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Spain’s sentencing of Catalan separatist sparks angry protest 15 Oct 2019

Spain’s sentencing of Catalan separatist sparks angry protest

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Thousands of angry demonstrators took to the streets of Barcelona and elsewhere on Monday after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in jail for ‘sedition’ over the failed 2017 independence efforts. The long-awaited ruling capped weeks of rising tension, and puts the Catalan […]

British delegation to complete modernization of Arak reactor 15 Oct 2019

British delegation to complete modernization of Arak reactor

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A delegation of British nuclear experts has left for Tehran to complete modernization process of Arak reactor, Iranian ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad announced in a tweet on Monday. “The modernization is done under JCPOA regulations,” he added. “In addition to Iran, China and the US were members of modernization of Arak […]

IRGC Arrests Head of Anti-Iran Media Outlet 14 Oct 2019

IRGC Arrests Head of Anti-Iran Media Outlet

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that in a “complicated” operation, it has managed to arrest the head of an anti-Iranian media outlet “directed and supported by France’s intelligence service”.

UAE National Security Adviser Visits Iran in Secret Mission 14 Oct 2019

UAE National Security Adviser Visits Iran in Secret Mission

Tahnoun bin Zayed, the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates and the crown prince’s younger brother, has been in Tehran on a secret mission aiming to defuse the Persian Gulf crisis, a senior security source in the UAE told the Middle East Eye (MEE).

Rouhani: Iran Has Ridden Out Sanctions Storm 14 Oct 2019

Rouhani: Iran Has Ridden Out Sanctions Storm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country has successfully dealt with the pressure of sanctions, stressing that the US and Israeli plots to harm the Islamic Republic have been defeated.

Iran’s Parliament Condemns Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria 14 Oct 2019

Iran’s Parliament Condemns Turkish Invasion of Northern Syria

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s lawmakers on Monday condemned the Turkish military’s invasion of northern Syria and voiced their support for the Kurds in the Arab country. “Today, the cries of the oppressed Syrian Kurds are loud due to the aggression of the Turkish government,” the Iran’s Parliament members said in a statement read out […]

Russia President in Saudi Arabia for first time since 2007 14 Oct 2019

Russia President in Saudi Arabia for first time since 2007

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on Monday for his second visit to the country after his 2007 trip. Russia President Vladimir Putin visits Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time in over a decade. The visit comes as part of Putin’s tour to the […]

Turkish president says no talks with Syrian Kurds 14 Oct 2019

Turkish president says no talks with Syrian Kurds

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Turkey’ President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected offers for mediation with Syrian Kurds militia as the Turkish military continues its offensive against them in northern Syria. Speaking Sunday, Erdogan slammed Western allies for standing by the Syrian Kurdish militias and said Turkey won’t negotiate with “terrorists,” AP reported. NATO member Turkey views […]

Middle East a Safer Place without US: Iranian Security Official 14 Oct 2019

Middle East a Safer Place without US: Iranian Security Official

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council highlighted the failure of all American plans for West Asia, saying even the US’ regional allies have arrived at the conclusion that the Middle East would be a safer place without the US. In an article published on Monday, Ali Shamkhani said three open […]

Larijani Sees No Military Solution for Syria or Region 14 Oct 2019

Larijani Sees No Military Solution for Syria or Region

TEHRAN (Iran News) – The speaker of the Iranian Parliament called for the political settlements of regional issues, stressing that military action has been no solution for Syria, Yemen and other places. The solution for Syria and the regional issues is political dialogue, not military action, Ali Larijani said in a meeting with his Qatari […]