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Turkish Army's Special Forces Line Up Behind Border with Syria for Battle with Kurds

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Several military convoys of the Turkish Army's Special Forces arrived behind the border with Syria in preparation for imminent operations against the Kurds in Eastern Euphrates region.
News ID: 75253    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Iran: Swiss Financial Channel Not Related to SPV, Aimed at Expansion of Bilateral Ties

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Iranian foreign ministry announced on Monday that the financial channel launched by Switzerland to further develop relations with Tehran is not related to the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which was due to facilitate trade between Iran and the EU.
News ID: 75252    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Bodies of More Victims of US-Led Airstrikes, ISIL Discovered in Raqqa

TEHRAN ( defapress )- More dead bodies of the victims of the US-led coalition's airstrikes and massacres committed by the ISIL were found from mass graves and debris of buildings in Raqqa, media reports said.
News ID: 75251    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Spokesman: Iran to Continue Cooperation with Russia on Syria

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi described Tehran and Moscow as two important partners, stressing that his country will continue cooperation with Russia in Syria and in war against terrorism.
News ID: 75250    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Cuba Slams US for Meddling Accusation on Venezuela

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejected US accusations that his country is “meddling” in Venezuela, and accused Washington of trying to “orchestrate” a coup to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.
News ID: 75249    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

UK Firms Plan Mass Exodus in Case of No-Deal Brexit

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Thousands of British companies have already triggered emergency plans to cope with a no-deal Brexit, with many gearing up to move operations abroad if the UK crashes out of the EU, according to the British Chambers of Commerce.
News ID: 75248    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Anti-Government Protesters Rally in Sudan Despite Massive Police Deployment

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Anti-government demonstrators in Sudan flocked to the streets of the capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman to hold sit-ins and rallies, as hundreds of riot police attempted to break up the crowds and disrupt the rallies.
News ID: 75247    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Death Toll from Indonesia Floods, Landslides Hits 68

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The death toll from torrential rains that triggered landslides and floods on an Indonesian island climbed to 68, the country's disaster management agency said on Sunday.
News ID: 75246    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Syria in Last 24 Hours: Turkey-Backed Forces, Kurds Engage in Fierce Clashes in Northern Syria's Manbij

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Turkish Army and its allied militants engaged in heavy clashes with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the surrounding areas of the city of Manbij in Northeastern Aleppo.
News ID: 75245    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Report: UK Cyber-Crime Victims Lose £190,000 A Day

TEHRAN ( defapress )- More than £190,000 a day is lost in the UK by victims of cyber-crime, police statistics showed.
News ID: 75244    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Spokesman: Iran’s Defense Policies Non-Negotiable

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi reiterated that Iran will never allow anyone to meddle in its defense policies, reassuring that Tehran’s missile program is for the sake of deterrence and subject to no negotiation.
News ID: 75243    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Iran to Open New Refinery Closer to High Seas

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iran started construction of a large petrochemical refinery complex in Bandar Jask port on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, cutting the distance between the high seas and its petrochemical terminals by around 600 kilometers.
News ID: 75242    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Iran, Turkmenistan to Expand Cooperation in Caspian Sea

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Wafa Khadzhiev, said that his country considers Ashgabat as a friendly neighbor, voicing Tehran’s readiness to run joint projects in the Caspian Sea.
News ID: 75241    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Turkey-Backed Forces Killed in Clashes with Kurdish Fighters in Aleppo

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Several Ankara-backed militants and Turkish Army soldiers have been killed in fierce clashes with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in a recent assault by the Kurdish militants in Afrin region in Northern Aleppo, media reports said.
News ID: 75240    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Top Military Official: US Masterminding Combined War against Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Top Military Aide to the Iranian Supreme Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said that the US and its allies are pressuring Iran in different areas in a combination of war tactics in pursuit of their objectives.
News ID: 75239    Publish Date : 2019/01/28

Turkish Companies after Stronger Economic Relations with Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress )- President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) Mustafa Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said that the companies and business people of his country are enthusiastic about further developing economic relations between Tehran and Ankara.
News ID: 75238    Publish Date : 2019/01/27

Iran Appoints Another Female Ambassador

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Homeira Rigi, the 3rd female Iranian ambassador, met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before leaving for Brunei’s capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan.
News ID: 75237    Publish Date : 2019/01/27

Report:

Trump, Associates Had over 100 Contacts with Russians Before Taking Office

TEHRAN ( defapress )- US President Donald Trump and at least 17 of his campaign officials and advisers had contacts with Russian nationals and WikiLeaks or their intermediaries before his inauguration, according to an analysis published by The New York Times on Saturday.
News ID: 75236    Publish Date : 2019/01/27

Hezbollah:

Discovering Tunnels Won't Save Israel in Future Wars

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Leader of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has openly mocked Israel’s claims that it had discovered secret tunnels used by the group on the border between Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories, saying Israel was deeply wrong to think that the closure of tunnels would save it from future attacks by the resistance movement.
News ID: 75234    Publish Date : 2019/01/27

Car bombs kill at least 4 troops in northern Iraq

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – At least four policemen were killed and 11 wounded by two roadside bombs that targeted police convoys in separate attacks in northern Iraq on Sunday, the service and medical sources said.
News ID: 75233    Publish Date : 2019/01/27

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