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Al-Monitor – According to Ali Akbar Velayati, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Russia’s veto of a United Nations draft resolution linking Iranian arms to Houthi militias in Yemen is a sign of improving ties between the two countries. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with Syrian Minister of Religious Affairs Mohammed Abdul Sattar Feb. …

RFL/RE – The chairman of the influential Assembly of Experts and Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic has joined the chorus of conservatives in Iran who say the country’s ruling system is beloved by the people.

RFL/RE – An Iranian Central Bank official has said that Iran has banned processing of purchase orders for imports based on US dollar.

AFP – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that a two-year diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran should not be allowed to get in the way of football.

RFK/RE – European and U.S. officials are planning to meet in Berlin in March for talks on Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, a German Foreign Ministry source said on Wednesday.