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Iran's coverage: Kerry puts dollar on line in appeal for Congress to approve Iran deal

12 Aug 2015 - 19:20


 Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Dollar could suffer if U.S. walks away from Iran deal: Kerry
 If the United States walks away from the nuclear deal struck with Iran last month in Vienna and demands that its allies comply with U.S. sanctions, the dollar may soon cease to be the world’s reserve currency, the top U.S. diplomat said on Monday.

 
Iran urges collective efforts by regional states to harness extremism
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned of the dangers of extremism and sectarianism in the region, and called for collective efforts by the regional states to control the two phenomena.

 
Iranian Navy to be armed with new equipment, units
Iranian Navy would be armed with new equipment and units including rocket-launcher, new destroyer and surface and sub-surface floating units during the current Iranian calendar year (which ends on March 20, 2015), said Iran’s Navy Chief, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

 
Iran nuclear accord benefits whole region: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says all regional countries have enjoyed the benefits of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 countries.

Afkham dismisses illogical claims of Saudi FM on Vienna nuclear deal
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Tuesday that Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir’s wrath over agreement between Iran and the international community is ‘illogical.’

 
Hezbollah chief: Iran nuclear deal ‘valuable’ for region
Head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement in a meeting with Iranian FM Zarif described the JCPOA as positive and valuable for Lebanon and the region.

No raise in Iran oil exports
Director of international affairs at National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) says Iran has no plans to raise its oil exports until the western embargoes on the Islamic Republic’s energy sector are lifted.

 
Iran’s Zarif arrives in Syria for official visit
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday to hold talks with the Arab country’s officials on various bilateral and regional issues.

 
President: Iran victim of terrorism
President Hassan Rouhani strongly criticized the western countries for supporting terrorist groups in the region, and said that Iran has always been a victim of terrorism.

 
Iran Air Defense units quick on the trigger : Cmdr.
A senior Iranian commander says the country’s air defense units are fully prepared to ward off any acts of aggression against the Islamic Republic’s territory. 


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