Iran: West taints cigarettes with pig blood
Cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy, an Iranian official claimed Friday.
Iranian engineers overhaul Airbus jetliner
Iranian engineers successfully overhauled an Airbus A300-600 aircraft, Iran Air’s managing director said on Thursday. -MNA
Iran to export gas to Iraq
TEHRAN, July 30 (MNA) — Iran is considering Iraq’s request to import Iranian natural gas, the deputy oil minister said here on Friday.
Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot
An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy.
Larijani: Iran proud of backing Hezbollah
Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran takes pride in Lebanon’s Islamic resistance movement for its steadfast Islamic stance.
Iran must release or try US hikers held without charge for a year
Friday 30 July 2010 Shane Michael Bauer, Joshua Felix Fattal and Sarah Emily Shourd were arrested by Iranian forces in the Iraq-Iran border area a year ago. Amnesty International has called on the Iranian authorities to release three US nationals who have been detained without charge or trial for a year. Shane Michael Bauer, Joshua Felix Fattal and Sarah Emily Shourd were arrested by Iranian …
Protests over Iran’s holding of U.S. hikers begin Friday
A protest Friday afternoon outside Iran’s U.N. mission in New York kicks off a weekend of events demanding the country release three American hikers it has held for one year.
Iran ready for immediate nuclear fuel talks
Iran said on Friday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also against stockpiling higher enriched uranium.
Iran ready for immediate talks on nuclear fuel swap
Iran’s atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said on Friday that Tehran was ready to hold talks with the United States, Russia and France “in the next few days” on a nuclear fuel swap.
Iran talks gas transit with Iraq
TEHRAN, July 30 (UPI) — A working group from Iran has left for neighboring Iraq to discuss a possible natural gas transit deal, Iran’s deputy oil minister said. Iran – Middle East – Iraq – United States – Business and Economy
Iran ‘ready’ to suspend uranium enrichment if assured of import
TEHRAN, July 29 (UPI) — Iran’s atomic energy chief Thursday offered to suspend an ongoing uranium enrichment program for its Tehran research reactor if the country was assured of supply of the fuel from other sources. Iran – Enriched uranium – Tehran – Research reactor – Middle East
Iran Air sells shares to renew fleet
Iran Air plans to trade shares on the public market in order to energize and rejeuvenate its fleet, the head of the Iranian flag carrier has said.
China opposes new EU sanctions on Iran
China said on Friday that it did not approve of tougher new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran, and welcomed Tehran’s offer to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap without conditions.
