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North Korea Says Weapons Drill Was Defensive, Criticizes Seoul

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - North Korea on Thursday described its firing of rocket artillery and an apparent short-range ballistic missile over the weekend as a regular and defensive military exercise and ridiculed South Korea for criticizing the launches.
News ID: 77307    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

Yemeni Forces Fire Ballistic Missile on Saudi Positions in Najran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The Yemeni army and popular military forces fired a ballistic missile at a Saudi military position in the kingdom’s southern region of Najran.
News ID: 77306    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

Ayatollah Khamenei Hails Growing Public Interest in Religious Concepts

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the growing public interest in elevated and prominent religious concepts has made it a heavier responsibility for seminary schools to address public demands.
News ID: 77305    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

Iran UN amb.:

No action from JCPOA parties in 2 months to mean 'no political will'

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s ambassador to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi told PBS that lack of action from the remaining signatories to the nuclear deal in the next two months would mean there is no political will and Iran would act based on its national interests.
News ID: 77304    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

Trump:

China 'Broke the Deal' in Trade Talks

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that China "broke the deal" in the ongoing US-China trade talks.
News ID: 77303    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

Diplomat:

Piecemeal Pullout from JCPOA on Iran’s Agenda

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister said although the country’s move to roll back some of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal is not tantamount to withdrawal from the agreement, Tehran has put a piecemeal pullout from the JCPOA on its agenda.
News ID: 77302    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

Ayatollah Khamenei Hails Growing Public Interest in Religious Concepts

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said the growing public interest in elevated and prominent religious concepts has made it a heavier responsibility for seminary schools to address public demands.
News ID: 77299    Publish Date : 2019/05/09

Tehran, Moscow Confer on N. Deal, Zarif Delivers Rouhani's Letter to Putin

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a Wednesday meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, exchanged views on the recent developments related to the nuclear deal and Tehran’s very new decision to undertake reciprocal measures in the face of other parties’ lack of commitment.
News ID: 77298    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

Kremlin:

Tehran's Roll-Back on N. Deal Provoked by External Pressure on Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Tehran's decision to modify undertakings under the nuclear agreement came as a result of external pressure, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said after Iran halted compliance with two of its nuclear stockpiling obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
News ID: 77297    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

IRGC Chief:

Enemies Have No More Options against Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Having exhausted all of their possibilities against Tehran, the enemies of Iran have no more options to use, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said.
News ID: 77296    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

Lavrov’:

JCPOA deadlock result of US ‘irresponsible behavior

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The irresponsible policies of the US government have led to an ‘unacceptable situation’ in which the multilateral pact on Iran’s nuclear program may fail, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.
News ID: 77295    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

Homs:

Syrian Army Kicks Off Cleansing ISIL Terrorists from Palmyra Desert

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Syrian Army and Air Force have started their military operations to purge ISIL terrorists from Eastern Badiyeh (destert) in Palmyra in Eastern Homs, media reports said.
News ID: 77294    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

Commander Close to Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Killed in Iraqi Army Operation in Al-Anbar

TEHRAN ( defapress )- A notorious ISIL commander close to the terrorist group's ringleader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed along with his 14 aides in Iraqi Army operations in Al-Anbar province in Western Iraq, Iraqi sources said.
News ID: 77293    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

Syrian UN Envoy:

US Violating NPT, Ignoring Israeli Regime’s Breaches of Accord

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar al-Ja’afari slammed the United States for flagrantly violating the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and turning a blind eye to the Israeli regime’s breaches of the international accord.
News ID: 77292    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

AEOI Chief:

Iran No More Remaining Restricted to 300-kg Ceiling for Enriched Uranium Stockpile

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi underlined that based on the new decision made by Tehran after the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the Europeans' lagging in implementation of their undertakings, the country does no more confine its enriched uranium stockpile less than 300kg in weight.
News ID: 77291    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

Europe to incur losses ignoring Iran’s 60-day ultimatum

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – “This will not be in favor of Europeans if they do not pay attention to the set 60-day deadline by Iran,” Senior Iranian Lawmaker and a member of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Wednesday.
News ID: 77290    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

Russian Senator:

Iran’s JCPOA Decision A Diplomatic Demarche

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Tehran’s decision to row back on some of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers is a diplomatic demarche, a senior Russian lawmaker said.
News ID: 77289    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

German Media Says German-American Friendship Is ‘in Shreds’

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo abruptly cancelled his visit to Germany this week, where he was scheduled to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
News ID: 77288    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

China says JCPOA should be fully implemented

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – China's foreign ministry said Wed. that Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) should be fully implemented by all sides.
News ID: 77287    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

South Africa Starts Voting in Presidential, Parliamentary Elections

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - South Africans were voting Wednesday in presidential and parliamentary elections amid issues of corruption and unemployment.
News ID: 77286    Publish Date : 2019/05/08

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