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Iran, Turkey Say US Sanctions Harmful for Region

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Tehran and Ankara jointly denounced the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal of July 14, 2015, and said that Washington’s unilateral sanctions against Iran are destructive for the economy of the whole region.
News ID: 74465    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

Moscow Reiterates Support for N. Deal

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday that Moscow still supports the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)-Iran nuclear deal-, and called for the full implementation of the accord to let Iran benefit from the deal.
News ID: 74464    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

Syria:

Bodies of More Victims of ISIL, US Attacks Found in Raqqa

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The bodies of almost 30 civilians killed in the US-led coalition airstrikes and the ISIL attacks were found from debris of ruined buildings and also in mass-graves in Raqqa, media sources reported on Friday.
News ID: 74463    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

Speaker’s Advisor:

Iran, Russia, Turkey to Defeat US Sanctions

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Senior Advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Friday that the trilateral cooperation among Tehran, Moscow and Ankara will bring the US abuse of sanctions regime to its knees, adding that Europe will afterward gain confidence to stay independent from the US.
News ID: 74462    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

US Allies in Asia-Pacific Region Rattled after Mattis Quits

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The abrupt resignation of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sparked concern among Asia-Pacific allies who credit the retired general with building trust and tempering isolationist impulses, regional officials and analysts said on Friday.
News ID: 74461    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

Turkish FM Welcomes US Withdrawal Decision from Syria

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Ankara welcomes the US decision to withdraw its troops from Syria, Turkish foreign minister said on Friday.
News ID: 74460    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

Deputy FM:

Iran Sees Russia Reliable Partner on Int’l Stage

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi praised the Russian government’s position on the 2015 nuclear deal and said Tehran considers Moscow to be a reliable partner on the international stage.
News ID: 74459    Publish Date : 2018/12/21

France to Stay in Syria After US Troops Ordered Home

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Paris will maintain its participation in the coalition fighting Daesh terrorist group in Syria, a French government minister said Thursday after US President Donald Trump surprised Washington's allies by ordering American troops home.
News ID: 74458    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

Interpol Chief Warns Europe of Daesh 2.0 When Jihadists Serving Minor Sentences Leave Jail

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Europe should brace itself for a new wave of terrorist attacks when Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) supporters serving short sentences begin to emerge from jail in a few years, the head of Interpol warned.
News ID: 74457    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

700 US Catholic Clergy in Illinois Accused of Sexual Abuse

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Almost 700 clergymen in the US state of Illinois have been accused of sexually abusing children, a far greater number than the Catholic Church had previously disclosed, dealing a new blow to the credibility of the church.
News ID: 74456    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

UK Foreign Office: Daesh Will Remain A Threat in Syria

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The international coalitions fighting against the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terror group has made huge progress but the terror organization remains a threat and should be defeated, the UK Foreign Office said, commenting on the US announcement of the withdrawal of the forces from Syria.
News ID: 74455    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

US Expands Sanctions Against Russia over Elections, Cyber-Attacks, Skripal Case

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The United States expanded sanctions against Russia over its "continued disregard for international norms", the US Department of the Treasury said in a statement on Wednesday.
News ID: 74454    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

Trump Defends Syria Withdrawal, US Senators Call on Administration to Reconsider Decision

TEHRAN ( defapress )- A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday asking him to reconsider his decision to begin withdrawing troops from Syria.
News ID: 74453    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

Syria in Past 24 Hours: ISIL Executes over 700 Inmates in Eastern Euphrates

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The ISIL executed hundreds of its prisoners in regions still occupied by the terrorist group in Eastern Euphrates in the past two months, media outlets disclosed in the last 24 hours.
News ID: 74452    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

Yemen's Ansarullah Blast Sudan for Planned War Deployment

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Yemen’s popular Ansarullah movement condemned Sudan for seeking to retain and even increase its troops in a Saudi Arabian-led coalition that has invaded the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.
News ID: 74451    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

WFP to Cut Food Aid for Gaza, West Bank

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it would cut food aid to around 190,000 impoverished Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank - half of all its recipients there- due to funding shortages.
News ID: 74450    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

China Warns US Against ‘Turning Space Into New Battleground'

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Hua Chunying, a Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, stated on Wednesday that the move by the Donald Trump administration would turn space into a "new battleground".
News ID: 74449    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

53 Journalists Killed Worldwide in 2018

TEHRAN ( defapress )- The number of journalists who were murdered this year for their reporting nearly doubled, according to a report released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
News ID: 74448    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

Charity Group: UK Must Stop Fueling Saudi Arabia’s Bloody War on Yemen

TEHRAN ( defapress )- A main charity group in the United Kingdom called on the British government to stop fueling a conflict in Yemen by imposing a total ban on sales of weapons to Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 74447    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

China Says Canadian Citizen Being Punished for Working Illegally

TEHRAN ( defapress )- A Canadian national is undergoing "administrative punishment" for working illegally, China's Foreign Ministry stated.
News ID: 74446    Publish Date : 2018/12/20

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