Iran to launch satellite on its own by late 2011 (The Wenatchee World)
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said today, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit. The move reflected Tehran’s frustration with the two countries as it tries to push ahead with an ambitious space program, which has worried world powers because the same rocket technology used to launch …
Tehran Snubs UN Security Council Iran Nuclear Deal (Novinite.com)
The UN Security Council has met with Iranian officials in Brussels to discuss the offer that would allow Iran to continue to develop a nuclear reactor.
Iran bribery charges on Statoil dismissed – United Press International
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) — Charges against Norwegian energy giant Statoil related to bribing Iranian officials for access to the South Pars gas field were dismissed, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Department of Justice in 2006 charged that in 2001 …
Iran says it’s launching satellite in 2 years (Khaleej Times)
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian official says the country plans to launch another communications satellite in two years with no outside help.
Iran’s president calls for expansion of trade ties with Turkey (People’s Daily)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday called for the expansion of trade ties between Iran and Turkey, the official IRNA news agency reported. “Iran and Turkey can be each other’s major trade partners,” Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying at his meeting with visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz. The Iranian president also said that if …
Iran: Ahmadinejad to begin South American visit (Adnkronos)
Iran: Ahmadinejad to begin South American visit (AKI) – Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Brazil and its South American neighbours, Venezuela and Bolivia, next week to strengthen his country’s political and economic relations in the region. Ahmadinejad is due to arrive in Brazil on Monday where he will meet president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Human rights and feminist …
Iran to launch satellite on its own by late 2011 (MalaysiaNews.net)
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran plans to launch a communications satellite by late 2011 with no outside help, a top Iranian official said Friday, after Italy and Russia declined to put it into orbit.The move re…
U.N. committee slams Iran for post-election crackdown (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.N. General Assembly’s human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.
