** IRAN DAILY
--Claims of Using Iranian Drones in War yet Unsubstantiated by Ukraine: FM
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday Iran had not received any evidence from Ukraine proving the use of Iranian-made drones by Russia in the war.
“We have not yet had any evidence from the Ukrainian side of the use of Iranian drones in Ukraine,” Amir-Abdollahian told a press conference in Tehran on Wednesday.
--West should reconsider claims on Iran-Ukraine issue
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian explained at his press conference on Wednesday the Islamic Republic’s clear positions on the Ukraine war.
Among other things, he clarified the alleged use of Iranian drones in the Ukraine war. Since the war broke out, Tehran’s position has been to speed up the conclusion of the conflict.
--IRGC colonel killed by Israeli bombing in Syria
An Iranian military advisor from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps was killed by an improvised bomb near Syria’s capital Damascus, the IRGC said in a statement on Wednesday, blaming the attack on Israel.
“Colonel Davoud Ja’fari, one of the advisors of the IRGC’s Aerospace Division in Syria, was martyred in a roadside bomb explosion planted by the associates of the Zionist regime (of Israel) near Damascus yesterday morning,” the statement said.
**TEHRAN TIMES
--Riots never make Iran fall short of nuclear redlines: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has stressed that Tehran will never back off on its nuclear redlines following the riots in certain cities across the country.
Speaking at a press conference attended by national and international journalists in Tehran on Wednesday, Amir Abdollahian pointed to Iran’s stance surrounding the nuclear talks intended to revive the JCPOA, saying, “The American officials speculated over crossing our nuclear redlines in the light of the recent uprising in Iran but instead they had been told Iran is poised to reaching a durable and stable deal with regards of observing our own redlines.”
--Roadside bombing in Syria takes life of IRGC adviser
Colonel Davoud Jafari, a military advisor in the war-torn Syria, was martyred on Tuesday when a bomb planted by an Israeli agent on the side of a road close to Damascus exploded, according to a statement from the IRGC.
The IRGC held Israel directly responsible for the terrorist attack. It added the fraudulent and criminal Tel Aviv regime will “unquestionably” pay the price “for this crime”.
--Iran increasing gas refining capacity before winter
After completing the steps of gas extraction from the platforms of phase 14 of developing South Pars gas field, which Iran shares with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, the experts and workers of the oil and gas industry started the transfer of gas to the sixth national line.
The second train of the South Pars phase 14 refinery went operational in mid-November.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
--FM Amir-Abdollahian: Plot to Stoke Civil War, Partition Iran Failed
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian said Wednesday that the conspiracy to split up the country and foment terrorism and civil war in recent months has failed.
At a press conference attended by local and foreign journalists, the top Iranian diplomat responded to questions on Iran’s foreign policy as well as recent unsavory developments in the country.
--Raisi Calls for Iran-Belarus Partnership to Foil Sanctions
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday called for enhancement of relations among the countries that have been targeted by cruel Western sanctions to neutralize the bans and mitigate their repercussions.
In a meeting with visiting Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko here, he said the strong determination of top Iranian and Belarusian officials to improve the level of bilateral ties between Tehran and Minsk can help remove potential obstacles on the path to attain such a goal.
--Iran’s Cooperation With ASEAN States
An Iranian deputy foreign minister criticized Western governments for using human rights as an instrument to fulfill their political interests.
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