TEHRAN (Basirat): An Iranian official highlighted the reasons for deployment of Iranian military advisers to Syria and Iraq, saying their presence in the two Arab countries at the request of their governments is in line with efforts to defend Iran’s security and interests against enemies.

TEHRAN (Basirat): The South Korean embassy in Tehran rejected media reports that Seoul has halted all shipments of Iranian crude and condensate in July amid US pressure to cut all imports of Iranian oil from November.