** IRAN DAILY
-- Lingering traces of an historical trauma
Tomorrow, August 19, coincides with the anniversary of the American-British coup against the popular government of Iran in 1953.
Given the global competition between the Eastern and Western blocs at the time over international influence and dominance, the move of then-prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadeq, to nationalize the country’s oil industry was an obvious case of independence movements with wide impacts across the globe.
-- Iran-EU six-month trade grew 34% to €2.55b in 2022: Report
Iran’s trade with the European Union in the first half of 2022 witnessed a year-on-year growth of 34 percent in terms of value to reach €2.55 billion, IRNA reported on Wednesday, quoting the latest Eurostat figures.
The IRNA report added that trade between Iran and the EU’s 27 member states had stood at €1.9 billion during January-June 2021.
It said the EU’s imports from Iran in the first half of the current year grew 37 percent to €550 million, noting that the figure amounted to €400 million during the same period last year.
-- Iran ready for swift implementation of prisoner swap deal
Tehran expressed its readiness for swift implementation of a prisoner swap deal with Washington while warning it against tying the issue of the release of Iranian prisoners in the United States to irrelevant issues.
In a statement on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment and determination to implement the deal concerning the issue of prisoners, calling on the United States to fulfill its commitments rather than “performing theatrical shows”, according to Press TV.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- Beginning of the End of Dollar
Efforts by China and Russia to chip away at the U.S. dollar’s dominance in global payments have gained urgency with the Ukraine war and tensions over Taiwan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in June touted plans to create a new international reserve currency based on a basket of currencies of BRICS members Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
-- Britain’s Inflation Hits 40-Year High
Britain’s inflation rate rose to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July, a faster pace than in the U.S. and Europe as climbing food prices in the United Kingdom tightened a cost-of-living squeeze fueled by the soaring cost of energy.
The double-digit surge in consumer prices over a year earlier was higher than analysts’ central forecast of 9.8% and a jump from the annual rate of 9.4% in June, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. The increase was largely due to rising prices for food and staples, including toilet paper and toothbrushes, it said.
-- Turkey, Zionist Regime Restore Diplomatic Ties
Selling Palestinians for Economic Gains?
The occupying regime of Israel and Turkey are restoring full diplomatic relations, Zionist premier Yair Lapid announced in a statement on Wednesday. The two sides will now trade ambassadors.
The decision comes after Lapid’s visit to Ankara and his meetings with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, and his conversation with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
** Tehran Times
-- Ball in U.S. court on nuclear deal
After intensive meetings and consultations, Iran finally submitted its response to the text the European Union submitted to Iran and called it a “final” draft.
Iran’s chief negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani, provided a detailed report to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) in a meeting attended by top officials, including the secretary of the council, Ali Shamkhani.
-- ASEAN Day 2022 celebrated in Tehran
ASEAN Day 2022 was celebrated at the place of Royal Thai Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, attended by ambassadors of some of the member countries in Iran as well as some Iranian officials, and also officials from other countries, including Russian and Indian ambassadors in Tehran.
-- What the U.S. gets wrong about Iran: real version
The New York Times took a swipe at Iran in an opinion piece published on August 12, accusing it of being a government that seeks "isolation."
The spiteful essay accurately reflects the United States' feelings toward Iran. We all know that the United States is furious with Iran, but why?
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