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TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking in an interview that aired on Sunday, said for the first time that his government was looking for a way out of a multibillion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 74377 Publish Date : 2018/12/17
FM Zarif:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed that US sanctions have failed to change the Islamic Republic's policies, adding that they are only hurting ordinary people.
News ID: 74376 Publish Date : 2018/12/17
TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Jeremy Hunt has fuelled speculation of a budding leadership bid after admitting he would like to be prime minister.
News ID: 74375 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress )- North Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that nuclear arms disarmament could be permanently stopped as a result of Washington's decision to impose sanctions that pressure the Asian state.
News ID: 74374 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress )- A sum of 16 close aides to ISIL Chief Abu Bakr Baghdadi have been killed in recent airstrikes by Iraqi air force on Eastern Deir Ezzur in Southeastern Syria near the border with Iraq, a news website reported on Sunday, adding that the terrorist commanders were moving into Iraq.
News ID: 74373 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
Iraqi Security Force:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The US forces are providing the ISIL terrorists with weapons and military hardware at Iraq's Western border with Syria, a member of the Iraqi Parliament's Security and Defense Commission said on Sunday, adding that Baghdad is resolved to cancel strategic agreement with Washington.
News ID: 74370 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
Whistle-Blower:
TEHRAN ( defapress )- Saudi King Salman pardoned Saud al-Qahtani who ran journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by giving orders over Skype, Saudi whistle-blower Mujtahid, who is believed to be a member of or have a well-connected source in the royal family, reported.
News ID: 74369 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress )- The Syrian Army's artillery and missile units pounded the movements of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at (the Levant Liberation Board or the Al-Nusra Front) and its allies from the demilitarizes zone in Northern Hama and Southern Idlib on Sunday and inflicted major losses on them.
News ID: 74368 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress )- EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini commented on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plans to conduct a military operation in the east of Syria, urging Ankara to refrain from any unilateral actions in the area.
News ID: 74367 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Yemeni troops and fighters from the Houthi Ansarullah movement foiled an infiltration by Saudi-backed mercenaries in the northwestern Hajjah province, a military official said.
News ID: 74371 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress )- French authorities are trying to capitalize on the current political chaos in the UK in order to lure British businesses "across the Channel", according to a report.
News ID: 74366 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi said the intelligence services of the country and neighboring Azerbaijan have agreed on a draft deal to boost security ties.
News ID: 74365 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
American website:
TEHRAN( defapress )– Iranian delegation met Iraq’s Electricity Minister to reach agreement on energy collaboration before US Secretary of Energy, said the American media Washington Examiner on its website on Sunday.
News ID: 74364 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat described as "irresponsible" Australia's recognition of west Jerusalem (al-Quds) as Israel's capital, saying it violated international law.
News ID: 74363 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
Foreign Ministry:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Turkish warplanes struck PKK targets in northern Iraq Saturday, the military said, ignoring protests from Baghdad that said Turkey's repeated airstrikes violate Iraqi sovereignty and endanger civilians.
News ID: 74362 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Sri Lanka's president has reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, nearly two months after firing him and setting off weeks of political stalemate.
News ID: 74361 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the crisis among member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), Romanian foreign minister Teodor-Viorel Meleşcanu said on Saturday.
News ID: 74360 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – President Rouhani sent a message to the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan to felicitate him and Kazakh people on Independence Day of the Central Asian country.
News ID: 74359 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will submit the budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year in 1398 (to start March 21, 2019) to the Parliament in coming week.
News ID: 74358 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
Zanganeh:
TEHRAN ( defapress ) – OPEC members have shown that they can reach agreements regarding oil production despite having intense political and even military disputes, said Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh on Saturday.
News ID: 74356 Publish Date : 2018/12/16
