Iran Daily

 

Obama could ease Iran sanctions without Congress
Even if Congress rejects his final Iranian nuclear deal, President Barack Obama could use his executive pen to offer Tehran a hefty portion of sanctions relief on his own.

 

Putin defends S-300 sale to Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin defended his decision to renew a contract to deliver S-300 missile defense systems to Tehran.

 

Zarif, Ban call for ending Saudi attacks on Yemen
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called for an immediate halt to Saudi Arabia’s military aggression against Yemen.

 

Assad: Turkey helped terrorists seize Idlib
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Turkish military and logistical support was the main factor that helped terrorists seize the northwestern city of Idlib from government control last month.

 

US troops in Ukraine to train forces
Hundreds of US paratroopers have arrived in Ukraine to train its forces fighting pro-Russian protesters in the east, the US army confirmed on Friday, a move Moscow warned could “destabilize” the war-torn ex-Soviet country.

 

Saddam aide Izzat al-Douri killed near Tikrit
Iraqi officials said that government forces on Friday killed Saddam Hussein’s former deputy, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who remained a wanted fugitive since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and who later allied himself with ISIL terrorists.

 

EU confident of reaching final Iran deal
The European Union’s top foreign policy official, Federica Mogherini, said she was “confident” that the framework on Iran’s nuclear program would lead to a final deal by July 1.

 

Austrian president to visit Iran after nuclear accord
Austrian President Heinz Fischer will probably visit Iran this year and may take a business delegation along, should Tehran clinch a definitive deal with world powers over its nuclear program, he told a newspaper published on Thursday.

 

Lavrov: Iran could help end Mideast crises
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has hailed the framework recently reached between Iran and the P5+1 group over Tehran’s nuclear program in Switzerland, saying it can set the stage for a more active Iranian role in settling the crises in the Middle East.