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Al-Arabia- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday his country would be ready to establish “friendly relations” with the United States if it apologized for past wrongs.

Iran-HRM – The Director General of Ilam’s Welfare Organization announced that 98 marriages under 15 years of age have been recorded in the province during the past nine months.

RFL/RE – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has responded to criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump by declaring that the United States supports “dictators, butchers, and extremists” in the Middle East.

VOA — Iran appears to have attempted a second satellite launch despite U.S. criticism that its space program helps it develop ballistic missiles, satellite images released Thursday suggest. Iran has not acknowledged conducting such a launch.

VOA – The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah said Wednesday that the organization would defend Iran in the event of war, saying the Islamic Republic would not be alone in a confrontation with America.