Iran Daily

 

Iran against continuation of sanctions

President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday the Islamic Republic will not accept humiliation or continuation of sanctions during negotiations over its nuclear program.

 

Iran indigenizes gas sweetening technology
Iran has indigenized gas sweetening technology that was monopolized by the world’s leading companies.

 

Rice: Netanyahu speech will harm US-Israel ties

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s acceptance of an invitation to address the US Congress, without the blessing of the White House, is destructive to US-Israeli ties, a senior official said.

 

ISIL abducts 100 Sunni tribesmen near Tikrit

ISIL terrorists have abducted 100 Sunni Muslim tribesmen near the city of Tikrit, local tribal leaders said on Wednesday, apparently to neutralize suspected opponents before a widely expected army offensive.

 

Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan avalanches

More than 90 people have been killed in Afghanistan in some of the worst avalanches there for 30 years, officials said on Wednesday, with heavy snow set to last for two more days after an unusually dry winter led to fears of drought.

 

Amnesty International: World response to terrorist groups “shameful

World leaders have proved “shameful and ineffective” in failing to protect civilians from groups like the ISIL terrorist group, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, calling 2014 a “catastrophic” year.

 

IRGC drills thunder on


The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched naval and air defense drills in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.

 

Kerry cautions critics of Iran nuclear talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry sought Tuesday to rebut critics of a potential nuclear deal with Iran, as the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said a comprehensive nuclear agreement would benefit all.

 

Deputy FM to promote ties with Denmark


Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi is visiting Denmark to promote bilateral relations.

 

Tehran Times

 

IRGC ?exes muscles in Strait of Hormuz

On Wednesday, the Naval Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out a new round of exercises dubbed Payambar Azam 9 in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

 

Iran launches €2.4b high- speed rail project

The construction of a high-speed railway, extending about 400 kilometers from Tehran to Isfahan, started on Wednesday.

 

No tolerance of humiliation in nuclear talks: Rouhani

President Hassan said on Wednesday that in nuclear negotiations with the great powers Iran will neither accept anything imposed on it nor will it tolerate any “humiliation” or “continuation of sanctions” on the country.

 

Syria launches offensive to break ISIL’s siege of Aleppo

Syrian army troops launched a fresh offensive in the countryside of the war-ravaged northern city of Aleppo in a bid to break the siege of several suburban towns that remained under the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group’s control.

 

Yemen Ansarullah takes over U.S.-trained Special Forces base in Sana’a

Yemen’s Ansarullah (Houthi) movement took over a Special Forces army base in the capital Sana’a early on Wednesday, soldiers there said.

 

Obama aide calls Netanyahu visit ‘destructive’ to relations

U.S. President Barack Obama’s national security adviser is calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to address Con- gress next week “destructive” to U.S.-Israel relations.

 

World response to armed groups like ISIL ‘shameful’: Amnesty

World leaders have proved “shameful and ine?ective” in failing to protect civilians from groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists, Amnesty International said, calling 2014 a “catastrophic” year.

 

Iraqi PM calls for lifting sanctions on Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has called the U.S. sanctions against Iran “unfair” and called for removal of them.

 

Iran nuclear deal ‘is at hand’: EU foreign policy chief

The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Tues- day said an Iran nuclear deal was “at hand” and urged di?erent sides to show political will ahead of a new round of talks scheduled in Geneva next week.

 

Kerry cautions critics of nuclear talks with Iran

Secretary of State John Kerry sought Tuesday to rebut critics of a potential nuclear deal with Iran, making his case on Capitol Hill just a week be- fore Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is scheduled to deliver his broadside against the emerging accord in an address to Congress, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.