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Tehran Warns Seoul Over Unacceptable Freezing of Iranian Oil Money
Iran has issued an official warning to the “rude” government of South Korea over its “unacceptable” and “unjustifiable” move to block the Islamic Republic’s oil money.

 
Rouhani, Putin Vow Confronting U.S. Unilateralism
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation on Thursday underlined the need to confront the unilateral approaches practiced by the U.S. and called for the expansion of relations between Tehran and Moscow in all fields.

 
General Warns Israel of Iran’s Upper Hand
A senior spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces warned the Zionist regime that if it keeps lying about bombarding and killing Iran’s military advisors in Syria, it will see the upper hand of the Islamic Republic and the resistance front in action.

 
Iran May Deny Farzad-B Gas Field Rights to OVL
In a big setback for India’s ambitions to build its energy security by acquiring oil and gas blocks abroad, Iran is set to deny ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) exploration and production rights for the prestigious Farzad B gas field. Highly placed sources in the oil ministry said that Iran may not offer the Indian company to develop the gas field but so far it has not officially communicated its decision.

 
IAEA Chief Sets Deadline For Iran to Grant Access To Suspected Sites
The Chief of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday warned Iran of “bad” consequences if access is not granted by the end of July to two sites where undeclared nuclear activities may have taken place in the past.

 
Iran Will Never Give In to U.S. Pressure
Iranian Ambassador to Portugal Morteza Damanpak Jami said Iran will never give in to the U.S. bullying as it has adopted a policy of maximum resistance against Washington’s maximum pressure campaign

 
Tehran, Kabul Discuss Closer Economic Ties
High-ranking officials from Iran and Afghanistan have discussed mutual cooperation on different fronts as well as a range of other issues.

 
Rouhani Vows to Stay on as President
President Hassan Rouhani implicitly rejected any talk of an early departure from his post, promising to remain as president “to the last moment” without paying attention to “controversies”.

 
Tehran Ready to Mediate Between Baku and Yerevan
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi stated that as always, Iran is ready to mediate and resolve the conflict between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia.

 
Iran, Malaysia Stress Importance of Barter Trade
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a video call with his Malaysian counterpart Dato’ Sri Hishammuddin Hussein stressed taking advantage of barter trade and agreed on preferential tariff contract and holding joint economic commission.

 
IRGC Arrests Counter-Revolutionary Elements
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Friday announced that a number of counter-revolutionary and violence-seeking stooges have been arrested in northeastern Iran

Tehran Times
 
‘S. Korean current approach toward Iran will impact future relations’
Former director-general of Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s East Asia Department has said that South Korea’s
refusal for releasing Iranian money which is blocked in the Asian country due to the U.S. sanctions will negatively affect the
two countries’ future relations.

 
Spiteful mercenaries trying to undercut Iran-China partnership: vice-speaker
A senior Iranian lawmaker says the rumor of giving Kish Island to China is a lie concocted by the mercenaries
of the U.S. regime to halt the Iran-China partnership.

 
Iranian universities advance in Leiden Ranking
The Center for Science and Technology Studies Leiden Ranking has placed 36 Iranian universities in the list of
over 1,000 major universities worldwide in 2020 compared with 26 universities in 2019.

 
Rouhani inaugurates energy, industrial projects worth $880m in 3 provinces
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated 33 energy and industrial projects worth 37 trillion rials (about $880.9 million) in
three provinces as parts of Energy and Industry Ministries’ development programs, IRNA reported.

 
Chabahar Port to become a major transit hub in region
Located at southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman, Chabahar is the home for Iran’s only oceanic port.

 
Israel will see Iran’s upper hand if it continues airing lies, general says
An Iranian Armed Forces official warned on Thursday that if Israel’s officials continue propagating lies about bombarding and killing Iran’s military advisors in Syria, they will see the upper hand of Iran and the resistance front in action.

 
Iran-Afghanistan’s comprehensive document to be finalized in three months
Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Iran-Afghanistan’s comprehensive document will be finalized in three months.

 
Rouhani calls Putin, highlights need to counter U.S. unilateralism
In a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the need to counter the United States’ unilateralism and its illegal attempt to extend arms embargo on Iran.

 
Zarif says Iran won’t give an inch of its soil to China in the 25-year partnership
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran will not give even a “handspan of its soil” to China within the
framework of the 25-year partnership which has not yet been finalized.

 
‘Iran-China relations are strong’
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday that relations between Iran and China are “strong” and enemies seek to undermine the ties.