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South Africa's ANC Wins Re-Election with Reduced Majority

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has won South Africa's parliamentary elections with 57.5 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said, announcing the official results.
News ID: 77354    Publish Date : 2019/05/12

Saudi Airstrikes Kill, Injure 16 Civilians in Yemen’s Dhale

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – At least three people were killed after Saudi-led warplanes carried out airstrikes against an area in Yemen’s southwestern province of Dhale.
News ID: 77353    Publish Date : 2019/05/12

Trump to China:

Trade Deal Now or It Will Be ‘Far Worse’ after 2020

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should strike a trade deal with the United States now, otherwise an agreement would be “far worse for them if it has to be negotiated in my second term”.
News ID: 77351    Publish Date : 2019/05/12

IRGC Chief Briefs Iranian MPs on Regional Situation, Future Plans

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami briefed Iran’s lawmakers on the latest developments in the region and his plans to strengthen the IRGC.
News ID: 77350    Publish Date : 2019/05/12

Kharrazi:

Trump’s Call for Talks with Iran Nothing but Propaganda

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi dismissed US President Donald Trump’s recent claim that he was ready to speak with Iranian leaders, saying his calls for negotiation are nothing but propaganda.
News ID: 77349    Publish Date : 2019/05/12

France Deplores US' Lack of Commitment to JCPOA

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said it is a “pity” that the US is not complying with the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
News ID: 77348    Publish Date : 2019/05/12

Russian FM:

Moscow Views Deployment of US Missile Defense in Japan as Threat

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Moscow views as a threat the deployment of the US’ global ballistic missile defense system in Japan and the American strengthened military presence in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday after his talks with Japanese counterpart Taro Kono.
News ID: 77346    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

Trump Denies Recent North Korea Missiles Drill Was 'Breach of Trust'

TEHRAN ( defapress )- US President Donald Trump stated on Friday he does not consider North Korea's recent launch of short-range ballistic missiles "a breach of trust".
News ID: 77345    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

ex-Qatari min:

Iran-US tensions not to end in war

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – EX-Foreign Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani believes that the current tensions between Iran and the US will not lead in war but will bring the two sides to the negotiation table.
News ID: 77343    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

IRGC chief to attend Parliament's closed session

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – IRGC chief commander Major General Hossein Salami will participate in Sunday's closed session of the Iranian Parliament, said a senior lawmaker.
News ID: 77341    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

Iran Urges EU to Take Responsibility for Afghan Refugees

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister said Europeans must share the burden of addressing issues facing Afghan refugees, adding that Iran alone could not afford the costs of hosting Afghans while being hit by Western sanctions.
News ID: 77340    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

MP:

Turkey to Continue Backing Iran in US Sanctions Era

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Volkan Bozkir said his country is determined to continue its support for neighboring Iran in the era of US sanctions.
News ID: 77339    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

Turkey:

US Anti-Iran Sanctions Affecting People

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – A spokesman for Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party said US sanctions on Iranian oil exports do not serve peace in the region, noting that the embargoes are only affecting people.
News ID: 77338    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

EU spox says why bloc rejected Iran’s JCPOA ultimatum

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – EU's foreign affairs spokeswoman, Maja Kocijancic, in an interview with an Iranian news agency talked about the reason behind the bloc’s rejection of Iran’s 60-day ultimatum on JCPOA implementation.
News ID: 77337    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

Iran May Target Commercial Vessels, US Claims

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The US Maritime Administration issued an advisory, warning commercial shipping vessels that Iran or its proxies could be targeting commercial vessels and oil production infrastructure.
News ID: 77336    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

UN, Houthis Say Yemen Ports Withdrawal to Start Saturday

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement will on Saturday start to unilaterally redeploy forces out of three key ports, the United Nations and a Houthi spokesman said, a move to pave the way for political negotiations to end Saudi Arabia’s four-year war on Yemen.
News ID: 77335    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

White House Passes Phone Number to Swiss in Case Iran Wants to Call

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – After US President Donald Trump publicly appealed to Iran to call him amid heightened tensions with Tehran, the White House contacted the Swiss on Thursday to share a phone number the Iranians could call the President on, according to a diplomatic source familiar with the move.
News ID: 77334    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

Former Iraqi PM says US sanctions on Iran contrary to intl. law

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Prime Iraqi Minister Nouri al-Maliki said on Friday that imposition of economic sanctions against the Muslim nation of Iran is contrary to international laws and norms.
News ID: 77333    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

Kharrazi:

Time for Europe to speed up INSTEX implementation

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council says the government’s 60-day ultimatum to the remaining parties of the nuclear deal (JCPOA) is a good opportunity for them to accelerate the implementation of the financial mechanism designed to ditch US sanctions.
News ID: 77332    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

US to Deploy Assault Ship, Patriot Battery to Middle East

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The United States will deploy a Patriot missile battery and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East to counter what Washington said was a “threat” from Iran, the Pentagon announced.
News ID: 77331    Publish Date : 2019/05/11

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