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Fire contained at SPD9 platform; no casualties 15 Jun 2019

Fire contained at SPD9 platform; no casualties

The fire that gripped SPD9 Platform of South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday evening has been put out by fireboats in the area.

President Rouhani in Tajikistan to attend CICA 15 Jun 2019

President Rouhani in Tajikistan to attend CICA

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe late Friday to attend the Fifth Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

Iran ‘likely’ to change anti-drugs strategy in intl. level 12 Jun 2019

Iran ‘likely’ to change anti-drugs strategy in intl. level

State officials are of the opinion that if international community does not contribute its share in the fight against drugs and narcotics and/or fails to support Iran in this respect, the country may have to make some drastic changes in its anti-drug policy.

UAE trying to become second Israel in MidEast: FM Zarif 12 Jun 2019

UAE trying to become second Israel in MidEast: FM Zarif

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is trying to "turn into another Israel" by spending billions of dollars on importing weapons.

US sanctions targeting whole region: deputy FM 12 Jun 2019

US sanctions targeting whole region: deputy FM

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US’ economic sanctions against Iran are in fact targeting the security of the whole Middle East region.

All sides, not just Iran, need to comply with JCPOA 12 Jun 2019
Mousavi to Maas:

All sides, not just Iran, need to comply with JCPOA

Iranian FM Spokesman Abbas Mousavi reacted to the recent remarks by German FM Heiko Maas in Stockholm, saying all sides to the nuclear deal, not just Iran, need to equally comply with their commitments.

Parl. postpones Zarif’s briefing session on Caspian Sea 11 Jun 2019

Parl. postpones Zarif’s briefing session on Caspian Sea

The Iranian Parliament has agreed to postpone Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's briefing session on the legal status of the Caspian Sea Convention, due to the top diplomat’s busy schedule.

US’ withdrawal from JCPOA impact on regional security negative 11 Jun 2019

US’ withdrawal from JCPOA impact on regional security negative

–In a meeting with German foreign minister, Iran's Rouhani said that the withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) had nothing but negative impacts on interaction among countries and security of the region.

Parl. ratifies free-trade agreement with EAEU 10 Jun 2019

Parl. ratifies free-trade agreement with EAEU

Iranian lawmakers on Mon. ratified a joint free-trade agreement between Iran and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states.

Number of Centrifuges in Iran’s Fordow Exceeds 1,000: Official 10 Jun 2019

Number of Centrifuges in Iran’s Fordow Exceeds 1,000: Official

A special aide to director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said the number of centrifuge machines used for enriching uranium at the country’s Fordow nuclear site has surpassed 1,000.