** IRAN DAILY
--Iran Puts Homegrown Imaging Satellite Into Orbit
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Mohammadreza Farzin conferred with Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al Thani in Doha on Wednesday.
The two sides discussed strategies for developing financial and banking relations as necessary agreements were made regarding the start of banking operations that will allow Iran to use its unfrozen foreign currency resources, which will be transferred to six Iranian bank accounts in Qatar, IRNA reported.
--Owji: Oil industry pivotal in Tehran- Riyadh economic interests
The oil industry can play a “pivotal” role in promoting the common economic interests of Iran and Saudi Arabia, said Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji on Tuesday night.
The minister, who made the remarks in his meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Iran Abdullah Saud al-Anzi in a ceremony to celebrate the kingdom’s National Day, added Iran and Saudi Arabia are the two major powers in the region and their cooperation will be effective in boosting security and economic development, promoting the Islamic world’s cultural and social activities, and shaping international and energy relations, according to Shana.
--Hangzhou Asian Games: Kiani grabs wushu silver; triple taekwondo bronzes for Iran
The fourth day of the 19th Asian Games saw Iranian girl Zahra Kiani bag a talou silver in the wushu contests, while there were three more taekwondo bronzes for the country in Hangzhou, China.
** KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
--Noor 3 Successfully Launched Into Orbit
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a third military satellite into orbit on Wednesday, Minister of Communications Issa Zarepour said.
The Noor 3 imaging satellite orbits at an altitude of 450 kilometers (280 miles) above the earth’s surface and was launched by the three-stage Qased, or messenger carrier, which launched its predecessor Noor 2 in 2022.
--Ghalibaf Urges BRICS to Eliminate Financial Monopolies
Iran’s parliament speaker on Wednesday underlined the important role of the BRICS group in creating independent financial infrastructure to focus on eliminating monopolies in the banking and international financial messengers with the aim of making it easier for member states to contribute.
Addressing the Ninth BRICS Parliamentary Forum in Johannesburg, Muhammad Bagher Ghalibaf emphasized that today’s world requires a justice-seeking and spiritual atmosphere and that the BRICS group of major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa - can play an important role in this respect.
--Envoy Calls on G77 to Promote Multilateralism
An advisor to the Iranian foreign minister on Wednesday called on the Group of 77 to work towards strengthening multilateralism and standing up to “unilateral coercive actions” against the developing countries.
** TEHRAN TIMES
--Iran, Qatar discuss strategies to expand financial, banking relations
During a meeting between the governors of the central banks of Iran and Qatar, in Doha on Wednesday, the two sides discussed the strategies for developing financial and banking relations between the two countries.
In the meeting between Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Mohammad-Reza Farzin and Qatar Central Bank (QCB) Governor Sheikh Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saoud Al-Thani, necessary agreements were made regarding the start of banking operations in order to use the foreign currency resources transferred to six Iranian banks in Qatar.
--Iran is under inspection 10 times more than other countries, nuclear chief says
Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI), said on Wednesday that it is not reasonable for Iran to be inspected 10 times more than other countries while the size of Iran’s nuclear facilities is about 2% of the world’s nuclear facilities. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Eslami said that Tehran has good cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
--IRGC chief says new satellite would gather intelligence
General Hossein Salami, the chief commander of the IRGC, has said that Nour-3, the newly launched satellite, would be used for intelligence purposes.
The new satellite, with its imaging accuracy, would be an integral part in Iran’s collection of satellites, General Salami said.
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