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Russia: Iran proposals show Tehran’s seriousness over restoring JCPOA

Proposals put forward by Iran at the Vienna-hosted talks on the nuclear deal demonstrate Tehran's utmost seriousness about restoring the 2015 landmark agreement, a Russian diplomat says.

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator confers with Chinese, Russian counterparts

Head of Iran's nuclear negotiating team Ali Bagheri Kani met and conferred with his Chinese and Russian counterparts in Vienna on Sunday.

“Govt. budget pushes economy to brink, raises pressure on people”

Iran’s government has been warned that the next year’s budget’s almost 73% increase in income from tax and customs duties push the economy to the brink of recession and puts further pressure on the livelihood of people.

‘Saudi Arabia executed 886 inmates since 2015, including minors, women’

Saudi Arabia has executed 886 people, including minors, in an accelerating rate during the past six years, a Europe-based rights group reports.

Iran negotiator optimistic about reaching a deal in foreseeable future

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator says as a result of interactions and meetings held over the past few days at the expert level and by senior negotiating officials in Vienna, the differences between Iran and the P4+1 group over negotiable issues are decreasing.

Iran-P4+1 talks continue in Vienna

The third expert meeting, called the Executive Measures Working Group, was held Sunday in Vienna following the talks between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries aimed at lifting the oppressive US sanctions against Tehran

Iran envisages exporting 1.2m barrels of crude daily

Iran’s IRNA News Agency says under the country’s budget bill for the next fiscal year starting March 21, 2022, oil exports will be estimated at 1.2 million barrels per day.

Number of vaccine doses crosses 111 million mark in Iran

Iran’s Health Ministry says 61 people have died of Ciovid-19 in the country since Saturday. The latest fatalities push the total death toll from Covid since the start of the pandemic to 130,722.

Britain: Still time for a ‘last chance’ nuclear deal

Britain told Iran on Sunday that there was still time for Tehran to save the nuclear deal but that this was the last chance for Iranian negotiators to come to the table with serious proposals. Irans says its is serious in Vienna talks, urging the other sides to return to their commtiments under the JCPOA.

“Europeans excessive demands slowing down Vienna talks”

A source close to the talks between Iran and the remaining signatories to the nuclear deal in Vienna says excessive demands by the Europeans are slowing down the discussions.

Iran keeper again best player of match in IHF women world champs

Iran’s goalkeeper Fatemeh Khalili has once more won the the title of the best player of the match in the President’s Cup of the IHF women world championships underway in Spain.

Report: Israel consulted US prior to strikes on Iran nuclear site, missile factory

The Israeli government consulted with US officials prior to carrying out covert airstrikes against an Iranian nuclear facility in Karaj and a missile factory just west of Tehran, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing individuals briefed on the actions.

Raisi urges focus on domestic potential as he presents budget bill to MPs

Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Rasisi says the next year’s budget will concentrate on promoting production and jobs, calling for a focus on domestic potential.

Iran’s Leader meets nurses, families of late medical staff caring for COVID patients

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has received a host of nurses and families of medical personnel who lost their lives to COVID-19 while treating and caring for patients inflicted with the deadly virus.

Resigned Lebanon minister not to back down from absuardity of Yemen war

Former Lebanese information minister George Kordahi, who resigned under pressure from Saudi Arabia, stresses that he will not retract his statement denouncing the years-long Saudi-led aggression against impoverished Yemen.

Iran athlete wins gold in 2021 Para Taekwondo World Champs

Iran’s representative has claimed the title in the women’s minus 57 kilogram category of the 2021 Para Taekwondo World Championship.

Russia: US sanctions changed opinion of no country

The Kremlin spokesman says Russia is planning to deliver a new shipment of S-400 missile defense systems to Turkey, saying US sanctions have never been successful in changing the opinion of any country, against its will.

Iraqi PM says foreign combat forces to leave soon

Foreign combat forces will leave Iraq in a few days, Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said. He added the withdrawal of US-led coalition combat troops confirms the ability of the Iraqi forces to maintain security and stability in the country.

Negotiators at Vienna talks seeking to bridge differences

Negotiating teams from Iran and the 4+1 group are striving to narrow differences during talks in the Austrian capital, Vienna, mainly aimed at getting US sanctions against Iran lifted.

The Naval Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) receive 110 new vessels

The state-of-the-art a vessels were delivered in a ceremony in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.

Top Iranian negotiator: Nuclear deal a redline

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister and top nuclear negotiator has said sticking points of the past 6 rounds of talks with the P4+1 group of countries have not been resolved yet.

“Iraq pays part of $7bn debt to Iran”

The head of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce says part of Iraq’s $7 billion debt have been received from Baghdad.

Palestinians vote in local elections amid rising anger with Abbas

Palestinians held municipal elections in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday In a in a rare democratic exercise. It was held amid rising anger with President Mahmoud Abbas after he cancelled planned legislative and presidential votes earlier this year.

“Good news on the way about neutralization of sanctions”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says some good news is on the way regarding neutralizing anti-Iran sanctions.

52% of Brits want to rejoin EU in reversal of 2016 referendum

A majority of people in Britain would vote to rejoin the European Union, new polling by Savanta ComRes has found.