Iran Daily

Iran exported 25% more commodities to China in 2017
Iran exported goods valued at $18.58 billion to China during 2017 marking a growth of 25.2 percent compared to the figure for the preceding year.

Iran defense power non-negotiable
President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran’s defense power is a deterrent, over which the country will never negotiate in the face of threats.

UK will not ‘surrender’ over bespoke Brexit with EU
Britain will not “surrender” in its fight to win a bespoke deal with the European Union that would offer tariff-free trade as well as control over immigration, a minister said on Sunday before a crunch week for the government in Brexit negotiations.

Palestinians to mull cutting ties with Israel
The Palestine Liberation Organization’s top leadership called for measures to sever relations with Israel.

Zarif: US nukes bringing mankind closer to annihilation
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned in a tweet that a US policy document outlining plans to expand nuclear capabilities poses the risk of “bringing humankind closer to annihilation”.

Oil minister blasts Trump over energy contracts
Iran’s oil minister lashed out at the United States on Sunday, saying that hostile comments by President Donald Trump had torpedoed new oil and gas contracts for the Islamic Republic.

Iran seizes major drug haul in southeast
The Iranian intelligence forces have managed to capture one of the largest drug hauls in recent years in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the Intelligence Ministry announced on Sunday.

Iran seizes trespassing Indian vessels in southern waters
Iranian naval guards seized four Indian fishing vessels for trespassing on the country’s territorial waters in the Arvandroud waterway on the mouth of the Persian Gulf.

Iran: US relocating Daesh to Afghanistan to justify occupation
The Iranian defense minister said the US is transferring Daesh to Afghanistan to justify its military presence in the Asian country following heavy blows dealt to the terrorist group in Syria and Iraq.

Iranian-American on leave from prison for medical treatment
Baquer Namazi, an Iranian-American dual national imprisoned in Iran since early 2016, has not been released from jail, the spokesman of Iran’s judiciary said.

Iran, Philippines discuss further relations
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the Philippines president’s special envoy Jose de Venecia discussed the expansion of relations between the two Asian countries.

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Rouhani: Our military power is for peace not war
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Iran’s military power is for peace and not war.

Iran able to raise oil output, complies with OPEC pact
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said although Iran is able to increase its crude oil output by 100,000 barrels per day in less than few days but complying with OPEC, non-OPEC pact the country will keep the output at the agreed levels.

Charity foundation to build 1,000 schools nationwide
Barekat charity foundation and the Education Ministry have signed a memorandum of understanding to build 1,000 schools nationwide, IRIB reported on Sunday.

Trump administration lacks skill to reconcile PGCC states: Bianchi
Robert R. Bianchi, a Professor at the University of Chicago, believes that the Trump administration lacks the diplomatic skills to resolve conflicts that are destroying the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).

Ex-CIA analyst suggests PGCC talks may resolve crisis
Professor Paul Pillar, who was a CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that “The United States not only wants to maintain friendly relations with both sides in the PGCC dispute but also has important military and security cooperation with each side.”

Journalists attend Fajr Film Festival
Journalists queue at the Mellat Cineplex in Tehran on February 3, 2018 to get into a theater screening movies from the 36th Fajr Film Festival.

Tehran: Deadly arms exporters unqualified to air judgment on Iran’s defense program
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has said the United States and other countries that export deadly weapons, many of which end up being used against innocent civilians, are in no position to express opinion about the Islamic Republic’s missile defense program.

U.S. reliance on nuclear arms violates NPT: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that Washington’s reliance on nuclear arms violates the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Defense minister says U.S. trying to transfer Daesh to Afghanistan
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami said on Sunday that the U.S. is seeking to transfer Daesh militants to Afghanistan to justify its own presence in the Central Asian country.

IRGC missile facilities immune to possible attacks: general
The underground missile facilities of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) are immune to all sorts of hostile attacks, says Hossein Salami, the IRGC’s second-in-command.

Iran says jails ‘nuclear spy’ for U.S., European country
Iran has sentenced an unnamed person to six years in jail for selling information about its nuclear program to the United States and a European country, the Iranian judiciary’s news website reported on Sunday.