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Al-Monitor – Earlier this month, an interim agreement on free trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was approved at the regional body’s summit in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. After relevant legal procedures in Iran are fully carried out, the deal is expected to take effect as of early 2019. 

Al-Monitor – Telegram has become the biggest social networking app in Iran, used by millions of individuals and entities. The app, founded by Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov, allows users to set up groups and “channels” for communication and is believed to have played a significant role in mobilizing anti-government protests that hit Iran in late December 2017 and early January 2018. In the wake of the deadly …

PayvandNews – Some 2 million Iraqi nationals visited Iran during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), turning the country into Iran’s largest source of tourists, ISNA reported.

Radiofarda – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has lambasted critics for blocking the government’s plan to join international anti-money laundering conventions such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Radiofarda – Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that Iran recently tested a ballistic missile, reported ten days ago by the United States.