TEHRAN (Basirat) :Tensions between the U.S. and UK over whether to abrogate the Iran nuclear deal were exposed on Thursday when U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson claimed Iran is in default of the deal’s expectations but British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urged the world to have faith in its potential to create a more open Iran.

TEHRAN(Basirat) :The parliament of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region approved a plan on Friday to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, ignoring opposition from Baghdad and the wider region as well as Western concerns that the vote could spark fresh conflict.