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Officials Discuss Closer Ties between Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s top diplomat and the secretary general of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan explored avenues for the expansion of relations between the Islamic Republic and the Iraqi Kurdistan region in various fields.
News ID: 75008    Publish Date : 2019/01/16

Theresa May's Brexit Suffers Historic Defeat

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the product of two years of tortuous negotiations in Brussels, was on Tuesday night overwhelmingly rejected by the House of Commons by 432 votes to 202.
News ID: 75007    Publish Date : 2019/01/16

UNSC Likely to Extend Monitoring of Hudaydah Ceasefire

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The UN Security Council is expected on Wednesday to approve an expanded ceasefire monitoring mission in Hudaydah, to try and ensure Yemen's warring parties stick to a plan agreed on last month to end the Saudi war on the Arab country.
News ID: 75006    Publish Date : 2019/01/16

Minister:

Enemies Seeking to Create Discontent in Iran via Pressures

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli warned of US plots to undermine the country through economic sanctions and said the enemies are seeking to create widespread discontent in Iran by increasing pressures on its people.
News ID: 75005    Publish Date : 2019/01/16

Iran's Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iran's Communication and Information Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said on Tuesday that the successful launch of the rocket to place the country’s Payam satellite into the orbit ended with failure at the final stage.
News ID: 75004    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Iran Condemns Pompeo’s Warmongering Remarks

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for making warmongering remarks, and remind Washington that Tehran will not allow Americans to fulfill their spiteful dreams in the region.
News ID: 75003    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Maduro Calls Bolsonaro ‘Modern-Day Hitler’ After Brazil Lends Support to Opposition Leader

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro called right-wing Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro “a Hitler of the modern era”, as Brasília openly backs the Venezuelan opposition and denounced Maduro’s inauguration last week as illegitimate.
News ID: 75002    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Kremlin:

US, Russia Cannot Force Each Other to Change Political Course by Sanctions

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Washington cannot force Moscow to change its policy and Russia does not have tools either to influence the US political course, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with Argumenty i Fakty weekly newspaper published on Tuesday.
News ID: 75001    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Trump:

I Never Worked for Russia

TEHRAN ( defapress )- US President Donald Trump on Monday denied he “worked for Russia” in his most direct response yet to a bombshell report that the FBI became so worried about his behavior toward Moscow that it opened an investigation into whether he was working on its behalf.
News ID: 75000    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Erdogan:

Turkey Has No Issue with Kurds

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Turkey has no problem with Kurds and aims to fight terror groups Daesh (ISIS or ISIL), PKK and its Syrian affiliate PYD/YPG threatening national security, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday.
News ID: 74999    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Al-Hakim:

Importance of maintaining Syria’s security, stability

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim affirmed the importance of preserving Syria’s unity, security and stability and helping it eradicate terrorism completely.
News ID: 74998    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

zarif meets with Barzanis on bilateral ties

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) President Masoud Barzani and Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) head Masrour Barzani on Tuesday.
News ID: 74997    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

China Asks State Firms to Avoid Travel to US, Its Allies

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - China asked some state-run enterprises to avoid business trips to the US and its allies and to take extra precautions to protect their devices if they need to travel, according to people familiar with the request.
News ID: 74996    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Leader expresses condolence over deadly plane crash

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei expressed heartfelt condolences over cargo plane crash which claimed 15 lives.
News ID: 74995    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Iran Armed Forces chief of staff to visit Azerbaijan on Wed.

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri will head a high-ranking military delegation to the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku, on Wednesday.
News ID: 74994    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Landslide Engulfs Pakistani Bus with Workers, Killing 8

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Pakistani police say a landslide triggered by this week's rains engulfed a bus carrying workers on a dam project in the northwest, killing eight people.
News ID: 74993    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Rouhani says Iran not afraid of sanctions

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that the Islamic Republic is not afraid of sanctions and will not retreat.
News ID: 74992    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

IRGC Commander:

Iran in Economic War with Enemy

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari highlighted reasons behind financial problems facing the country and said the Islamic Republic is in an economic war with the enemy.
News ID: 74991    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

envoy:

Iran backs any initiative for terminating terrorism

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s permanent envoy to Vienna-based intl. organizations said the Islamic Republic will support any initiative which will result in termination of terrorism and extremist violence.
News ID: 74990    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Trump Sends Letter to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - A letter was delivered from US President Donald Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the weekend, a source familiar with the ongoing denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang told CNN.
News ID: 74989    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

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