** IRAN DAILY
-- Iran, EU agree to resume JCPOA revival talks in days
Iran and the European Union said on Saturday that stalled negotiations aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal would recommence in Vienna in the coming days.
“We will try to resolve the existing problems and differences in the course of the talks that will resume soon,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told a joint press conference after meeting EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Tehran.
Amir-Abdollahian said Iran would welcome “dignified and result-oriented diplomacy and dialogue”.
-- Iran, Saudi Arabia should talk face-to-face
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi is to visit Tehran today. Some media outlets have announced that Kadhimi plans to discuss the matter of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which were facilitated by Iraq.
Several issues overshadow the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia including diplomatic relations between the two countries and the challenges and prospects facing it.
-- North Korea denounces US ‘aggression’ as it marks war anniversary
North Korea on Saturday condemned “aggression moves” by Washington and Seoul, vowing to take revenge as it marked the 72nd anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at a time of rising tension on the Korean Peninsula.
The North’s state news agency KCNA said on Saturday a number of workers’ organizations had held meetings to “vow revenge on the US imperialists”, blaming the United States for starting the 1950-1953 Korean War, Reuters reported.
** TEHRAN TIMES
-- Regional NATO will be dead on arrival
A number of Arab countries and Israel have increased their diplomatic interactions and contacts amid a tense atmosphere in the West Asia region ahead of a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden, which is expected to result in more military and security coordination in the region.
The visit will take place from July 13-16 but the region is already abuzz with rumors and speculation about its agenda. The U.S. has not officially spoken of any kind of military setting in the region that would be similar to NATO.
-- UN finds “well-aimed” Israeli bullets killed veteran journalist Abu Aqleh
he United Nations has said its investigation has found that the bullets which killed veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh on May 11 were fired by the Israeli regime forces and were “well-aimed bullets”. The UN inquiry backs up a Palestinian investigation and similar probes conducted by over half a dozen news networks, the latest being the New York Times.
-- Plans outlined to mark world narcotics week
The World Narcotics Day theme for 2022 is “Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises’” with the objective of responding to transnational challenges generated by crisis situations.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Nobody Can Talk About Stability Without Iran
Talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal by bringing the U.S. back to line will resume within days after being stalled for months, Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said here on Saturday.
The negotiations began in April last year but hit a snag in March amid differences between Tehran and Washington, notably over the U.S. refusal to undo its past wrongs.
-- Strikes in Travel Sector Paralyzes Europe
Britain’s railway system once again came to a virtual standstill on Saturday and flights in Europe were disrupted as strikes in the travel sector hit the continent.
Tens of thousands of rail workers in the UK staged the latest day-long walkout over pay and job security, hampering weekend plans for those already hit by similar strikes on Tuesday and Thursday.
-- West Leaves Quake-Hit Afghanistan to Own Devices
Vital medical supplies reached hospitals on Saturday in the remote area of Afghanistan hit by an earthquake that killed more than 1,000 people this week, as the country’s Taliban government appealed for more international aid.
Authorities have called off the search for survivors in the mountainous southeastern region near the Pakistani border following’s Wednesday’s 6.1-magnitude quake, which also injured about 2,000 people and damaged or destroyed 10,000 homes.
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