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Nuclear talks encouraging
The ongoing nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 have entered a serious stage and two sides are writing down the differences to settle them.

 
Envoy: Foreign forces must leave Afghanistan
Iran’s ambassador to the UN called for international support for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan by 2014.

 
UN warns against Gaza situation
The United Nations has warned against the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip.

 
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood blasts Kerry comments
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has lashed out at US Secretary of State John Kerry for saying the Islamist group ‘stole’ the 2011 popular uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.

 
Setback for global recovery
The fragile global economic recovery took a step backwards this month as businesses across the eurozone and China’s vast factory sector grew at a milder pace, business surveys showed on Thursday.

 
FM, Brahimi discuss Syria crisis
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday met UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi.

 
Drills underway in 9 provinces
Basij (volunteer) forces have started massive military drills across nine provinces following an order by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

 
France underlines Iran’s rights to civilian nuclear energy
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said Iran has the right to a civilian program.

 
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Nuclear talks make progress, but differences remain
Negotiations between Iran and the six major powers over Tehran’s nuclear program continued in Geneva on Friday, with both sides saying that progress had been made despite the remaining differences.

 
British MPs angry about relations with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
A report by a group of British MPs says that the government should no longer ignore claims of hypocrisy over its relations with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

 
EU blackmailing  Ukraine over halt in trade deal: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the European Union of “blackmailing” and “pressuring”  Ukraine over its decision to suspend preparations for a trade pact with the bloc.

 
Syrian war will be over in six months, says Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday said  that his army will succeed inn finishing the war in the country in next six months.

 
Saudi king has positive view of Iran, Iranian official says
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official says the Saudi king has a positive view of Iran and all other countries in the region, a Lebanese newspaper reported on Friday.

 
Brotherhood hits back at Kerry over ‘stolen’ revolution comment
A senior Muslim Brotherhood figure has described recent comments by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticizing the group as “strange and bizarre.”

 
Iranian official meets Nasrallah over deadly embassy attack
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met on Wednesday with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah over the recent terrorist attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut.

 
Earthquake strikes western Iran, no damages reported
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck western Iran on Friday but no casualties or serious damages have been reported.

 
Most U.S. citizens back a nuclear deal with Iran: poll
A majority of American people support an interim deal with Iran that would ease some economic sanctions on that country in exchange for concessions on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a new CNN poll published on Friday.

 
NAM condemns terrorist attacks on Iranian Embassy in Beirut
In a statement issued in New York on Tuesday, Iran and other members of the Non-Aligned Movement condemned the terrorist attacks near the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, in which 23 people, including Iran’s cultural attaché, were killed.

 
Iranian denies plan to attack Israeli Embassy in Azerbaijan
An Iranian man arrested on suspicion of planning an attack on the Israeli Embassy in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan denies the allegation, an Iranian diplomat said on Thursday, Reuters reported.

 
Senior U.S. senator backs Iran talks but pledges to move ahead with sanctions
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Thursday he strongly supports nuclear talks between Iran and world powers but was committed to moving ahead with a tougher Iran sanctions bill when the Senate returns from a holiday recess early next month, Reuters reported.

 
China says it will continue to buy oil from Iran
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has again voiced strong opposition to unilateral sanctions against Iran, insisting that Beijing would continue to buy oil from Iran.