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Iran, Afghanistan have common enemies, Ahmadinejad said

more Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iranian and Afghan nations share similar fate and have common enemies. He added foreign powers, the US in...

Global threats demand broad response, U.S. Admiral said

more Increasing global threats such as those to computer networks and growing hostilities from Iran are prompting more NATO expeditionary operations, NATO’s top military...

No consensus reached at G5+1 over sanctioning Iran, Tehran said

more Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast said Sunday that the group 5+1 would reach no consensus on sanctioning Iran. “Reaching a consensus at the Group 5+1...

E3 regrets Iran's decision to continue its enrichment programme

more The statement by UK, France and Germany expressed regret and dismay at Iran's decision to continue its enrichment programme in defiance of UNSCRs and a Board...

Most serious threats against Iran thwarted, Ahmadinejad said

more Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the biggest anti-cancer drugs production line in the Middle East in Rasht Industrial Township, President Ahmadinejad added that...

Iran must make its obligations high priority, IAEA Chief said

more IAEA Director-General Yukiya Amano: I request Iran to take steps towards the full implementation of its Safeguards Agreement and its other obligations as a matter of high...

Iran continues to violate int'l resolutions, Israel said in line with IAEA report

more The latest report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deals more severely and clearly than previously with the military aspects of Iran's nuclear program. The report...

Iran is a brutal tyranny, Israel PM Netanyahu told Jewish Organizations

more Netanyahu: In Iran, there has been the exposing of this regime, not only by its nature and the fact that they gun down demonstrators, that there is a popular movement that...

Spindelegger on Iran: "The ball is now in the UN Security Council’s court"

more Spindelegger: "The International Atomic Energy Agency is a cornerstone in Vienna’s role as a centre for international dialogue on security and stability. "As the seat of this organisation...

Iran has consistently failed to live up to its responsibility, Clinton said

more Clinton: In October, in our continuing efforts at engagement, the United States, for the first time, joined the so-called P-5+1 in meeting with Iran in Geneva. These were the highest...

U.S. proposal on Tehran reactor, illogical; spokesman said

more Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast said on Wednesday that the US proposal that Iran shut down its Tehran research reactor and purchase medical isotopes instead...

MEPs deplore Iran's playing for time on nuclear issue

more Iran should "restore the transparency of its nuclear programme", say MEPs in a resolution adopted on Wednesday. Parliament deplores militia demonstrations outside EU...

Latest statements by Iran are deeply worrying, Britain said

more 'Ahmadinejad suggested last week that Iran might accept the deal proposed by the IAEA last October to send fuel abroad for enriching. A few days later he has rejected...

Iran, Pakistan review mutual cooperation, regional developments

more Visiting Pakistani Parliament Speaker Ms. Fahmideh Mirza conferred on Thursday with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on expansion of parliamentary cooperation...

Iran stands for expanded and closer cooperation with Belarus

more Iran stands for the expansion of cooperation with Belarus, said Head of the Presidential Office of Iran Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie as he met with the First Deputy Prime Minister of...

Spokesman denounced U.S. Senate Iran gas sanctions approval

more Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on Friday condemned the US Senate for approving Iran gasoline import sanctions, saying it is in line with the wrong policies...

Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan vow cooperation for regional stability

more Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan Saturday signed a Joint ‘Islamabad Declaration’ envisaging road map for future interaction in different fields. The document was signed by Iranian...

Iran, Libya to expand economic, political and cultural ties

more Iran and Libya on Friday stressed expansion of bilateral relations in such areas as politics, economy and culture. The issue was discussed during a meeting between Iran’s Foreign...

U.S. and Israel responsible for academic’s assassination, Iran said

more Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast on Tuesday strongly condemned assassination of Iranian professor by US-Israeli mercenaries. He said that the unmanly terrorist assassination...

U.S. condemned persecution of Religious Minorities in Iran

more The United States strongly condemns the Iranian government’s decision to commence the espionage trial against seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community: Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr...

Iran, Pakistan stressed expansion of regional cooperation

more The Iranian and Pakistani presidents Sunday evening called for expansion of regional cooperation to neutralize enemies’ conspiracies and help restore peace and security to the region. President...

Three Belgian detainees return home from Iran

more Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Steven Vanackere has announced the return to Belgium this morning of three of our countrymen who had been held in Iran for several months...

Domestically made satellites will be unveiled, President Ahmadinejad said

more President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that several home-made satellites will be unveiled during the auspicious 10-Day Dawn (Feb 1-11), marking the 31st victory anniversary of the...

Iran waiting to reach agreement on Tehran Reactor fuel: Spokesman

more Foreign Ministry Spokesman said Iran is waiting to reach an agreement on Tehran Research Reactor fuel with related sides. Ramin Mihman-Parast said that upon negotiations between Iran and...

Iran, Tajikistan inked 5 documents on bilateral cooperation

more Iranian and Tajik officials inked here three letters of understanding, two documents and one joint statement on bilateral cooperation on Monday. The papers were signed during a ceremony attended...

Iran, Lebanon called for expansion of relations

more Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki conferred on Monday with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on expansion of mutual relations as well as regional developments. At the meeting...

Iran is ready for uranium fuel swap, FM declared

more Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that Iran is ready to swap 400 kilograms of enriched uranium with fuel for Tehran medical research reactor in Kish island. Mottaki is on a visit to Manama to...

FM Mottaki urges U.S. to immediately release Iranian national

more Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday urged the US to unconditionally release Iranian national, Amir-Hossein Ardebili. “We are strongly opposed to such politically-motivated moves which run counter...

Iranian FM urged US, Saudi Arabia to clarify fate of Iranian national

more Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Tuesday called on the US and Saudi Arabi to be accountable for the kidnapping of Iranian citizen Shahram Amiri in Saudi Arabia. In a joint press conference with his UAE...

Iranian FM criticized countries casting votes against Iran in IAEA

more Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday criticized the recent IAEA resolution against Iran as well as those countries casting unjust and discriminatory votes against Tehran. He made the remark in a joint press conference...

UN nuclear watchdog has hit 'dead end' with Iran, says chief

more The head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Iran to fully engage with the body to resolve outstanding issues related to its nuclear programme, citing no movement in over a year on the matter...

Iranian FM spokesman reacts to U.S. Secretary Clinton’s recent remarks

more Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast reacted to the recent remarks made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding Iran’s domestic issues. In answer to a question by a reporter on the position of the Iranian Foreign Ministry about...

Iran not to send out enriched uranium for swap: FM

more Iran will not send out its enriched uranium but considers simultaneous fuel swap on its soil, said Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki. “Definitely, Iran will not send its 3.5 percent enriched fuel out, it means that we think the simultaneous fuel swap...

Israeli naval force intercepted a disguised Iranian weapon ship

more A special Israel Navy force intercepted and boarded a ship 100 miles off the coast of Israel. The ship, carrying the flag of Antigua, was carrying weapons under civilian disguise. On Tuesday (November 3, 2009) a special naval force detained and boarded a merchant ship carrying the flag of Antigua about 100 miles...

IAEA Chief urged swift response by Iran to nuclear fuel deal

more The outgoing head of the United Nations atomic watchdog today urged Tehran not to delay in responding to the draft agreement on fuel for its civilian nuclear research site, and called for transparency and cooperation to address outstanding issues related to Iran’s nuclear programme. The agreement, put forward nearly...

Turkmenistan's delegation heads to Iran to discuss cooperation

more A delegation of managers and specialists of line ministries of Turkmenistan has left for Iran to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas and transport sectors. The high-profile delegation is headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov."The economic...

Two options to supply fuel for Tehran research reactor, Iranian FM

more - World inevitably moving towards using nuclear energy The Iranian foreign minister said Iran might buy fuel for a research nuclear reactor in Tehran or hand over part of uranium it does not need for the time being. During a visit to the 16th Press and Media Exhibition in Tehran, Manouchehr Mottaki told IRNA that Iran will adopt one of these...

Draft Agreement circulated at Nuclear Fuel Talks on Iran Program

more - IAEA Director General´s Remarks - U.S.: (draft proposal) acceptable by Friday - The technical meeting addressing Iran´s request for the supply of nuclear fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor concluded. The parties received a detailed, technical agreement for consideration from the International Atomic Energy Agency. In a brief meeting...

IAEA talks on Supplying Nuclear Fuel for Iranian Research Reactor

more The IAEA is hosting a meeting of representatives from France, Iran, Russia and the United States at the Agency´s Headquarters in Vienna. Discussions are expected to focus on the provision of nuclear fuel needed for the sustained operation of the Tehran Research Reactor. The reactor produces medical radioisotopes for therapeutic and...

Ahmadinejad underlined Significance of Iraq's Regional Role

more Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad highlighted the significant role of Iraq in the region. "Iraq's role in the Islamic region is very important," Ahmadinejad said at a meeting with visiting Head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC) Ammar al-Hakim here in Tehran. "The country is among the main bases of the Islamic rule in the world,"...

Interior ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries held a meeting

more Interior Minister of Iraq neighboring countries held on Wednesday a meeting in Sharm al-Sheikh with the participation of the Syrian delegation headed by Interior Minister Gen. Said Sammour in addition to Egypt, Bahrain and representatives of Arab League, the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Conference. Gen. Sammour stressed Syria's...

Peres said "Hizbullah has turned Lebanon into a powder keg"

more Peres addressed the opening of the Fourth Galilee conference. President Shimon Peres this morning (Tuesday), 13 September 2009, opened the Fourth Galilee conference at Kfar Blum and referred to yesterday's explosion in southern Lebanon. He said that Hizbullah has turned Lebanon into a powder keg that will in the end hurt Lebanon itself...

Iran poses No Threat to Other Countries, Supreme Leader affirmed

more Ayatollah Khamenei the Commander-in-Chief of Iranian Armed Forces attended the graduation and oath-taking ceremony of the...

Swiss Deputy FM met with Iran Deputy FM over gas deal

more Switzerland announced on Monday that it attaches much importance to its gas deal with Iran, stressing that the two countries' relations...

 

U.S. President Obama decided continuation of emergency on Iran

more Because the actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security (...) the national emergency...

U.S. seeks Saudis’ help for U.N. Sanctions on Iran

more In his meetings with Saudi officials, Defense Secretary Gates explained the overall U.S. approach on Iran, the official said, noting that President Barack Obama offered...

Iran and Myanmar to expand multilateral cooperation

more Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Myanmar's Deputy Foreign Minister met and conferred on the expansion of political, commercial and cultural interrelations...

Foreign powers source of Afghanistan insecurity, Ahmadinejad said

more Ahmadinejad said that foreign powers, the U.S. in particular, were the main source of insecurity in Afghanistan. He made the remarks during a joint press conference with...

International Community moving towards sanctions against Iran

more Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Speech at the Knesset Special Session: In the area of security, or rather security and diplomacy, the international community is moving toward sanctions...

Charge sheet against Iran is getting longer with each report

more Iran showed its contempt of the Security Council resolutions through the construction of a site at Qom and announcing its intention to build 10 further enrichment plants...

Bahrain pushing to avoid conflict between Gulf countries and Iran

more Bahrain yesterday called for greater understanding between Iran and the Gulf countries to ease regional tension. Playing down fears of growing instability, Foreign Affairs...

Supreme Leader Khamenei declared Iran has no belief in atom bombs

more Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Iran has not the least belief in making nuclear bombs. “We have said times and again that our religious beliefs...

Ahmadinejad dismissed impacts of new sanctions on Iran

more At a press conference, he told that latest Clinton's remarks reflect what the US is doing now rather than the Iranian government. He said that Iran produces 20 percent...

Iran continues to subvert Iraq, U.S. officials say

more As national elections in Iraq loom on the horizon, Iran continues to subvert its western neighbor’s security and political infrastructure, top American military officials said...

Iran FM Mottaki said Clinton’s remarks are new form of deceit

more Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said the remarks of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about Iran was a new form of deception. Mottaki made the remark...

United States targets Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

more The U.S. Department of the Treasury today took further action to implement existing U.S. sanctions against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by designating an...

Russia is disappointed by Tehran's decision on Uranium enrichment

more Spokesman Nesterenko: We are, of course, disappointed that Tehran has not given diplomacy the chance to put in some work in order to find a formula for implementing the...

Spokesman said Iran entitled to 20-percent Enrichment

more Iran, as a member of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), is entitled to enrich uranium to the purity level of 20%, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman...

Iran is source of region's problems, Israeli DFM Ayalon declared

more The Deputy Foreign Minister explained to the audience of high-level diplomats, media and academia that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not the central conflict in the Middle...

New Iran-built rocket launched successfully, officials in Tehran announced

more Iranian scientists and experts succeeded Wednesday to fire a new home-built rocket carrying an experimental capsule for the first time. The Kavoshgar-3 (Discovery-3) rocket was launched during...

Iraq and Iran to develop their bilateral relations in all levels

more After three days of discussions between the Iraqi delegation, headed by Dr. Mohammed Haj Hammoud Foreign Ministry Undersecretary and the Iranian delegation headed...

Iranian President said good news about nuclear enrichment to be announced

more The Iranian president said on Sunday that good news on 20 percent enrichment of nuclear fuel will be announced during the Islamic Revolution anniversary by the next two...

Regional solutions, Iran’s condition for attending London summit

more Iran announced Tuesday that it would possibly attend the upcoming London meeting, only if adopting regional solutions to settle Afghanistan crisis was the core issue of the gathering...

Iranian FM Spokesman declared failure of 5+1 meeting only natural

more Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Ramin Mihman-Parast said the failure of 5+1 meeting which took place in New York was only natural. Talking to IRNA on Sunday...

Nuclear Iran a vital threat to Mideast, Italian FM Frattini wrote

more Italy believes that a nuclear weapons-equipped Iran would pose a vital threat to the security of the entire Middle East, particularly as regards Israel, who sees us as its best ally in Europe...

Iran-Syrian presidents talked about "strategic and ideological" ties

more President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a telephone conversation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday underlined necessity of punishment of the Zionist regime senior officials and...

Iranian FM in Damascus to discuss mutual ties

more Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in the Syrian capital city of Damascus Sunday morning to review issues of mutual interest with senior Syrian officials. Upon arrival in...

Cooperation and Coordination important for Syria and Iran

more Speaker of Syrian People's Assembly Mahmoud al-Abrash has hailed the deep-rooted relations between Syria and Iran, saying that bilateral cooperation serves the interests...

Iran, Turkmenistan presidents inaugurated 2nd gas pipeline

more The first phase of Iran-Turkmenistan’s second gas pipeline was inaugurated here by the two countries' presidents on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration...

Visit of European Parliament delegation to Tehran postponed

more Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday the visit of a delegation from European Parliament to Iran is postponed. Ramin Mihman-Parast said the date of the European Parliament's visit will be set...

Iran ruled out nuclear deadline, MFA Spokesman said

more Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast said on Wednesday that Iran still waits to hear response from G5+1 on nuclear fuel swap. Speaking to IRNA, he said that Iran has dismissed the...

Iran reaffirms commitment to uranium swap

more Iran on Monday reaffirmed commitment to uranium swap to secure fuel supply for Tehran medical research reactor Iran demanded from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Foreign Minister Manouchehr...

IAEA resolution determined Iran to fully attain nuclear technology

more Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki sent separate letters on Tuesday to the foreign ministers of the IAEA Board of Governors to inform them of Iran’s nuclear path as well as the country’s firm determination in attaining...

Iran says IAEA’s anti-Iran resolution aims at piling up pressure

more Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast here Friday denounced the IAEA Board’s Friday resolution against Iran’s peaceful nuclear program and said it is aimed to pile up pressure on the Islamic Republic. “The Board of...

UN agency calls on Iran to halt work on recently-disclosed facility

more The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) called on Iran to immediately suspend the construction of a recently-disclosed uranium enrichment facility, and cooperate more fully to resolve all outstanding issues...

White House supports IAEA's vote that condemns Iran

more Overwhelming vote at the IAEA's Board of Governors demonstrates the resolve and unity of the international community with regard to Iran's nuclear program. It underscores broad consensus in calling upon Iran to live up to its international...

Iran ready to discuss uranium swap on its soil: FM

more Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, reiterated the country is ready for negotiations on uranium swap inside Iran simultaneously. Mottaki who was in a press conference in the Philippines capital, Manila, said one of the proposals for supply of 20 percent enriched...

UN called on Iran to address Serious Human Rights Violations

more The United States welcomes the resolution passed today by the United Nations calling upon the Government of Iran to respect its human rights obligations fully. In addition to longstanding concerns about the human rights situation in Iran, the...

FMs announced a new chapter of broader Iran-India relations ahead

more Iranian Foreign Minister said after meetings with Indian prime minister and high ranking officials here Monday a new chapter in Tehran-New Delhi is opened and Iran welcomes this development. Manouchehr Mottaki who was speaking with...

Iran-Venezuela foreign ministers discussed issues of mutual interest

more Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro here on Tuesday evening discussed with him issues of mutual interest. After the meeting, Mottaki told reporters that the two sides agreed on expansion...

France urges Iran to respond to the IAEA’s questions following latest report

more The IAEA has demanded explanations from Iran regarding alleged experiments. The IAEA’s report, which was distributed to all of the members of the Board of Governors, reveals a serious and consistent body of evidence on possible Iranian...

Regional states must thwart enemy plots, Iran said

more Leader of Islamic Revolution referred to IRI-Qatar ties as an example of outstanding relations in the region and said the Persian Gulf region should be a safe, secure, and flourishing area through neighboring countries' cooperation. Ayatollah Khamenei said there are foreign efforts to prevent the countries in the region from...

Supreme Leader: Iranian nation will not be deceived by US gov’t

more - Islamic Republic, more profound than U.S. thinks - U.S. does not interfere in Iran’s internal affairs - Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Iranian nation will not be deceived by the US government’s conciliatory gesture. “As long as the US government has not stopped...

IAEA received initial response from Iranian govt on fuel agreement

more - statement - U.S. demanded clarification Iran has submitted an initial response on a draft agreement on fuel for its civilian nuclear research facility to the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it was announced today. Last week, the country asked for more time to consider the proposal...

Iran said it needs more time to consider nuclear fuel agreement

more - special page - IAEA Statement on Proposal - Ahmadinejad: "Enemies forced to engage with Iranian nation" Iran has asked for more time to consider a draft agreement on fuel for its civilian nuclear research facility, while the three other parties to the deal signalled their approval today, the United Nations International Atomic...

UN nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran to visit newly-disclosed facility

more - Obama and Sarkozy's full support for the IAEA agreement on Iran Inspectors from the United Nations atomic watchdog have arrived in Iran to visit a recently-disclosed uranium enrichment facility. The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was informed late last month by Iran about the construction of the plant...

Iran, Turkey share common interests, threats; Ahmadinejad said

more - Iranian FM met with Turkish Prime Minister President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday that the two friendly countries of Iran and Turkey share common interests and threats. He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he reiterated that the two countries, through their...

Iranian Interior Minister Najar called on Pakistani President Zardari

more President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said that those involved in the heinous terrorist attack in Sistan Province of Iran were the enemies of both the countries who did not want relations between them to flourish. He said that such incidents should not be allowed to cast their shadow on the friendly relations existing between Pakistan and Iran...

Security Council urges States to help Iran following attacks

more - Security Council Statement The Security Council today condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attacks in Iran which killed 57 people and injured...

Minimizing Potential Threats from Iran: U.S. Policy Options

more We understand Congress's concerns and sense of urgency that you've all expressed this morning and look forward to working with you...

Israeli President Peres met with Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero

more President Peres to Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero: "We do not need outside judges. We will not allow a majority that is hostile to Israel to judge us...

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