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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...

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