TEHRAN (Basirat): An American author described a European Union decision to give 18 million euros in aid to Tehran as a “positive development”, stressing, however, that it is not clear how much the package could help Iran under new US sanctions.

TEHRAN (Basirat): Tehran's Provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani highlighted the US government’s endless enmity toward the Iranian nation and said the Islamic Republic will by no means accede to any one-sided negotiation with Washington.