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No Brexit Deal 'More Likely' If PM's Plan Rejected

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Britain is more likely to end up leaving the European Union without a deal if parliament rejects the agreement Prime Minister Theresa May has negotiated with Brussels, according to Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay.
News ID: 74729    Publish Date : 2019/01/03

Trump Says Ready to Work with Democrats on Funding Bill to Keep 'America Safe'

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was willing to cooperate with the Democratic Party on a Funding Bill that would be beneficial for the country.
News ID: 74728    Publish Date : 2019/01/03

Iraq says ‘not obliged’ to abide by US anti-Iran sanctions

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Iraqi foreign minister says his country is “not obliged” to abide by unilateral US sanctions against Iran, adding that Baghdad is seeking ways to bypass those sanctions and continue trade with Tehran.
News ID: 74727    Publish Date : 2019/01/03

report:

Iran, US, France FMs to visit Baghdad in Jan.

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Foreign ministers of Iran, France, and United States are slated to visit Baghdad in January, Iraqi FM Mohamed Ali Alhakim said on Wednesday.
News ID: 74726    Publish Date : 2019/01/03

Report:

Eyeing China, US to Hold Missile Drill in Japan's Okinawa

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The US military will this year conduct its first ever missile drill around the Japanese island of Okinawa, according to a report Thursday, as Washington seeks to counter China.
News ID: 74725    Publish Date : 2019/01/03

Iran Parliament Speaker Underlines Backing Palestinian Resistance

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani highlighted the need for supporting the Palestinian resistance as necessary for foiling enemy plots hatched against Palestine.
News ID: 74724    Publish Date : 2019/01/03

Iran cleric:

Islam, Christianity complementary

TEHRAN( defapress ) – Representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in Syria said on Wednesday that Islam, Christianity and all religions are not “non-reciprocal” but “complementary.”
News ID: 74723    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Rouhani:

US Dream of Halting Iran's Oil Exports Never to Come True

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blasted the US for discarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and re-imposing fresh round of sanctions against Tehran, and said Washington's dreams to make Iran stop its crude exports will not be realized.
News ID: 74719    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Iran always backs Palestinian people, resistance cause

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that Islamic Republic of Iran always supports inalienable rights of Palestinian people and resistance movement.
News ID: 74718    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Hunt:

UK PM May Will Find A Way to Get Brexit Deal through Parliament

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Prime Minister Theresa May will find a way to get her Brexit deal approved by the British parliament, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday during a visit to Singapore.
News ID: 74717    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Hatami:

Defense budget up by 21% in next year’s bill

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Defense Minister Amir Hatami said Wed. that next year’s budget bill (to come into effect from March 21) has envisioned 21% increase for the development of defense sector.
News ID: 74716    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Trump Ready to Meet Kim':

'North Korea Will Not Make, Test Nuclear Weapons

TEHRAN ( defapress )- US President Donald Trump reiterated Wednesday his readiness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after the latter said in his New Year address to the nation that he wanted to improve relations with the United States.
News ID: 74715    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Turkish Army Forwards More Forces, Equipment to Border with Syria

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Turkish Army on Wednesday sent another convoy of soldiers and military hardware to the border with Syria in what has claimed to be a preparation for a major assault on the Kurdish militias on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River.
News ID: 74714    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Former Israeli Army Int'l Chief Wants to Assassinate Syrian President Assad

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Major General Aviv Kochavi, incoming Chief of Staff for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), once planned to have Syrian President Bashar al-Assad killed for his support for Hezbollah, a media outlet reported.
News ID: 74712    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Russia to Begin Trials of Elite Armata T-14 Tank in 2019

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Russia’s T-14 tank based on the Armata platform will undergo state trials in the Defense Ministry’s scientific and research institutions next year, the ministry’s press service said.
News ID: 74711    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

China's Xi Threatens Taiwan with Force but Also Seeks Peaceful 'Reunification'

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control but will strive to achieve peaceful "reunification" with the self-ruled island that has a bright future under Chinese rule, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.
News ID: 74709    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Israel, US Lobbying Honduras to Move Embassy to Al-Quds

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Israel, joined by the United States, held talks with Honduras aimed at opening an embassy in Jerusalem (al-Quds), as the small Central American nation looks to follow President Donald Trump’s much-criticized move.
News ID: 74708    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

VP:

Iran Never to Allow Insecurity in Hormuz Strait

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said the country will never allow the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route in southern Iran, to become insecure.
News ID: 74706    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Iran’s FM:

US, Israel May Withdraw from Planet Earth after UNESCO Departure

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif deplored Washington and Tel Aviv’s decision to leave UNESCO and a number of other international agreements, saying that they may decide to withdraw from planet Earth in their next move.
News ID: 74705    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

Mogherini:

US Cannot Decide for Europe’s Ties with Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said the US cannot dictate its policies to Europe, stressing that the 28-member bloc will not allow Washington to decide for its trade ties with Iran.
News ID: 74704    Publish Date : 2019/01/02

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