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Trump Says Still Has ‘Confidence’ in North Korea’s Kim

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US President Donald Trump took to twitter on Sunday to express his “confidence” in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un despite Pyongyang’s recent weapons tests and deadlocked nuclear talks.
News ID: 77557    Publish Date : 2019/05/26

Iranian Deputy FM to Begin Regional Tour Today

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi plans to start a three-leg tour of regional Arab courtiers on Sunday.
News ID: 77556    Publish Date : 2019/05/26

Maduro Thanks Norway for Facilitating Dialogue with Opposition

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has expressed his gratitude to the Norwegian government for granting a platform for dialogue between Venezuelan officials and opposition members in a Twitter message published on Saturday.
News ID: 77555    Publish Date : 2019/05/26

Spain Votes in 'Second Round' Local, Regional, EU Polls

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Spain votes in local, regional and European elections on Sunday seen as a "second round" for acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as he seeks to form a new government and gain influence in the EU.
News ID: 77554    Publish Date : 2019/05/26

Iran’s Larijani Reelected as Parliament Speaker

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian parliamentarians on Sunday reelected Ali Larijani as the speaker of the parliament for the 12th consecutive year.
News ID: 77553    Publish Date : 2019/05/26

Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets Iraqi Leaders in Baghdad

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate meetings with Iraq’s president and prime minister in a visit to Baghdad.
News ID: 77551    Publish Date : 2019/05/26

Beijing:

American Officials Lying About US-China Trade War

TEHRAN ( defapress )- China accused American officials of lying to the public about the US-China trade war, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has already warned that the rising tensions between the world's two largest economies will put the global growth in jeopardy this year.
News ID: 77549    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

British Health Minister Hancock Joins Race to Replace May as Prime Minister

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - British health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday he would enter the contest to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, the fifth candidate to say they would run to replace Theresa May as prime minister
News ID: 77548    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

Zarif dismisses possibility of phone talks with Pompeo

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed any possibility of holding a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
News ID: 77546    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

senior MP’:

JCPOA cannot continue as a ‘one-way street

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A senior Iranian lawmaker believes that European countries have not implemented any practical measure to save the Joint Comprehensive of Action (JCPOA) after US withdrawal in May 2018.
News ID: 77545    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

Gen. Seifi:

Rational US commanders will reign radicals to prevent war

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The assistant to the Iranian Army’s chief reiterated the armed forces' full readiness to counter "any possible external threat", saying that rational American commanders will not let the "radical elements" drag the United States into a war with Iran.
News ID: 77544    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

FM Zarif:

US fabricated claim for sending more troops to MidEast ‘dangerous’

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif said the recent fabricated claim used by Trump administration to send additional troops to the Middle East is “highly dangerous” and must be confronted.
News ID: 77543    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

An open letter to Trump on US tensions with Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – 76 retired US generals and diplomats warned US President Donald Trump against war with Iran in an open letter.
News ID: 77542    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

Legislator urges FM Zarif to brief Parl. over meeting with US senator

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Member of Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Seyed Mohammad Hossein Naghavi Hosseini on Saturday called on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to brief Parliament on the main reason of his meeting with the US senator.
News ID: 77541    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

Senior cmdr.:

Enemy’s miscalculations about Iran’s power to be ‘costly’

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, the commander of the IRGC's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters, warned the country’s enemies that their miscalculations about Iran’s power and resolve will be costly for them.
News ID: 77540    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

Iran’s Envoy:

US Policy of ‘Maximum Pressure’ Not Working

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations, said the US’ so-called policy of “maximum pressure” against Tehran has failed, adding that it has isolated Washington at the international arena.
News ID: 77539    Publish Date : 2019/05/25

IRGC Spokesman:

Pale-Faced US Soldiers Unfit for Persian Gulf

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Public Relations Department Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said on Friday that American troops dispatched to the Persian Gulf from home thousands of miles away are not motivated enough to fight a war with Iran and as a result are shivering with fear.
News ID: 77538    Publish Date : 2019/05/24

Iranian, German Diplomats Discuss Ways to Save Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi and Jens Plotner, the policy director of Germany's Foreign Ministry, exchanged views about ways to save the 2015 nuclear deal after the European Union’s failure to meet its obligations under the deal.
News ID: 77537    Publish Date : 2019/05/24

Iran:

Int’l Community’s Failure to Stop US’ Hegemonic Behavior Leads to Fall of Law

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US’ foreign policy of bullying and intimidation is targeting world order, underlining that the rule of law in the world will be lost if the international community fails to stop Washington’s hegemonic acts.
News ID: 77536    Publish Date : 2019/05/24

'Matter of 'Sovereignty':

Beijing Slams South China Sea Sanctions Proposed by US

TEHRAN ( defapress )- China strongly opposes the reintroduction of the proposed legislation by the US Senate that would sanction anyone it deemed to be a threat to the stability of the South China Sea and urged the United States to drop the act to preserve bilateral relations with Beijing, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday.
News ID: 77534    Publish Date : 2019/05/24

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