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Ahmadinejad said U.S. behind terror attacks in southeast Iran
more On
Sunday, Iran's president said: "US and NATO forces offer
financial and material support to terrorists, yet US President
Barack Obama, ironically enough, sends a condolence message...
Security Council condemned terrorist attacks in Zahedan, Iran
more The
members of the Security Council condemn in the strongest terms
the terrorist attacks that occurred in Zahedan, Iran, on 16 July
2010, causing numerous deaths and injuries. The...
India and Iran, an enduring relationship
more Indian
Foreign Secretary told IDSA-IPIS Strategic Dialogue that It is
certainly true that the civilizational relationship between India
and Iran is unique in the world. Speaking in Tehran...
Syrian-Iran viewpoints identical on the Israeli
siege imposed on Gaza
more Syrian
President Bashar al-Assad sent a message to President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad of Iran tackling regional and international issues
of mutual concern and bilateral relations...
Clinton on the anniversary of Iran's disputed Presidential
election
more The
United States once again calls on the leaders of the Islamic
Republic of Iran to meet their obligations to their own people
and to the international community by respecting the rights and
dignity of their...
Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Turkish counterpart
Erdogan reviewed bilateral ties
more Iran’s
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Tuesday expressed satisfaction
over the growing trend of Tehran-Ankara bilateral cooperation.
He made the remarks in a meeting with Turkish...
Iran’s offer a "first step", but "does
not solve the underlying problem"
more On
May 25, 2010 German FM Westerwelle issued the following statement
on Iran: "Yesterday Iran officially transmitted its offer
to enrich its uranium abroad to the IAEA. It is now up to the...
U.S. announced agreement among the P5+1 on new resolution on
Iran
more U.S.
Ambassador at the UN Susan Rice told reporters "We have
been working hard, as you know, among this group, on a draft
resolution. That agreement has been arrived at and we have swiftly
tabled the resolution,"...
Ahmadinejad urged Russia to be more cautious on its Iran position
more President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Russian officials Sunday to be more
cautious on their positions about Iran regarding its peaceful
nuclear program. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters
at...
Iran's actions remain a serious cause for concern
more Iran
has an obligation to assure the international community of its
peaceful intentions. The IAEA has said it is unable to verify
this. That is why we have been working with our P5+1 partners
on a sanctions...
Joint Declaration by Iran, Turkey and Brazil on Nuclear Fuel
Swap agreement
more The
three countries believe that the nuclear fuel exchange is instrumental
in initiating cooperation in different areas, especially with
regard to peaceful nuclear cooperation including nuclear power
plant and research...
Nuclear fuel swap
possible only inside Iranian territory
more Iran
still persists in swapping nuclear fuel for its Tehran research
reactor, but it would go for such a deal if only it takes place
on its soil, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed...
Iranians have rejected overtures and remain to this day in
a rejectionist mindset
more U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs Staff that "the fact that we have reached out, often
based on information and insights that you have brought...
Iranian FM to discuss nuclear developments with IAEA chief
in Vienna
more Foreign
Minister of Iran Manouchehr Mottaki said Sunday that he is to
discuss the latest nuclear developments in a meeting with Director-General
of the International Atomic Energy...
West's suspicion on Iran's nuclear program is "funny",
Ahmadinejad said
more President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told a German TV network that Iran is
ready for simultaneous swap of 3.5% fuel with 20% one.President
Ahmadinejad, in an interview with German...
Diplomacy
best approach to end Iran's Nuclear Proliferation
more Although
a U.S. military approach in Iran would hinder Iranian nuclear
proliferation, military might isn’t necessarily the best solution,
Navy Adm. Mike Mullen said. The chairman of the Joint...
Beijing believes in resolve of Iran's nuclear
issue through talks
more Iran's
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihman-Parast said on Sunday
that the priority of the Chinese government is the resolve of
Iran’s nuclear issue through...
Iran dismissed alleged interference in Palestine
political spectrum
more Iranian
Foreign Ministry official on Sunday dismissed alleged Iranian
interference in Palestine political spectrum and said that the
Islamic Republic of Iran calls for solidarity of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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... |
Iranian President Ahmadinejad met
with Pakistani Interior Minister Malik
more Pakistan
does not allow any measure against Iran from its territory, said
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik. In a meeting with Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Monday...
Iranian President Ahmadinejad, Iraqi
counterpart Talabani underlined expansion of friendly ties
more President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Iraqi counterpart, Jalal Talabani,
in a telephone conversation on Thursday congratulated each other
on the advent of the fasting month of Ramadan...
West is behind politico-security crises
in Middle East, Iranian FM said
more Foreign
Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, in an interview with Spain State
TV Channel One, said West is behind politico-security
crises in the Middle East. In his one hour interview...
Political Directors
of the Six Group on Iran’s Nuclear
Program met
more A
meeting of the political directors of the six international mediators
(U.S., UK, Germany, PRC, Russia and France) in resolving the
situation around the Iranian nuclear program...
Iran has chosen the path of defiance,
Obama said while signing the Iran Sanctions Act
more President
Obama noted that "Other nations are now acting alongside
us -- nations like Australia, which announced new sanctions,
including those against a major Iranian bank...
U.S. top official Burns explained
Iran policy in the aftermath of UN sanctions
more The
passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 two
weeks ago establishes the most comprehensive international sanctions
that the government of the Islamic Republic...
U.S. Treasury Department targets Iran's
Nuclear and Missile Programs
more The
U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today a set of designations
targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs – the first set
of measures from the United States implementing...
Iran to announce conditions for nuclear
talks soon
more President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday in his speech to Shahr-e
Kord people that Iran would soon announce its conditions for
the new round of nuclear talks with the West...
UN’s anti-Iran resolution
was last gunshot at UNSC, Ahmadinejad said
more President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the UN’s June 9 anti-Iran resolution
is a last gunshot at the UN Security Council. Addressing a press
conference on Friday, President Ahmadinejad...
New UNSC Resolution on Iran undermine diplomatic efforts, Turkey
said
more Turkey
is concerned that the UN Security Council resolution would undermine
the window of opportunity opened by the Tehran Joint Declaration
of 17 May 2010 for solving the problem on Iran’s nuclear...
Citing Iran’s failure
to clarify nuclear ambitions, UN imposes additional
sanctions
more The
Security Council voted to impose a fourth round of United Nations
sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend
its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding
concerns...
Nuclear Weapons would make Iran less secure, U.S. Defense Secretary
said
more If
Iran were to succeed in acquiring nuclear weapons, the subsequent
chain of events would make that country less secure, Defense
Secretary Robert M. Gates said. During a news conference...
Iranian nuclear
programme is "special case," says head of UN agency
more The
head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) said today that the potential military dimensions of Iran’s
nuclear programme make the country a...
U.S. appreciates Brazil/Turkey work
on the diplomatic front to try to push Iran
more U.S.
officials told they’ve had an effort under the Administration,
from the very beginning, to engage with Iran and with our partners
on the underlying core issue of concern, which is very...
Syria, Iran discussed enhancing bilateral
cooperation
more Prime
Minister Mohammad Naji Otri discussed on Tuesday with Iranian
Assistant First Vice-President Agha Mohammadi Syrian-Iranian
bilateral cooperation relations, prospects of developing...
Iran has met the expectations of the
international community, Turkey said
more The
resolute endeavours, which have been pursued for long time by
Turkey with a view to overcoming the problems related to Iran’s
nuclear program, have reached an important phase with the Joint
Declaration...
Obama's reforms only possible by repairing
ties with Iran, Ahmadinejad said
more President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the only chance for the US to repair
its damaged image worldwide is to mend its ties with Iran. The
president made the remarks...
U.S. and Europe are standing side-by-side
to prevent Iran from acquiring nukes
more U.S.
Vice-President Biden told in remarks to the European Parliament
that At the outset of this administration, President Obama stated
that we are prepared to deal with Iran on...
Ban told Iran's Ahmadinejad to restore
global trust in nuclear programme
more Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon personally urged Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
to restore international trust in the peaceful nature of his
country's nuclear programme by adhering to...
Iran and Turkey side by side in constructive
missions in world
more Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with new Turkish
ambassador Iran and Turkey are side by side of each other in
constructive missions in the world. Ahmadinejad...
Cooperation between Syria and Iran
includes all sectors and infrastructures
more Meetings
of 12th session of the Higher Syrian-Iranian Joint Committee
started on Thursday headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Otri
and Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad...
U.S. Defense Secretary Gates is satisfied
with planning to counter Iran
more "I'm
very satisfied with the planning process both within this building
and in the interagency," Gates told Pentagon reporters. "We
spend a lot of time on Iran, and we'll continue to do so...
Iranian FM said Uranium exchange file
still on table
more Iran's
Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says he believes uranium
exchange file is still on the table. Mottaki as saying so in
an interview with the reporter of the Austrian daily The
Standard...
Iran, Zimbabwe sign 11 cooperation
documents
more Iran
and Zimbabwe on Thrusday signed 11 documents for cooperation
and issued a joint statement. The protocols envision cooperation
in the fields of tourism, science, technology...
Ayatollah Khamenei declared Iran will
defeat threatening powers
more The
Leader of Islamic Revolution asserted that despite the great
leap in acquiring military technologies, the nation's real power
came not from military equipments but faith in God...
The threat to the U.S. is most acute
from North Korea
and Iran
more Ballistic
missiles are an increasing threat to the United States, and the
Defense Department must keep up with them, the deputy undersecretary
of defense for policy said . James N. Miller...
U.S. used and threatened to use nuclear
weapons, Ahmadinejad said
more Ahmadinejad: "War,
aggression, occupation and the last but not the least, stockpiling
of nuclear weapons and WMDs on one side, and the most unfortunate
practice of policies adopted...
U.S. Defense Policy Chief described
U.S. Approach on Iran
more The
U.S. approach on Iran focuses on preventing that country from
obtaining nuclear weapons and on countering its influence in
the Middle East, Michelle Flournoy said...
NATO
should stop backing Jundallah
more Iran's
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on UN Secretary General
Ban Ki-moon to condemn NATO support for Jundallah ringleader
Abdolmalek Rigi...
Iranian President warned Obama against
following path of Bush
more President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that if President Barrack Obama followed
the path of former US president George W Bush, he would face
a crushing response by...
Tehran, Algiers
enjoy strategic relations
more Foreign
Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Wednesday described the existing
relations between Iran and Algeria as friendly and strategic.
Mottaki made the remarks...
Iran's economy is a mess, it and the
West made mistakes, Miliband wrote
more British
Foreign Secretary Miliband wrote that dealing with Iran, we are
prisoners of our history. Over the decades, there have been mis-steps
by the West, including but not only by...
G8 will talk about nuclear programs
of Iran and North Korea
more Russian
MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko told that time is reserved for
discussing the situation around the nuclear programs of Iran
and North Korea. Regarding...
Clinton and Lavrov discussed at length
Iran’s nuclear program
more Iran
is not living up to its international obligations and, therefore,
we’re working together with our other partners in the P-5+1
to bring together a very clear international...
Britain FCO's 2009 Human Rights Report
insists on Iran and Burma
more In
Iran, security forces reacted brutally to demonstrations against
the Presidential election result. In Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi
was sentenced to a further period of imprisonment...
Iran is the primary state-level threat,
Petraeus declared
more While
the United States draws down in Iraq and builds up in Afghanistan, “we
must not lose sight of our other challenges” in the Middle East,
the commander of U.S. Central...
PGCC Communiqué is interference in
Iran’s internal affairs
more Iranian
Foreign Ministry Spokesman here Wednesday night warned 114th
Riyadh Ministerial PGCC Confab on 3 Iranian islands is interference
in Iran’s internal affairs. Ramin...
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...
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... |
