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France asks firms to get ready for return to Iran
France asked its firms to prepare a return to Iran ahead of a likely deal with powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, but Paris’ tough stance in talks and ties with Sunni Arab states means its “love-hate” relationship with Iran will continue.

 
Zarif: Only a balanced agreement is sustainable
Negotiators in Iran’s nuclear talks missed a self-imposed June 30 deadline on Tuesday in order to strike a long-awaited deal over Tehran’s nuclear program as diplomats say the Vienna talks would run on for as long as necessary to reach a deal.

 
At least 116 dead in Indonesia military plane crash
At least 116 people were killed Tuesday when an Indonesian air force transport plane crashed into a major city shortly after take-off and exploded in a fireball, officials said.

 
Finance minister: Athens will not pay IMF debt
Greece will not pay IMF debt, its Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Tuesday, the due date for repayment.

 
Nearly 30 Yemenis killed in ISIL attack
An attack on Houthi leaders in Yemen’s capital claimed by the ISIL terrorist group killed at least 28 people, medics said Tuesday.

 

 
Leader communicates general guidelines on Sixth Five-Year Economic Development Plan
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has communicated to President Hassan Rouhani the general policies of the Sixth Five-Year Economic Development Plan.

 
Iran condemns terrorist bombing in Egypt
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman condemned Cairo’s terrorist bombing that killed Egypt’s state prosecutor Hisham Barakat on Monday.

 
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Turkish opposition leader warns against intervention in Syria
Turkey’s main opposition party leader warned on Tuesday that any military intervention in Syria would spell disaster for Turkey and in comments clearly aimed at President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the country could not be “a plaything for your ambition.”

 
Iran says talks will continue ‘in order to reach a good deal’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry resumed crucial talks on Tehran’s nuclear program in Vienna as a self-imposed deadline for a deal expired.

 
A mutually acceptable nuclear deal entails compromises by Iran and West: professor
Professor Farhang Jahanpour from Oxford University’s Faculty of Oriental Studies says that a “mutually acceptable” nuclear deal necessitates compromises by Iran and the Western countries in the 5+1 group.

 
Iran beaten by Croatia in FIBA U19 World Championship
Iran lost to Croatia 86-36 in FIBA U19 World Championship in Heraklion, Greece on Tuesday. The Iranian team lost to two-time bronze medalist Croatia in Group A.

 
Leader declares outlines of the 6th five-year plan with emphasis on resistance economy, scientific progress
The Supreme Leader has outlined the general policies of the country’s sixth five-year development plan, which starts from 2016 to 2021.

 
Iran condemns Saudi-led airstrike on UN compound in Yemen
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Tuesday condemned the Saudi-led airstrike on the UN compound in Yemen.

 
Medical tests of poisoned pilgrims to be announced soon: Mashhad’s prosecutor
holam Ali Sadeqi, Mashhad’s prosecutor, said on Tuesday that medical tests of the Saudi pilgrims poisoned recently in the shrine city of Mashhad has not been announced yet, but the results will be announced soon.