** IRAN DAILY
- Afghanistan quake kills at least 1,000, deadliest in decades
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.
- Iran’s spring non-oil trade hits $25.5b; 19.5% up
Iran’s non-oil trade reached $25.5 billion in the first quarter of the Persian calendar year (starting on March 21), posting a positive trade balance of $605 million, the customs office said on Wednesday.
- A trip to consolidate cordial relationship
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is the first high-ranking Russian official to travel to Iran since the incumbent Iranian administration took office. I believe this is a favorable opportunity for both countries to strengthen their bilateral, regional, and international cooperation in the face of Western pressures.
** TEHRAN TIMES
- Quarterly non-oil exports increase 21% yr/yr
The value of Iran’s non-oil exports reached $13.69 billion in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), up 21 percent compared to the last year’s same period, according to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).
- Iran exports COVID-19 vaccines to Nicaragua
Nicaragua received 200,000 doses of vaccines against COVID-19 from Iran on Tuesday.
- Tourism can guarantee peace and security between nations, expert says
It is possible to guarantee peace and
security between nations by promoting tourism, a tourism expert has said.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
- Iran Rushes Aid to Quake-Hit Afghanistan
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.
- FM Lavrov in Iran to Boost Trade, Energy Ties
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was due in Iran Wednesday for talks on boosting trade and energy cooperation as the two countries grapple with Western economic sanctions.
- Iran Dismisses UN Chief’s Baseless Report
The first ever impartial assessment of human rights in the Islamic Republic by the UN last May following the visit of the United Nations Special Rapporteur to Iran had made observers think that the World Body was at last willing to rectify its 40-year long deliberate distortion of facts and realities in Iran.
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