*** IRAN DAILY
-- First Kazakhstan-Turkey cargo train arrives in Tehran
The first international freight transport train running on a railroad that links Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey arrived in Tehran on Saturday as part of a joint effort to launch the corridor.
The container train, carrying sulfur, crossed into Iran through the northeastern Golestan Province on its way to the ultimate destination in Europe.
-- Raeisi: Enemies failed to dissuade people from voting in 2021 election
President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi said despite the tough COVID-19 circumstances and while the enemies strained every nerve and sinew to dissuade Iranians from going to polling stations during the country’s June 18 presidential election last year, the people foiled their plots thanks to their insight, cognizance and prudence.
-- Iran, Croatia agree to boost halal food trade
Iran and Croatia on Saturday agreed to increase halal food trade as a three-day forum opened in Tehran to explore bilateral opportunities for the booming industry.
The forum, hosted by Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, saw businesspeople from both countries calling for greater cooperation between the Islamic Republic and the Balkans over the halal food industry.
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-- Iran’s Dexterity Leaves Enemies Fuming
Iran has notified the UN nuclear agency of its plan to relocate the activities of the TESA complex in Karaj to the city of Natanz, the spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says.
In an interview with Nour News, which is affiliated with the country’s top security body, Behrouz Kamalvandi said the move was taken to intensify security measures around Iran’s nuclear facilities.
-- Zionists Prophesying Their Imminent Doom
While it is true that Zionism is a modern political ideology that has exploited religion to achieve specific colonial objectives in Palestine, prophecies continue to be a critical component of Israel’s perception of itself, and of its relationship to other groups, especially Christian messianic groups in the United States and worldwide.
-- U.S. Navy Mysteriously Firing Lots of Commanders
The Navy tends to relieve leaders in clusters, and the firings have come thick and fast recently.
Since May 31, six commanding officers and one command master chief have lost their jobs: Capt. Amy Larson and Marine Lt. Col Bret Swaim were relieved as commander and executive officer of the Naval Justice School; Cmdr. Matthew McCormick was relieved as commander of Electronics Attack Squadron 137; Cmdr. Devine Johnson and Command Master Chief Earl Sanders were ousted as the skipper and senior enlisted leader of the destroyer USS Bulkeley; Capt. Jeffrey Sandin was fired as head of Recruit Training Command; and Cmdr. Peter Lesaca was relieved as commanding officer of the destroyer USS Preble.
*** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Vienna talks failure will mark decline of U.S., E3
As diplomatic efforts to remove the unilateral sanctions on Iran is continuing, the attitude of the United States and E3 (France, UK, and Germany) seems to be more focused on bringing the Vienna talks to a failure.
What the U.S. and E3 fail to understand is that a failure of the Vienna talks will mark their decline, as they need a swift revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) more than ever.
-- Activists denounce Toronto Police Chief’s apology over discrimination
Advocates have dismissed an apology from Canada’s Toronto Police Chief after data showed Black, Indigenous, and other minority groups are disproportionately affected by use of force and strip searches in the Canadian city.
-- West using terrorist groups as tool: professor
More than four years ago, Assadollah Asadi, a third diplomat of the Iranian embassy in Austria, was arrested in Europe despite enjoying diplomatic immunity, a move that Iran rejected as unlawful and a violation of international law.
This year’s June marked the fourth year since the Iranian diplomat was put behind the bar. Assadi was arrested on June 10, 2018, on his way to his residence in Austria, the place of his posting.
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