Family Members Condemn Imprisonment of Iranian Scientist in US
The family of Professor Masoud Soleimani, an Iranian stem cell scientist who has been jailed by the US, condemned Washington’s hostile act and blatant example of human rights violation.
3 US Soldiers Died during Training Exercise
Three 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team soldiers were killed and three others were injured during a training accident involving a Bradley Fighting Vehicle on Fort Stewart in the US state of Georgia.
Japan Not to Join Any US Coalition in Mideast Waters
Japan said on Friday it will not join any US coalition to protect merchant vessels in Middle Eastern waterways, but will instead send a separate force of ships and planes to guard ships supplying Japan from the key oil-producing region.
Brexit Deal Helps Keep Euro Close to Seven-Week High
The euro was hovering on Friday around the seven-week high it reached against the US dollar on Thursday as hopes that a Brexit deal between Britain and the European Union could prevent an economic recession in the euro zone.
Iran to Send Evidence on Oil Tanker Attack to UN
A senior Iranian parliamentarian said the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia were behind a recent attack on an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea, adding that the gathered evidence on the attack is planned to be sent to the United Nations.
Iran Has Put Critical Situation Behind
TEHRAN - President Hassan Rouhani said here yesterday that Iran can absolutely claim today that the conspiracies hatched by the US, global arrogance, the Zionist regime and some regional reactionary elements to inflict serious blows to the Islamic system is over.
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.
Trump Not to Blame for Lack of Improvement in Russia-US Ties
Moscow is not blaming US President Donald Trump for failing to improve US-Russian relations, a pledge he had made during his election campaign, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Arab broadcasters.
Hunter Biden Steps Down from Chinese Board amid Trump Attacks
Hunter Biden is stepping down from the board of a Chinese-backed private equity company and promising to forego all foreign work if his father, former US Vice President Joe Biden, is elected president in 2020.
Iran Nat’l Budget Not to Be Reliant on Oil Revenues Next Year
The head of Iran’s Plan and Budget Organization highlighted efforts to reduce the country’s reliance on oil revenues and said the national budget of the next Persian calendar year (March 2020 – March 2021) will not be dependent on oil incomes at all.