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Rouhani: “Shutdown” should be last word for media
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that the country needs transparent media and that “shutdown” should be the last word for media.

 
Dehqan warns Carter to mind his words
Iran’s defense minister warned his American counterpart to mind his words, following accusations by the US official that the Islamic Republic is militarily active in certain countries in the Middle East.

 
Official: Iran to dispatch commercial attachés to Europe
Director of Trade Promotion Organization’s Representative Offices Affairs said commercial attachés will be sent to European countries in addition to those already present in Asian and African states.

 
Cancers constitute over 30% of world’s natural deaths
Cancers account for one third of the world’s natural deaths, said a member of the board of directors at Iranian Association of Radiotherapy and Oncology.

 
Dams not sole cause of water shortage
More and more governments are reportedly warning citizens about water scarcity, asking them to use water more effectively since water shortage is turning into a global problem.

 
Israeli forces kill two more Palestinians
Israeli forces on Sunday shot and killed two Palestinians in the West Bank in their latest acts of violence against Palestinians in the occupied territories.

 
Houthis retake several positions in southern Yemen
Houthi fighters regained several positions lost in recent months across the country’s south, in a fresh push toward the Saudi-backed forces’ temporary headquarters in port city Aden, military sources said Sunday.

 
Myanmar votes in landmark polls; Rohingyas excluded
Millions of people voted Sunday in Myanmar’s landmark election, with a massive turnout that could catapult Aung San Suu Kyi’s party to power and finally end decades of military control.

 
Russia to deliver Sukhoi SSJ-100 to Iran after sanctions lifted
Russian Aircraft manufacturer could deliver about 100 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) planes to Iran after sanctions imposed on the country are fully lifted, President of SCAC Ilya Tarasenko said Sunday.

 
SNSC: Iran’s response to potential breach of JCPOA explicit
Tehran will give an explicit response to a potential violation of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said.

 
Foreign Ministry appoints new spokesman
Iran’s new Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari officially assumed office during a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday.

 
Tehran Times
 
Rouhani says closure last solution when media cross red lines
President Hassan Rouhani has said that the closure of a press medium should be the last solution when it crosses the red lines.

 
Foreign Ministry gets new spokesman
On Sunday Hossein Jaberi Ansari officially took over as Iran’s new Foreign Ministry spokesman.

 
Iran-Belgium economic co-op prospect ‘positive’
Belgian Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Pieter De Crem sees a positive prospect for Iran-Belgium economic cooperation.

 
Iran can offer health services to regional market of 400 million: minister
Iran can manage to offer healthcare services to a market of more than 400 million people in the region, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi said on Sunday, IRNA news agency reported.

 
S. Africa determined to reinforce trade links with Iran
South Africa is determined to reinforce its trade links with Iran and expand cooperation and co-investments with the Islamic Republic, South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa stated.

 
New director of Iranian Artists Forum appointed
Majid Rajabi-Memar was selected as the new director of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) during a meeting of the IAF High Council on Sunday.

 
Iran defense minister tells U.S. counterpart to talk cautiously
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan has called on U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to talk more “cautiously” and not “agitate” regional states.

 
Tehran says will respond to possible violation of nuclear deal
In a televised interview aired on Saturday the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said that Iran will give a “very explicit” response to a possible violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by the West.

 
Salehi: Nuclear and renewable energies should be given priority
Ali Akbar Salehi, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, has said that the use of the nuclear and renewable energies should be prioritized given the global warming.

 
Sukhoi may deliver SSJ-100 to Iran after sanctions lifted
Russian Aircraft manufacturer could deliver about 100 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) planes to Iran after sanctions imposed on the country are fully lifted, President of SCAC Ilya Tarasenko said Sunday.

 
Iran, EU must improve relations, says European Parliament president
President of the European Parliament (EP) Martin Schulz has stressed the importance of improving parliamentary relations between Iran and the European Union in various fields, including the fight against terrorism.

 
Iran highlights ties with South Africa
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has said that Iran attaches great importance to ties with South Africa.

 
Mohseni Ejei: Several arrested for security charges
Iran’s Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei has announced that several suspects have been arrested for acting against the country’s national security.