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EU’s Ashton urges Iran to resume nuclear talks
The EU’s top diplomat, Catherine Ashton, who leads global talks with Tehran on its disputed nuclear program, called for a resumption of the talks in a phone conversation with Iran’s new foreign minister on Saturday, AFP reported.

 
Mellat Bank to make legal claim of £500m against Britain for loss of business
Iran’s Mellat Bank intends to make a legal claim of £500 million against the British government for loss of business between 2009 and 2013, lawyers for Mellat
have told The Telegraph.

 
Fallen Chinese political star to go on trial
Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai goes on trial Thursday on corruption charges in a case crafted to minimize damage to the Communist Party and avoid exposure of party in?ghting or human rights abuses.

 
Libyan interior minister resigns over 'interference'
Libya's Interior Minister Mohammed Khalifa al-Sheikh stepped down on Sunday in protest against what he saw as interference in his work by the prime minister and parliament, a lawmaker said.

 
‘Foreign intervention intensifying tension in Egypt’
Iranian MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi has condemned the Egyptian military’s massacre of civilians, describing it as a foreign-backed scenario devised to undermine the democratic process of the country.

 
‘Iran has installed 18,000 centrifuges’
Iran has installed 18,000 centrifuges at its nuclear facilities, a former nuclear o?cial announced on Saturday.

 
Iran’s new FM, UN sec gen discuss Egypt
New Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a telephone conversation with United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday, calling on the UN to take action to end the violence and bloodshed in Egypt.

 
Iran in talks with India to resolve dispute over oil tanker
Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi has said that Iran is in talks with India to resolve a dispute over an Indian oil tanker which Iranian authorities detained recently for polluting Iranian waters.

 
Iranian president to attend SCO summit
Iranian President Hassan Rohani is scheduled to visit Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in September to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

‘Iran now world’s sixth leading country in terms of missile capability’
Former defense minister Ahmad Vahidi has said that Iran is now the world’s sixth leading country in terms of missile capability.

 
Iranian president to attend SCO summit
Iranian President Hassan Rohani is scheduled to visit Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in September to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

Caretaker minister of education appointed
In a decree issued on Sunday, Iranian President Hassan Rohani appointed Ali Asghar Fani as caretaker minister of education.

 
Iran to stage major naval drill: admiral
The commander of the Navy announced on Sunday that Iran would stage the Velayat-92 naval drill in the second half of the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March 21.

 
Rohani holds first cabinet meeting
Iranian President Hassan Rohani held ?rst meeting with his cabinet members in Tehran on Saturday.

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Tehran serious in resolving atomic standoff 
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed Iran’s readiness to hold targeted negotiations with the P5+1 within the framework of a definite time limit.

 
In 1st cabinet meeting president vows to tackle economic problems
President Hassan Rohani says his new administration will spare no efforts to meet the nation’s needs and help further progress of the country.

 
Iran sixth missile producer in world
Iran’s missile capabilities are currently the first in the Middle East and sixth in the world, a senior military official announced.

 
18,000 centrifuges at nuclear sites
Former head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi said the Islamic Republic has a total of 18,000 centrifuges, ten thousand of which are currently running.

 
UK expected to be fined for Bank Mellat ban
The British government is expected to pay a compensation bill for hundreds of millions pounds over Iran’s Bank Mellat, lawyers have said.

 
N. Korea agrees to family reunions
North Korea said on Sunday it has agreed to South Korea’s proposal to resume reunions for families separated since the 1950-53 war, in another apparent sign of easing tensions.

 
Egypt unrest threatens economy
The Egyptian economy grew by 7 percent annually in the three years leading up to the global financial crisis of late 2008.

 
FM confers with UN chief, Egyptian and Qatari counterparts
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon voiced concern over the ongoing violence in Egypt.

 
Navy planning drills in free waters
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the Navy plans to stage wargames in free waters in the second half of the current Iranian year (September 2013-March 2014).

 
Azeri navy comdr in Tehran
Azeri Navy Commander Shahin Sultanov was expected to arrive in Tehran late on Sunday.

 
Indians invited to inspect intercepted tanker
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says Tehran has invited Indian experts to inspect the MT Desh Shanti oil tanker that was intercepted by the Iranian Navy for causing widespread pollution in the Persian Gulf.