Al-Monitor – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosted his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday for wide-ranging talks on everything from the 2015 nuclear deal and the conflict in Syria to Gulf tensions and the wars in Yemen and Afghanistan. In the run-up to the meeting, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the importance of “the tradition of good neighborly relations and mutual respect” …

PayvandNews – Although Iran is the only country which can save the precious species from disappearance, conservation projects fall into a single solution of captive-breeding. Cheetah’s captive-breeding is not necessarily an inefficient plan, nonetheless concerns come up from recent unsuccessful projects. Will the endangered beauty surpass its unknown fate and escape extinction? Asiatic cheetahs are globally “Critically Endangered” according to the …

Radiofarda – After long negotiations between France and Iran over proposed credit lines, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says U.S. approval of any arrangement is crucial. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, accompanied by a delegation, arrived in Paris on Monday and held ten hours of talks with French officials according to the Iranian embassy. The result of weeks …

Radiofarda – In a letter to the head of the Islamic Republic’s judiciary, sixteen Iranian legislators have protested the imprisonment of a young photographer, Nooshin Ja’fari, and harsh verdicts issued against labor rights activists. Four female members of Majles (parliament) are among the signatories of the letter. Also protesting harsh sentences for three female activists, the MPs have insisted they …

Radiofarda – A member of Iran’s canned foods association says low and middle income people cannot afford canned tuna any longer, due to price inflation. Saleh Adibzadeh told Iran’s semi-official ILNA news website on Monday, “Canned tuna was a regular part of the food basket for middle and low income strata and for university students”, but they cannot afford one …

Reuters – Japan will not join the United States in a security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways and will instead consider deploying its military independently, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday. Japan has been reluctant to join the United States, its most important ally, in its efforts to set up the coalition because of …

Radiofarda – Iran’s embassy in Paris has said in a tweet that talks between the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and French officials lasted ten hours on Monday. Iran’s government spokesman announced earlier on Monday Iran’s and France’s views have become closer over Tehran’s nuclear deal, mainly after phone calls between President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart Emmanuel …

Radiofarda – Prosecutors in Iran disclosed on September 2 that a case brought against corrupt officials of a bank shows the deep involvement of military and intelligence personnel. Hossein Hedayati, a former IRGC officer and a billionaire involved in Sarmayeh Bank corruption case in the court March 18, 2019. The Sarmayeh (Capital) Bank is deeply mired in corruption investigations. The …

Al-Arabia – The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers appears to have turned off its transponder in the Mediterranean west of Syria, Refinitiv ship-tracking data showed on Tuesday.The tanker which is loaded with Iranian crude oil, sent its last signal giving its position between Cyprus and Syria sailing north …

RFL/RE – Iran wishes to move its September 10 soccer World Cup qualifying match in Hong Kong to a neutral venue given the anti-government protests there that have sometimes paralyzed the city and delayed flights at the airport.Homeira Asadi, head of the international affairs department of Iran’s soccer federation, told dpa news agency on September 2 that world soccer governing …