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Iran has six demands from Saudi government: Vice president

The vice-president for legal affairs has said that Iran is not empty-handed to sue the Saudi government for failure to honor the international responsibility envisaged by the International Law Commission in 2001.

Rafsanjani calls for formal inquiry into human tragedy in Saudi Arabia

Two painful incidents took place in Mecca this year which left a lot of pilgrims from several Islamic countries dead and hurt sentiments of Muslims, Rafsanjani said.

Iran sends letter to Parliamentary Union of OIC over Mina disaster

Iran’s Ali Larijani has called for the adoption of necessary measures to prevent reoccurrence of tragic incidents like the Mina crush.

Iran to take back satellite from Italy

The head of the Iranian Space Organization has said that Mesbah Satellite has been held under seizure by Italy for three years because of sanctions and Tehran is engaged in talks with Rome to take it back.

Iran’s Zarif highlights ECO continued support for int’l efforts to ensure peace

Foreign Minister Zarif has asked the ECO members to back efforts at national, regional and global levels to help achieve lasting peace, stability and prosperity in the ECO region.

Tehran police trying to break up illegal gathering outside parliament

Organizers of an illegal gathering have refused to end their unlawful assembly after Tehran police chief personally asked them to peacefully break up.

Supreme Leader pardons prisoners on auspicious occasions

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution has pardoned or reduced the prison sentences of as many as 630 convicts marking two Muslim feasts.

Q&A: Iran’s top science official strives for a Silicon Valley spirit

Iran seeks to be the superpower of science and technology in the region and stand atop the Islamic world, said Sorena Sattari.

FM Zarif meetings in New York

Iran’s top diplomat has discussed the JCPOA implementation with his US counterpart and regional developments with the Arab League chief in New York.

Iran welcomes home bodies of Mina victims (Photos)

State and military officials have attended a ceremony to welcome home the bodies of Mina tragedy victims.

Camps of Worriers outside Iranian parliament (Photos)

A small group of the former president’s supporters have staged a sit-in outside parliament to protest against the conclusion of the Iran nuclear deal.

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on October 3

A special look at the headlines Ettela’at newspaper covered on October 3.

Critical remarks about Rouhani’s trip and Zarif are out of spite

A sort of harmony was evident in the speeches of Messrs. Obama, Putin and Rouhani as far as the future of Syria was concerned.

Deft diplomacy in dealing with Mina tragedy

No more measures – than what have been adopted so far – would have been taken in dealing with the Hajj incident even if the president had returned home halfway through his UN trip, Musa Alizadeh Tabatabaei said.

What motivates an American woman to translate Iranian books on Sacred Defense?

Croskery has recently translated a collection of short stories about the Iran-Iraq war by Ahmad Dehghan entitled A Vital Killing which is to be unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair.

Iran hits back: Senior Bahraini diplomat ordered to leave

The Foreign Ministry has dismissed Bahrain’s unfounded allegations that Tehran is interfering in the internal affairs of the kingdom of Bahrain.

Mina human crush culprits must face justice: Iran cleric

Muslim countries must investigate the incident and a fact-finding mission must be set up, the leader of Friday prayers said.

Iran fights US appropriation of $1.7 billion

Iran has said that the US court ruling on appropriation of Iran’s funds violates a treaty between the US and Iran which bans expropriation of one country’s properties in the territory of the other.

Iran holding official welcoming ceremony for Mina stampede victims

President Rouhani along with a number of senior officials has attended the ceremony to pay tribute to the Iranian pilgrims who lost their lives in the Mina tragedy.

Iran rejects draft report by OIC Contact Group on Yemen

Unilateral approaches, support for the invasion of Yemen and attacks on the civilians and Yemen’s infrastructure will not bring about peace and stability to the country, Araghchi said.

Iran’s FM holds talks with Algerian, Syrian counterparts

Foreign Minister Zarif has exchanged views with the Algerian and Syrian top diplomats on bilateral ties as well as the latest developments in the Middle East.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on October 3

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Enemies resent Iran independence: Leader

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the enemies of the Islamic Republic resent the independence of the Iranian nation.

A $700,000 dining table on display at Milad Tower

An Iranian artist has put on show a dining table at Tehran’s Milad Tower which is priced at $700,000. The table has paintings which feature different periods of Iran’s history.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on October 1

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.