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Iran against foreign military presence in region
President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday reaffirmed Iran’s strong opposition to any foreign military presence in the region.

 
$75b budget to target stagflation
President Hassan Rouhani said bringing down inflation and boosting growth were his government’s economic priorities as he presented his first budget to the Majlis on Sunday.

 
Iran to regain real status in oil market
After the Western sanctions against Tehran are lifted, the traditional customers of Iran’s oil will resume crude imports from the country.

 
IAEA experts visit Arak plant
A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Sunday visited Arak heavy water plant, a senior Iranian official said.

 
Israel’s vision of Iran deal ‘unrealistic’
US President Barack Obama rejected Israeli criticism of a nuclear deal with Iran, saying Tel Aviv’s vision of an ‘ideal’ agreement with Tehran is ‘unrealistic’.

 
Navy chief in Jakarta for naval confab
Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari on Sunday arrived in Jakarta to participate in the International Maritime Security Symposium in Indonesia.

 
EP delegation due in Iran
A delegation of European Parliament (EP) members is due in Iran next week to discuss the expansion of parliamentary relations between the Islamic Republic and the EU.

 
IRGC praises dynamic diplomacy
Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Brigadier General Hossein Salami said Saturday that Iran’s powerful diplomacy was successful in changing the enemies strategy and halting the trend of the anti-Iran sanctions.

 
Cooperation with China strategic
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on Sunday that remarkable changes in regional and international arena have led to new power balance to the benefit of independent countries.

 
Speaker: Israel, symbol of fascist racism
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out at Israel for its crimes against Palestinians in their own territories, describing Israel as ‘the modern face of fascist racism’.

 

 
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Rouhani submits $315 billion national budget bill to Majlis
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani presented the administration’s draft of the national budget bill for Iranian calendar year 1393, which starts on March 21, 2014, to the Majlis on Sunday.

 
World should unite to fight xenophobia, says EU commissioner
The vice-president of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship says that despite the efforts made by different legislative and executive bodies in the European Union to fight xenophobia and discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities, there are still instances of such discriminatory behaviours in Europe.

 
Protests continue against Ukraine’s rejection of EU deal
Pro-EU Ukrainians rallied in Kiev on Sunday for a new protest aimed at forcing President Viktor Yanukovych to resign after he sparked fury by rejecting an EU pact.

 
Iran, Afghanistan agree to sign cooperation agreement
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai agreed  on Sunday to sign a cooperation and friendship agreement and tasked their foreign ministers to work it out.

 
Egypt begins trial of  3 prominent activists
Three prominent Egyptian activists went on trial on Sunday charged with participating in a violent protest, following a restrictive new law that has sparked international criticism.

 
Bahrain jails 12 activists over attack on police
A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced 12 activists, including three minors, to prison terms of up to five years for attacking a police patrol with Molotov cocktails, a judicial source said.

 
Zionist regime minister proposes West Bank annexation, ridicules peace talks
A senior minister of the Zionist regime of Israel has proposed that Israel annex parts of the West Bank under its full military control where most Jewish settlers live.

 
Syrian forces advance in Lebanon border region
Syrian government forces made gains Sunday in the key town of Nabuk, one of the last rebel-held areas in the Qalamoun region bordering Lebanon, activists said.

 
Iran, China seek to increase strategic political and economic cooperation
Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani held a meeting with Yang Jiechi, a senior member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in Tehran on  Sunday, in which the two officials called for increased strategic cooperation between Iran and China in political and economic spheres.

 
U.S. Mideast shuttle diplomacy is futile: Iran
A top Iranian lawmaker has said it is an illusion to imagine that the diplomatic efforts by the U.S. would lead to a longsought peace between Palestinians and Israelis.

 
Obama defends interim Iran nuclear deal
President Barack Obama on Saturday defended an interim deal with Iran over its nuclear program, Reuters reported.

 
Iran, 5+1 experts to meet in Vienna today
Negotiators from Iran and the six major powers will hold expert meetings in Vienna on Monday and Tuesday to start working out steps to implement a recently reached deal in Geneva.

 
Iran dismisses hawkish remarks by U.S. defense secretary
The Iranian defense minister has dismissed the recent hawkish remarks by the U.S. defense secretary, saying diplomacy can bear fruit only through rationality and not force or violation of nations’ rights.

 
IAEA experts inspect Arak nuclear plant
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors visited the Arak heavy water production plant on Sunday.

 
U.S. Mideast shuttle diplomacy is futile: Iran
A top Iranian lawmaker has said it is an illusion to imagine that the diplomatic efforts by the U.S. would lead to a long-sought peace between Palestinians and Israelis.