News in Brief
'Iran-Holland disputes can be settled'
IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani, in a telephone conversation with his Dutch counterpart, Marcel de Vink, said Tehran believes dialogue can help the settlement of differences and contribute to further interaction between the two countries.
The Iranian official said both countries are in a new phase of cooperation, which is expected to expand in light of mutual will.
The Dutch deputy foreign minister, for his part, underscored the importance of dialogue between the two nations. He said diplomacy will help clear up misunderstandings.
Upgraded indigenous submarines to join
IRGC Navy
TASNIM – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy will receive the new generation of the Ghadir-class and Fateh-class submarines.
The two homegrown submarines are capable of launching subsurface-to-surface missiles, torpedoes, and mines.
Iran: Disputed gas field with Kuwait ‘not a big problem’
PRESS TV – Iran believes a dispute with neighboring Kuwait surrounding a gas field in the Persian Gulf is not a big problem, as a senior diplomat said the issue can be resolved given the good relations that exist between the two countries.
Ali Asghar Khaji, a senior aide to the Iranian foreign minister, said on Sunday that Iran is not worried that the issue of Arash gas field, known in Kuwait as Al-Durra, would become problematic in bilateral relations with Kuwait.
He said Iran and Kuwait could settle the dispute over the strategically important gas field through cooperation on the basis of the historical relations of the two countries.