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Iran, Turkey to establish joint bank to boost trade ties
The head of Iran-Turkey Business Council proposed the establishment of a joint bank in line with the agreements on bilateral trade between the two neighboring nations using national currencies.

Japan PM Abe planning talks with President Rouhani in NY
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to hold talks with President Hassan Rouhani later this month in New York following the US reimposition of sanctions against Iran, a Japanese government source said on Sunday.

Pope expels Chilean priest over child sex abuse
Pope Francis on expelled a Chilean priest under investigation in a case involving the sexual abuse of children, according to a report by local media, amid a growing global abuse scandal that has shaken the Roman Catholic Church.

UK PM: Talk of leadership during Brexit ‘irritating’
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she was “irritated” by speculation about a leadership contest as she slammed former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, seen as her most likely challenger.

Syrians vote in first local council elections in seven years
Syrians voted in the country’s first local elections since 2011 in a sign of returning security and normalcy after years of fighting with foreign-backed terrorists.

Army commander:No danger threatening Iran
The commander of the Iranian Army’s ground forces said nothing threatens the Islamic Republic, but the armed forces are ready to deliver the enemies a “punch in the mouth.”

Iran congratulates election of new Iraqi speaker
Iranian officials extended congratulations to Iraq’s new Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi for his election, describing the move as an “important and necessary” step towards establishing a new government in the Arab country.

Energy Ministry: 60% of dams empty
A report by Iran’s Energy Ministry suggests that only 40 percent of the storage capacity of the 95 dams in the country are filled with water.

Zarif slams Twitter’s double standards
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message condemned Twitter for practicing double standards on shuttering Iranian accounts.

Over 30 suspected of torching Iran’s Consulate arrested
Iraq’s law enforcement officers arrested over 30 people suspected of torching the Iranian Consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, a member of the Sairoon bloc said.

Tehran Times

Turkey proposes setting up joint bank with Iran
Turkey has proposed establishing a joint bank with Iran for facilitating trade between the two countries, IRNA reported citing an article published in the Turkish newspaper “Dünya”.

Neighbors prioritized for exporting knowledge-based ICT products
Four neighboring countries of Iraq, Afghanistan, Oman and Turkey were given priority for knowledge-based product marketing of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products and services, the Secretary General of the Information Technology Organization of Iran (ITO) announced, Mehr reported on Saturday.

Syrian military downs Israeli missiles fired at Damascus airport
Syrian military has announced that its missile defense system successfully intercepted and downed Israeli missiles fired at an airport in the capital Damascus.

UN welcomes election of Iraqi parliament speaker and deputies
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Mr. Ján Kubiš, welcomes the election by the Council of Representatives (CoR) of its Speaker and two deputies.

Currency slump gives rise to visits from neighbors, sanctions wane visits from EU
The fall in Iran’s national currency value has attracted a new wave of visitors from neighboring countries, particularly Iraq.

Rescue drill, oil spill response exercise in Astara port
Series of rescue and relief drills as well as oil spill response exercises were performed in Astara port, northern Gilan province.

Intensification of disputes in the White House
Disputes between U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense James Mattis have increased.

Iran started talks with U.S. after Obama accepted right to uranium enrichment: Amir Abdollahian
Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the parliament speaker, has said Iran began talks with the United States in 2011 after then U.S. President Barack Obama accepted Iran’s right to enrich uranium and through a mediation by Oman.

MP calls on Foreign Ministry to summon French ambassador
Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Dehqan, who is a member to Iran-France parliamentary friendship group, has called on the Iranian Foreign Ministry to summon French ambassador to Tehran.

Austria: Six men, Iranian included, attempt suicide in face of deportation
Six men who were scheduled to be deported from Austria were brought to local hospitals in critical condition late on Friday night after apparently setting fire to their cells in a Vienna detention center.

Iran not on brink of war: Army commander
Commander of the Army Ground Force Kiomars Heidari on Sunday rejected the possibility of war on the Islamic Republic, saying the country is facing no military threat.

Ex-diplomat says Tehran, Riyadh face two choices: Preserve status quo or seek co-op
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Princeton University researcher and former Iranian ambassador, has scrutinized what he has
described “two choices” Tehran and Riyadh may be faced based on their regional conflicting strategies.