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NIOC, Total, CNPC, Petropars sign $4.8bn gas development deal
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) signed a $4.8 billion HOA deal with French Total, China National Petroleum Corp. and Iranian Petropars company on Wednesday for development of the phase 11 of South Pars joint gas field.

Iran, Lebanon share common opportunities, challenges: Zarif
Iran has expressed hopes that the Saudis stop their narrow-minded policies and start helping with the fight to rid the region of Takfiri terrorism.

 
Israeli regime, Takfiris main enemies of Iran, Lebanon
Iranian FM Zarif held talks with Lebanon�s newly-elected President Michel Aoun in Beirut on Mon., stressing the need for developing relations between the two countries.

Mekdad, Jaberi Ansari stress comprehensive approach toward Syrian crisis
Hossein Jaberi Ansari and Syria�s Mekdad emphasized the need to consider all three political, security and humanitarian dimensions of the Syrian crisis and exchanged views on the latest regional developments.

 
Zarif, Nasrallah discuss regional issues in Beirut
Iran�s Foreign Minister Zarif held talks with Sayyed Hassan�Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon�s Hezbollah resistance movement, on Tue. in Lebanese capital Beirut.

 
Swedish PM to visit Iran soon
Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Lofven is going to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, the Scandinavian country�s deputy foreign minister announced.

 

Zarif, Hariri meet at Beit al-Wasat
Iranian FM Zarif who is visiting Lebanon, on Tuesday, met with Saad Hariri who has been appointed by newly-elected President Aoun of Lebanon to form the new cabinet of the Arab country.


 
�I am positive with oil freeze talks�
Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh says he is positive with oil freeze.

 
Berri consults Zarif on regional issues
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif who is visiting Lebanon for the third time in the last three years, met on Tuesday with Nabih Berri, the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon.

New charge against Turkish businessman in US sanctions case
Prosecutors have added new allegations against a well-known Turkish businessman facing trial in the United States.