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Iran’s Foreign Minister in France for Talks

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has travelled to France after a “fruitful” tour of Scandinavia.
News ID: 78435    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

North Korea Calls Pompeo 'Diehard Toxin’

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – North Korea’s top diplomat said on Friday that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was a “diehard toxin” who only complicates denuclearization talks.
News ID: 78434    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

Brazil President Says France’s Macron Has ‘Colonialist Mentality’ over Amazon Fires

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro blasted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Thursday as having a “colonialist mentality” for rallying G-7 countries to address wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
News ID: 78433    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

Iraq’s Hashd Al-Sha’abi Downs Spy Drone, Warns Foreign Aircraft

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, shot down an unidentified spy drone over capital Baghdad, a report said.
News ID: 78432    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

3 Policemen, 5 Militants Killed in Clashes in Eastern Afghan Province

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Three policemen and five militants were killed during fresh clashes in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province overnight, provincial government spokesman confirmed on Friday.
News ID: 78431    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

India Increases Restrictions in Kashmir Ahead of Separatist Call for Protests

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Authorities in the main city of Indian Kashmir tightened security ahead of Friday prayers after separatists called for a protest march to a UN office, with streets bristling with paramilitary personnel and some blocked by checkpoints.
News ID: 78430    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

Vietnam Says ‘Concerned' about South China Sea Developments

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Vietnam is “deeply concerned” about recent developments in the South China Sea, the Southeast Asian country’s prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, said on Friday.
News ID: 78429    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

Iran Makes Advanced Laser Cannons

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran has come into possession of advanced laser cannons which are used to protect the country’s vital centers, a deputy defense minister said.
News ID: 78428    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

UN Slams Saudi Arabia, UAE over Failure on Yemeni Aid Pledges

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Millions of Yemenis face severe cuts to food, medicine and other handouts because the UAE and Saudi Arabia have failed to provide funds promised earlier this year, the UN said in a statement.
News ID: 78427    Publish Date : 2019/08/23

French Waiter Shot Dead for Being ‘Slow with Sandwich'

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at being made to wait for a sandwich, a source close to the investigation said.
News ID: 78425    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Iran-Russia-Turkey Trilateral Summit Due in Ankara Next Month

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey plan to hold another round of their trilateral meetings on the political resolution of the Syrian crisis in Ankara next month.
News ID: 78424    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Outsiders Doomed to Leave Region: Iran’s FM

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated the call for cooperation among regional states, saying the aliens will have to leave the region ultimately.
News ID: 78423    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Russia Ready to Discuss Missile Issues with US: Defense Minister

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Despite the United States’ withdrawal from the INF Treaty, Moscow is still ready for dialogue on intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
News ID: 78422    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

India Reimposes Movement Curbs on Parts of Kashmir's Main City after Clashes

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in major parts of Kashmir's biggest city, Srinagar, on Sunday after violent overnight clashes between residents and police in which dozens were injured, two senior officials and eyewitnesses said.
News ID: 78421    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Hundreds of Bahraini Prisoners on Hunger Strike over Rights Abuses: Report

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – More than 600 Bahraini political prisoners are now on hunger strike to protest ill-treatment at Bahrain’s notorious Jaw prison, a report said.
News ID: 78420    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Argentina Treasury Minister Resigns

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Argentina´s Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne has resigned, saying in a letter that he believed the government needed “significant renewal” in its economic team amid a crisis which saw the peso plunge this week.
News ID: 78419    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Non-Aggression Pact Trumps Reliance on Outsiders: Iran’s Zarif

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the country’s proposed regional non-aggression agreement “trumps reliance on extraneous actors”.
News ID: 78418    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Iranian Electricity Exports Hit Record High: Minister

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian highlighted the major rise in the country’s capacity to produce electricity and said the Islamic Republic’s exports over the past three months hit a record high.
News ID: 78417    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Minister: Iran Aims to Help Boost Iraq’s Defense Power

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami described efforts to strengthen Iraq’s military capabilities as a main policy of the Islamic Republic.
News ID: 78416    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

Gibraltar Rejects US Seizure Attempt, Lets Iranian Tanker Leave

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Iranian supertanker seized by the British Marines last month finally left Gibraltar on Sunday night, shipping data showed, hours after the territory rejected a US request to detain the vessel further.
News ID: 78415    Publish Date : 2019/08/19

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