Iran News Daily
 
Swiss Humanitarian Trade Deal With Iran Faces Delay, Questions
Swiss “good offices” between Tehran and Washington have brought about a humanitarian aid channel allowing Swiss-based companies to send medicines and other vital goods to Iran despite US sanctions. But it remains to be seen to what extent the now-delayed deal will help the Iranian people versus Swiss political and economic interests.

 
Tehran, Moscow to Sign 20-Year Cooperation Agreement
Foreign Minister said that Tehran and Moscow have agreed to extend the cooperation agreement between the two countries for 20 years.

 
COVID-19 Kills 219 More in Iran
Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that some 219 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 14,853.

 
Gov’t to Use Forex Reserves Held Abroad To Balance Market
President Hassan Rouhani unveiled plans to use the foreign currency reserve assets held in other countries in order to control the currency prices at home.

 
Iran Requests Pakistan Authorities to Audit 6 Hot Water Treatment Plants
It has been requested by the Iranian government to Pakistan authorities to audit six hot water treatment plants. The audit that is being delayed can affect the export of Pak mangoes to Iran in the future.

 
Iranian Delegation To Leave for Ukraine On Crashed Plane
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and international affairs announced that the investigation of the Ukrainian plane crashed will be finished within the two or three coming days.

 
UN Warns of Alarming Rise of Hunger in War-Torn Yemen
Acute food insecurity is forecast to rise sharply in war-ravaged Yemen over a combination of factors exacerbated by the coronavirus, a report by several UN agencies said Wednesday.

 
Part of Iran’s Frozen Funds Released
Head of Presidential Office Mahmoud Vaezi said that parts of Iran’s frozen funds in several countries have been released, noting that the amount will be used in the remittances section of the Central Bank of Iran to address the concerns and problems of importers.

 
Iran Favors a Dignified And Independent Iraq
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has warned the United States that Iran will definitely reciprocate the assassination of top commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.

 
Cooperation With China to Positively Influence Iran Economy
An Iranian lawmaker said that “as China is a good political and economic partner for Iran, the strategic cooperation with this country would influence our economy positively”.

 
S Korea Urged to Clear $7b-Debt to Iran ASAP
Deputy chairman of the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Abbas Moghtadaei urged South Korea to pay Iran’s 7-billion-dollar debt as soon as possible.

 
WHO Delivers 16 CT Scan Machines to Assist Iran
The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 16 CT scan machines to strengthen Iran’s emergency response to COVID-19.

 

 
Tehran Times
 
Zarif says had one-hour useful talk with Putin while in Russia
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the
phone for an hour.

 
5G technology makes debut in Iran
An Iranian telecommunication company has launched the first center providing services based on the 5G
technology in the country, ISNA reported.

 
Study sheds new light on vestiges of burnt fabrics found in Persepolis
The remains of burnt fabrics, which were found in the initial excavations of UNESCO-registered Persepolis in the southern province of Fars, were examined and studied during a 10-day project.

 
Iran’s agricultural exports rise 6.8% in 4 months on year
The value of Iran’s agricultural exports increased 6.8 percent during the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-July 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year, an official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) announced on Wednesday.

 
Iraqi PM, Iranian parliament speaker hold talks, call for closer ties
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held extensive talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday morning.

 
Rouhani: Iran after stronger ties with friends
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is seeking to broaden its relations with its neighbors as well as other friendly countries.

 
Zarif rejects as lie Bolton’s quote from Putin
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected claims made by former U.S. presidential advisor John Bolton who has said Russia was not interested in Iran’s presence in Syria.

 
Foreign Ministry rejects South Korean news agency’s claim on Iran’s envoy
The Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected the news released by official South Korean NewsAgency (Yonhap) on summoning Iranian ambassador to Seoul, adding that the envoy has only been invited.