islam, saying Arbaeen is a symbol of “fighting oppression” and “defending freedom”.

Zarif visits Pakistan over kidnapped Iranian soldiers
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday morning to follow up on the fate of the Iranian border guards who were recently kidnapped by terrorists at Iran-Pakistan border.

U.S. seeking to launch psywar against Iran through illegal bans: Official
Tehran says the U.S. is seeking to wage a “psychological war” on Iran by slapping the country with illegal sanctions in a bid to hurt its economy and cover up Washington’s own crimes against Middle Eastern nations.