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Spokesman:

US’s Tillerson Trying in Vain to Sow Discord among Iranians

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi slammed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who recently claimed that Washington is not against the Iranian people, saying the comments are part of a vain attempt to sow discord among Iranians.
News ID: 66700    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

UN Security Council Voices Concern over Tension in Iraq

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced concern over "increased tensions and reports of violence" between Iraqi federal forces and Kurdish militants, and called for dialogue for the sake of Iraqi unity.
News ID: 66699    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

Iran’s UN Envoy Urges Destruction of All Nuclear Weapons

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Ali Khoshroo renewed the country's call for the total eradication of nuclear weapons.
News ID: 66698    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

Mattis Says US Goal Is 'Not War' over North Korea

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Washington's goal "is not war" as it seeks to ease high military tension with Pyongyang, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday, standing at the heavily-fortified border between the two Koreas.
News ID: 66697    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

Cuba:

US Impeding Investigation into Diplomat Attacks

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Cuba on Thursday accused the United States of obstructing its probe into mysterious health attacks on American diplomats, claiming its investigators were denied access to the victims and their medical records.
News ID: 66696    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

Iran’s Zarif Meets Niger’s Top Officials

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with top Nigerien officials, including Prime Minister Brigi Rafini and President Mahamadou Issoufou, about a range of issues, including ways to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.
News ID: 66695    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

Russia Conducts Ballistic Missile Tests

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Russia conducted several ballistic missile tests on Thursday from "land, air and sea" as part of its strategic nuclear program, the Defense Ministry announced.
News ID: 66694    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

Iran condoles with Indonesians over factory blast

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – In a message issued after the deadly blast in Indonesia, Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesman of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sympathized with the bereaved families.
News ID: 66693    Publish Date : 2017/10/27

Putin:

Over 90% of Syria Retaken from Terrorists

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Russian forces’ contribution to Syria’s counter-terrorism campaign, saying over 90 percent of the Syrian territory has been liberated from the grip of militants.
News ID: 66692    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Iranian President Reiterates Support for Iraq’s Territorial Integrity

TERHAN ( defapress ) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday underlined the country’s support for Iraq’s territorial integrity and called for improvement of the ties between Tehran and Baghdad.
News ID: 66691    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Iraqi PM Rejects Erbil’s Offer to Freeze Referendum Results

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday dismissed a proposal by the country’s autonomous Kurdish region to freeze the referendum results, calling for annulling the results.
News ID: 66690    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Iran to Open Interests Section Office in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – According to a document signed between the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Swiss embassy in Tehran, Switzerland will represent Iran’s interests in Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 66689    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

IRGC Smashes Terrorist Team Northwest of Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) forces attacked a terrorist team in the northwesternmost corner of Iran on Wednesday night, killing all of the terrorists and confiscating their weapons.
News ID: 66688    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Several Saudi Forces Killed in Yemeni Army Attacks

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led coalition, killed several Saudi servicemen in the kingdom’s southwestern provinces of Najran and Jizan.
News ID: 66687    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Russia’s Federation Council Urges G5+1 Parliaments to Save JCPOA

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Russia’s Federation Council urged the parliaments of Group 5+1 (US, Britain, Russia, China, France plus Germany) and Europe to exert influence on their political leadership to save the Iran nuclear deal.
News ID: 66686    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Zarif to US:

Lose ‘standing with Iranian people’ mantra

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif called on the United States on Thu. to stop its false sympathy for the Iranian nation and lose the “standing with the Iranian people” mantra.
News ID: 66685    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Iraqi PM:

Iraq preparing for final confrontation with ISIL

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Thu. that his country is preparing for a final military operation against ISIL terrorists, adding that it will be a “liberating fight for the Iraqi nation”.
News ID: 66684    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Leader warns Iraq of American plots

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei advised the Iraqi nation to remain cautious about the Americans’ plots, and never put trust in them.
News ID: 66683    Publish Date : 2017/10/26

Tillerson:

US Worried about Pakistan Government Stability

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday the United States is concerned that extremist groups are threatening the "stability and security" of the Pakistan government.
News ID: 66680    Publish Date : 2017/10/25

Kremlin:

Turkey Coordinates Actions on Syria with Russia

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has commented on the new Turkish operation in Idlib, which is the second Turkish military campaign in the Syrian territory.
News ID: 66679    Publish Date : 2017/10/25

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