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Mauritania Breaks Off Diplomatic Relations with Qatar

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Mauritania has announced the break-off of diplomatic relation with Qatar on Tuesday.
News ID: 65142    Publish Date : 2017/06/07

US-led coalition airstrikes near Raqqa reportedly kill over 30 civilians

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Over 30 civilians from Syrian Raqqa were killed as a result of the US-led coalition's airstrikes on the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) terrorist group's targets in the city's neighborhood, media reported Monday.
News ID: 65140    Publish Date : 2017/06/06

Navy cmdr.:

Navy to stage 25 drills by March 2018

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Commander of Iran’s Navy Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Tue. that up to 25 naval exercises have been planned to be staged by March 2018.
News ID: 65139    Publish Date : 2017/06/06

Syrian army downs RC aircraft for ISIL in Deir Ezzor

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Syrian Army units, backed by the army air force, engaged last night in violent clashes with ISIL-affiliated terrorist groups at the southern axis of Deir Ezzor city.
News ID: 65138    Publish Date : 2017/06/06

Iran Steps Up Diplomacy over Qatar Diplomatic Crisis

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke with multiple foreign counterparts on Monday to discuss the latest regional developments after a number of countries decided to suspend relations with Qatar.
News ID: 65137    Publish Date : 2017/06/06

Iran’s Zarif, EU’s Mogherini Discuss Regional Issues

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini held talks on a range of issues, the latest developments in the Middle East region in particular.
News ID: 65136    Publish Date : 2017/06/06

Two Saudi Servicemen Killed by Yemeni Snipers in Jizan

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Snipers of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in retaliatory attacks against the Saudi-led coalition, shot to death two Saudi servicemen in the kingdom’s southwestern province of Jizan, local reports said.
News ID: 65135    Publish Date : 2017/06/06

Number of civilian casualties in anti-ISIL strikes raises to 484

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The US-led anti-Daesh coalition has increased the number of civilian casualties of counterterrorism strikes, Operation Inherent Resolve said in its monthly casualty report on Friday.
News ID: 65133    Publish Date : 2017/06/03

Syria Chemical Attack Was Provocation against Assad, Putin Says

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said a deadly chemical attack in Syria Idlib province was a provocation against Bashar Assad.
News ID: 65132    Publish Date : 2017/06/03

Moscow Seeks US Explanations for Imposing Sanction on Russians over North Korea

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Russia’s deputy UN envoy, Vladimir Safronkov, demanded that Washington explain its move to impose sanction on three Russian companies and one individual for their alleged ties with North Korea.
News ID: 65131    Publish Date : 2017/06/03

OHCHR calls for investigation of protester deaths in Bahrain

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on the Government of Bahrain to promptly launch an independent, effective investigation into the deaths of five protesters during a security operation last week.
News ID: 65130    Publish Date : 2017/06/03

Iran’s IAEA envoy:

Amano report reconfirms Iran’s commitment to JCPOA

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – The Iranian ambassador to IAEA Reza Najafi, said the new report released by the International Atomic Energy Agency reiterates that all nuclear activities of Iran are in compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
News ID: 65129    Publish Date : 2017/06/03

Iran Says Ready for High-Level Meeting with Algeria

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri voiced the country’s readiness to hold a fresh round of high-level talks with Algeria within the framework of a joint commission.
News ID: 65128    Publish Date : 2017/05/31

Clashes Continue between Venezuela Police, Protesters in Capital

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Huge protests continue rocking the Venezuelan capital of Caracas 60 days after protesters started taking to the streets with demands, including the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro.
News ID: 65127    Publish Date : 2017/05/31

2 Cops Shot in Clash with Gangsters Southeast of Iran

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Two Iranian police officers were wounded in an exchange of fire with members of a gang in Qasr-e Qand county in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan, a local police commander said.
News ID: 65126    Publish Date : 2017/05/31

Larijani re-elected parliament speaker

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to re-elect Ali Larijani as parliament speaker for the second year of the 10th Parliament.
News ID: 65125    Publish Date : 2017/05/31

Putin Urges Europe to Cooperate in Fight against Terrorism

TEHRAN ( defapress ) - Russian President said that it is often difficult for Russia to conduct a dialogue with European partners, since their position is changing, including after contacts with the United States.
News ID: 65124    Publish Date : 2017/05/31

Ghasemi:

US’ divisive policies seek to plunder regional capitals

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – FM Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi said divisive policies pursued by the US among Muslim countries aim to create fake threats to pillage capitals of regional nations.
News ID: 65123    Publish Date : 2017/05/31

Over 100K Syrians flee Raqqa due to operation to liberate city from ISIL

TEHRAN ( defapress ) – UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O'Brien aid that about 100,000 Syrians had left Raqqa since April due to poor humanitarian conditions.
News ID: 65122    Publish Date : 2017/05/31

Trump’s Ramadan Message to Urge End to Violence Is Anything But

TEHRAN ( defapress )- Arms dealer Donald Trump has just wished Muslims "a joyful Ramadan," urging them to use the holy month to reject violence by extremists.
News ID: 65121    Publish Date : 2017/05/30

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