Iran Daily

Iran’s gold rush at Asian Para Games continues
Iranian athletes kept up the momentum on the seventh day of the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, to keep the country’s place in third of the overall table.

India’s oil imports from Iran edged up in September
India’s oil imports from Iran edged up in September from the previous month as refiners pushed back loading of some August cargoes, data obtained from sources showed.

End Yemen airstrikes
A UN human rights body called on Saudi Arabia to end airstrikes in Yemen and start ensuring the perpetrators of attacks on children are brought to justice.

Recordings prove Khashoggi ‘killed in Saudi Consulate’
Turkey’s government has told US officials it has audio and video proof that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the Washington Post reported Friday.

Leader urges officials to resolve economic issues
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on all branches of government to join forces to counter the negative impacts of American sanctions against the Iranian nation.

Iran, Turkey discuss cooperation on security
Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and his Turkish counterpart Suleyman Soylu on Thursday discussed further cooperation on border security and fight against terrorism, drugs and human trafficking.

Iran’s presence in Syria none of Israel’s business
A senior Russian official dismissed the Israeli regime’s demand that Iran be forced out of Syria, saying that the issue is none of Tel Aviv’s business as it is Syria’s sovereign right to authorize Iranian forces on its soil.

Envoy: Riyadh immune from criticism
Iranian ambassador to London said Riyadh is immune from criticism of its behaviors in spreading terrorism and violating human rights.

Islamabad to continue doing business with Tehran
Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday trade ties with Iran will not be affected by the US sanctions, in yet another comment echoing Islamabad’s readiness to expand relations with its neighbors under Imran Khan.

Tehran Times

Exports of medical equipment to rise 10-fold
Iran’s consultant to the health and medical education minister announced that the country plans to increase its exports
of medical equipment up to ten times to hit $240 million by the end of the present Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019), IRNA reported.

Saudis shielded from rights violations, breeding terror: diplomat
Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeedinejad has said that it has been for too long that Saudi Arabia has been shielded from breeding of terrorism and violating the human rights.

Iran able to defend West Asia under 12 minutes: IRGC chief
Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Friday that the Islamic Republic enjoys the military power to defend West Asia in less than 12 minutes.

We are resisting a U.S. regime that humiliates everyone: Nasrallah
Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said Friday that “we are resisting a U.S. regime that humiliates everyone, even its friends and allies”.

Trump’s Iran policy threatens dollar’s hegemony
U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateralism is reshaping the world in profound and irreversible ways.

UN body slams Saudi Arabia for deadly Yemen attacks
A United Nations body has called on Saudi Arabia to immediately halt its deadly air raids against civilians in war-torn Yemen and prosecute officials responsible for child casualties due to unlawful attacks.

Iran pays tribute to Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani
An easel holding a picture of Brigadier General Hossein Hamedani and a cardboard cut-out of the IRGC commander are seen in a ceremony organized at the Andisheh Hall of the Art Bureau in Tehran on October 11, 2018 to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of his martyrdom.

Senior MP urges talks with anti-Trump movements in U.S.
Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh has said that Iran should follow diplomacy of negotiation with movements inside the U.S. which are opposed to President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran.

Nikki Haley forced to resign following failed anti-Iran bid at UNSC: analyst
Ali Khorram, a senior analyst and former Iranian ambassador to UN bodies in Vienna, says U.S. Ambassador to the United
Nations Nikki Haley was fired by Donald Trump because of her failure in uniting the members of the UN Security Council against Tehran.

Syria has right to authorize Iranian troops on its soil: Russian diplomat
Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, has said that it is Syria’s sovereign right to authorize Iranian troops on its soil.

Leader: Serious decisions needed to solve economic problems
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that “pragmatic” and “serious” decisions must be made to solve economic problems.

Japan asks U.S. to ensure sanctions don’t hurt Iran trade
Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso has pressed his U.S. counterpart Steven Mnuchin to ensure Japanese firms are not hurt by Washington’s sanctions on Iran, Kyodo news agency reported Friday.