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Iran has built third underground ballistic missile factory: Fars news agency
Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Thursday, in a development likely to fuel tension with Arab neighbors and Washington.

 
Basking in glory of sacred defense, Iran can rise to all challenges: Leader
Leader of the Islamic Revolution stressed the valuable impacts of the Sacred Defense –an 8-year Iraqi imposed war in the 1980s– on keeping alive the revolutionary morale in Iran, saying the country, with its steely resolve and trust in God, can now rise to all challenges.

 
Treasury chief says reviewing Iran’s aircraft licenses
The U.S. Treasury is reviewing licenses for Boeing Co and Airbus to sell aircraft to Iran, department head Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday, telling lawmakers he would increase sanctions pressure on Iran, Syria and North Korea.

 
Saddam’s million-man army smaller than Iranians’ resistance: FM
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted the million-man army of the executed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was smaller than resistance of the Iranians.

John Kerry goes on tweetstorm as Senate eyes Iran legislation
Former Secretary of State John Kerry used his first “tweetstorm” as a retired diplomat to warn the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday to “tread carefully” on legislation regarding the future of the Iran nuclear deal.

 
Khorramshahr liberation ‘pivotal moment’ in Iran-Iraq war: Navy commander
Navy Commander Habibollah Sayyari said on Wednesday that the liberation of the strategic port city of Khorramshahr from the occupation of Iraqi forces during Iraq’s war against Iran was a “pivotal moment”.

 
OPEC extends oil output cut by nine months to fight glut
OPEC decided on Thursday to extend cuts in oil output by nine months to March 2018, OPEC delegates said, as the producer group battles a global glut of crude after seeing prices halve and revenues drop sharply in the past three years.

 

IRGC Commander: Acknowledging Iran’s power only result of Trump-Arab summit in Riyadh
Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami said the statements made by US President Donald Trump and Arab leaders participating in the recent summit in Riyadh were only a confession to Iran’s superior power in the region.



Iran petroleum minister, Total CEO meet in Vienna
Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of French Total Patrick Pouyanné met in the Austrian capital on Thursday prior to the 172nd OPEC conference.

 
Russia may replace India in Farzad-B gas field project — Iran’s minister
Russia may enter the Farzad-B gas field project replacing India, Iran’s petroleum minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Thursday.