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S Korea to dispatch troops to Hormuz Strait ‘independently’

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – South Korea will dispatch troops to the Strait of Hormuz but will not join a US-led coalition, the Korean defense ministry announced Tuesday.
News ID: 79963    Publish Date : 2020/01/21

Baghdad to Send Missions to Russia, China, Ukraine to Buy Air Defense Systems

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iraq plans to send delegations to Russia, China, and Ukraine to discuss the purchase of modern air defense systems to protect its territory from any possible aggression, an Iraqi lawmaker said.
News ID: 79962    Publish Date : 2020/01/21

UN:

No Evidence of Sudan Paramilitaries Fighting in Libya

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A United Nations panel said Monday it had no "credible evidence" of Sudanese paramilitaries fighting in conflict-wracked Libya for military strongman Khalifa Haftar as alleged by some media outlets.
News ID: 79961    Publish Date : 2020/01/21

Russia:

US Misleading World on Iran’s Right to Enrichment

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned recent remarks by US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook about Tehran’s nuclear activities, saying that Washington is misleading the international community on the Islamic Republic’s right to enrich uranium.
News ID: 79960    Publish Date : 2020/01/21

Schiff: US Intel Community Withholding Documents on Ukraine

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing US intelligence agencies of withholding documents from Congress on Ukraine that could be significant to President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
News ID: 79959    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Persian Gulf Airliners Continue Using Iran’s Airspace

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Qatar Airways, Emirates and several other Persian Gulf airlines still fly in Iranian and Iraqi airspace and to cities in both countries since Iran and the United States traded military strikes.
News ID: 79958    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Two People Killed, Five Injured in Texas Club Shooting Sunday Night

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Two people were killed and five injured after at least one person opened fire inside a Texas club Sunday night, police said.
News ID: 79957    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

AFC Decision on Iran Politically-Motivated: Deputy FM

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi deplored as politically-motivated a recent decision by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to ban Iranian teams from hosting their AFC Champions League matches at home.
News ID: 79956    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Tokyo Will Strive to Sign Peace Treaty with Russia, Japanese PM Says

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Japanese government is determined to achieve a solution to the territorial issue and sign a peace treaty with Russia, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a speech at the parliamentary session’s opening on Monday.
News ID: 79955    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Boris Johnson Making Contradictory Remarks on JCPOA

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated his commitment to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers days after asking US President Donald Trump to replace it with his own agreement.
News ID: 79954    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Shooting Kills 2 Officers before Hawaii Homes Catch Fire

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A Hawaii man with a history of run-ins with police and neighbors was facing eviction when he stabbed his landlord and killed two officers before the house he and two women were believed to be in burned, authorities and neighbors said Sunday.
News ID: 79953    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Iran Judiciary Chief Wishes Iraqi Top Cleric Full Health after Surgery

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi sent a message to Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, expressing hope that the top Shiite cleric would rapidly recover from his “successful” surgery.
News ID: 79952    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Canada Asks Iran to Send Crashed Plane’s Black Boxes to Ukraine or France

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Canada has asked Iran to hand over to France or Ukraine black boxes from the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this month near the capital, Tehran.
News ID: 79951    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Nine Killed, One Missing in Indonesia Bridge Collapse

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Nine people drowned and another was missing after a bridge collapsed on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, the disaster agency said Monday.
News ID: 79950    Publish Date : 2020/01/20

Nearly Half of North Korean Party Vice Chairmen Replaced in Recent Convention

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Ri Su-yong, former North Korean foreign minister and vice chairman of the ruling party's Central Committee, and four others seem to have been replaced in a recent plenary party meeting, according to a North Korean report on Sunday.
News ID: 79947    Publish Date : 2020/01/19

Larijani:

Iran to reconsider IAEA coop. if EU continues unfair behavior

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani warned the European Union that the country would reconsider its cooperation with the IAEA if the bloc takes unjust measures regarding the ‘trigger mechanism’.
News ID: 79946    Publish Date : 2020/01/19

France Deploys Radar System in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – France has deployed a radar system on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia to beef up Riyadh’s defenses after Houthi-led missile attacks on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure in September, French officials said.
News ID: 79945    Publish Date : 2020/01/19

Yemen’s Missile Attack Kills over 60 Saudi-Backed Militants in Ma’rib

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – More than 60 Saudi-backed militants were killed in Ma’rib after Yemeni troops launched a missile attack against their military camp in the west-central province.
News ID: 79944    Publish Date : 2020/01/19

Iranian Spokesman Raps Macron for Misnaming Persian Gulf

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi admonished French President Emmanuel Macron for misnaming the Persian Gulf and for France’s military presence in the region.
News ID: 79943    Publish Date : 2020/01/19

Pelosi to Trump:

You Are Impeached Forever

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needled President Donald Trump, saying that the stain of impeachment will always live on his presidency regardless of the outcome of the Senate trial.
News ID: 79942    Publish Date : 2020/01/19

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