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Nuclear deal imminent
World’s top diplomats joined Iran nuclear talks Saturday to help seal a historic deal on Tehran’s atomic program.

 
Historic win
The Asian powerhouse Iran in a 5-set thriller overpowered the United States in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup in Tokyo, Japan.

 
Turkey, Egypt in tit-for-tat action
Egypt downgraded diplomatic relations with Turkey on Saturday and ordered its ambassador expelled from Cairo, a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries that have mounted since the Egyptian military’s ouster of President Mohammed Morsi this summer.

 
Lebanon identifies two Iran embassy bombers
The Lebanese government has identified the second bomber who attacked the Iranian embassy in Beirut this week as a Palestinian man with ties to a fugitive Lebanese Islamist cleric, a security source said on Saturday.

 
UK envoy urges US Congress to hold off Iran bans
The British ambassador to Washington has urged the US Congress against new sanctions on Iran while nuclear negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva are making headway.

 
FM denies secret talks with US
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif denied certain news reports about secret talks between Iran and the US about Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

 
President meets Russian deputy PM
President Hassan Rouhani met the visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday.

 
Turkish envoy: Davuto?lu in Tehran on Monday
Turkish Ambassador to Iran Umit Yardim said in Tehran on Saturday that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu will arrive in Tehran on Monday.

 
Navy to unveil advanced radar system
The Iranian Navy is to unveil a state-of-the-art phased array radar system this week, said the Navy commander on Sunday.

 
Over 2 tons of narcotics seized in southwestern Iran
Police has seized more than 2,000 kilograms of narcotics in the southwestern province of Kohgiluyeh-Boyerahmad in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-November 21), a provincial police chief said on Saturday.

 
Israel’s ‘all-or-nothing’ Iran stance will lead to war: US official
A senior White House official has said that Israel’s ‘all-or-nothing’ posture demanding a total halt to Iran’s nuclear energy program is a path to war.

 
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 Enrichment will be part of any agreement: Zarif
The latest round of the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the six major powers entered their fourth day in Geneva on Saturday, with both sides saying that a deal could be reached if a few remaining differences were resolved.

 
Stop the repression, thousands of Bahrainis say
Thousands of protesters in Bahrain took to the streets south of the capital Manama on Friday to protest against what they called repression of the opposition, witnesses said.

 
Egypt, Turkey downgrade ties, ambassadors expelled
Egypt downgraded diplomatic relations with Turkey Saturday and ordered its ambassador expelled from Cairo, a sharp escalation in tensions between the two countries that have mounted since the Egyptian military’s ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi this summer.

 
Syrian minister survives attack on his car
A Syrian government minister survived an attack on his car on Saturday but his driver was killed, state media said, according to Reuters.

 
Israeli military favors a deal with Iran
The Israeli military has put a positive spin on how a deal with Iran could bolster regional stability, showing deep rift among Israeli authorities over Iran talks.

 
Uranium enrichment is a ‘right’: Hans Blix
Hans Blix, the former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says his interpretation of Article IV of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is that uranium enrichment is a “right”.

 
Lebanese parliament speaker to arrive in Tehran today
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is scheduled to arrive in Tehran late on Sunday to hold talks with Iranian officials.

 
Lebanese man identified as one of Iran embassy bombers: source
Lebanese authorities have identified one of the suicide bombers who attacked the Iranian embassy in Beirut this week as a Lebanese extremist, Reuters quoted a security source as saying on Friday.

 
Russian deputy PM meets Iranian president
Dmitry Rogozin, the Russian deputy prime minister in defense and space industry, and Hassan Rouhani, the Iranian president, held talks in Tehran on Saturday, discussing ways to expand mutual cooperation in all areas.

 
New warships to join Iran’s naval fleet
The Iranian Navy will take delivery of new domestically manufactured warships, hovercrafts, and helicopters next week, the commander of the Navy announced during a press conference on Saturday held ahead of the National Navy Day, which falls on November 28 this year.

 
UK ambassador urges U.S. Congress not to impose new sanctions on Iran
Britain’s ambassador in Washington has urged the U.S. Congress not to impose new sanctions on Iran, Guardian reported on Friday.

 
Former world FMs back Iran nuclear negotiations
The former foreign ministers of twelve countries and a former foreign minister of Israel have published a joint statement calling on the major powers (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) and Iran to continue negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program.

 
Saudi won’t sit idly by if West fails to curb Iran’s nuclear program: ambassador
Saudi Arabia warned on Thursday that it would not sit idly by if Britain, the United States, and other world powers failed to curb Iran’s nuclear program.

 
Albania condemns attack near Iranian Embassy in Beirut
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania condemned on Wednesday the terrorist bombings carried out near the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Beirut, where as a result of the explosion, over twenty innocent civilians were killed and dozens more were injured.

 
Senior South Korean diplomat to visit Iran
South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Lee Kyung-soo is set to pay an official visit to Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on ways to improve bilateral relations.

 

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