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Iran, Syria resolved to implement deals
TASNIM – The foreign ministers of Iran and Syria expressed their countries’ determination to carry out the bilateral agreements signed during a recent visit to Damascus by the Iranian president. In a telephone conversation on Saturday, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad briefed his Iranian counterpart on the improvement of Syria’s ties with the Arab countries and the Syrian president’s fruitful participation in the most recent summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia.
For his part, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian congratulated Syria on achieving political success, describing the recent developments as positive and constructive.
Iran’s power grows as U.S. declines: Top general
MEHR – Stating that the power of the U.S. and Israel is on the verge of decline, the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said that Iran’s power is growing in all fields.
Referring to the failure of U.S. policies, such as fleeing from Afghanistan, its evacuation of Iraq, and the significant reduction of its forces in the region, Major General Mohammad Baqeri said, “The world stands on the threshold of a new order, in which the U.S. is not the world’s most powerful country anymore, and the Zionist regime is also on a path of decline.”
Eslami: 60% enrichment done to get sanctions lifted
ISNA – The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said enrichment with high-purity has been done in order to remove illegal sanctions imposed on the country.
Eslami said that the AEOI is enriching uranium to 60% purity to observe the Strategic Action Plan approved in Iran’s Parliament to counter the sanctions.