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2019-07-19 01:21
Iran determined to keep all paths to saving JCPOA open, Rouhani tells Macron

Iran’s president says Tehran is determined to keep open all options for preserving the 2015 nuclear deal with world countries while ensuring it derives its interests under the agreement.

Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign vessel smuggling fuel

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has released details of its recent capturing of a foreign tanker smuggling one million liters of Iranian fuel near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
Majlis speaker says Trump is a rare, outlandish creature with ‘pathological behavior’

American rulers have created problems for entire world: Larijani

TEHRAN – Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the American rulers have created problems, not just for Iran, but for the entire world.
U.S. lawmakers introduce resolution for U.S. re-entry into JCPOA

TEHRAN – Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a resolution to urge the Trump administration to re-enter the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear agreement.
Zarif: U.S. must end arms sales to Saddam’s reincarnations

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday urged the U.S. to stop selling arms to “Saddam’s reincarnations” instead of complaining about Iran’s defensive program.

Politics

Zarif says U.S. travel curbs on Iranian diplomats 'inhuman'

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that tight U.S. travel restrictions on Iranian diplomats and their families living in New York are “basically inhuman.”
Britain to send third warship to Persian Gulf

The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Tuesday that the United Kingdom will send a third warship to the Persian Gulf.
Lavrov says U.S. will be responsible for any war with Iran

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the United States will be responsible for catastrophic consequences of any war with Iran.

Sports

Abedini win Iran’s first ever medal at World Fencing Championships

TEHRAN – Mojtaba Abedini claimed a bronze medal on the first day of finals at the World Fencing Championships in Budapest on Thursday.
Solhipour claims gold, Gharibshi seizes silver at World Para Powerlifting

TEHRAN – Iranian athletes claimed a gold and a silver medal at the Nur-Sultan 2019 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Thursday.
Iran’s Khalaji wins IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships

TEHRAN – Behnam Khalaji of Iran won a gold medal at the IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships.

Culture

“The Warden” in search of justice

Young Iranian director Nima Javidi’s second film “The Warden”, also known as “The Indian”, is currently on screens at Iranian theaters, five years after the release of his debut movie “Melbourne”.
Pakistani ambassador visits National Library and Archives of Iran

TEHRAN – Pakistani Ambassador Riffat Masood has visited the National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI), the library announced on Tuesday.
Ayenedar festival puts focus on Turkmen music

TEHRAN – The 6th edition of the Ayenedar Regional and Ritual Music Festival has put its focus on Turkmen music this year.

Economy

‘Iran-Germany trade overshadowed by sanctions’

TEHRAN – Managing Director of Germany-Iran Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Iran) said the current political situation (sanctions) is negatively affecting the economic relations between Iran and Germany.
Renault regional sales drop drastically after exit from Iran

TEHRAN - French carmaker Renault sales in the Middle East and Africa region fell 27.7 percent largely as a result of Renault’s 2018 withdrawal from Iran under threat of U.S. sanctions, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Iran’s share of Iraqi market grows 40% in 3 months

TEHRAN – Iran’s share of the neighboring Iraq’s total foreign trade reached 21 percent in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), registering a 40 percent growth compared to the same period last year.

Society

Iranian flatbread inseparable from three-course meals in Kuwait

TEHRAN – Iranian flatbread has long been a permanent guest at Kuwaiti tables.
Longstanding Sino-Iranian relations could help foster tourism ties

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism chief has said that longstanding cultural and trade relations between Iran and China could lay a solid ground for developing mutual tourism ties.
Homegrown herbal burns treatment ointment produced

TEHRAN – An Iranian knowledge-based company has used Perovskia, a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, in producing an herbal ointment to treat burn scars, IRNA reported on Monday.

International

Nigeria court to hear Zakzaky’s application for medical travel

A Kaduna State High Court will hear the application of the leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Ibrahim El-Zazaky and his wife, who are seeking to travel to India for medical attention.
The crisis in the leadership of the European Union

TEHRAN-The Chancellor of Germany suffers from physical problems. Under such circumstances, the European Union and the euro area appear to be facing a more serious crisis of leadership.
World Trade Organization allows China to sanction U.S. over Obama-era tariffs

TEHRAN- An appeals court judge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) says the United States did not fully comply with its ruling and could face Chinese sanctions if it does not remove certain tariffs that break WTO rules.

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