‘Iran to stand by its nuclear rights’
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says Iran will not bow to pressure meant to discourage the country from pursuing its nuclear rights.
Pakistan thanks Iran for flood assistance
TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (MNA) — Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his profound gratitude to the Iranian government and people for providing help to the flood-stricken people of his country.
Iran lauds ties with Armenia
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has hailed Iran’s relations with Armenia and calls for further expansion of ties with the northwestern neighbor.
Iran imports rise 22% in 5 months
Tehran’s imports have passed $24.2 billion in the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), Iran’s Customs says.
Iran orders 99 lashes for woman facing execution, rights group says
An Iranian woman who’d already been condemned to death faces another sentence of 99 lashes because of a case of mistaken identity in a photograph, according to foes of the execution.
US lauds Japan for new sanctions against Iran – Lebanon Daily Star
The United States welcomes the announcement by Japan of new sanctions on Iran that implement UN Security Council 1929,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said in a joint …
Palestinian leader blasts Ahmadinejad over Mideast peace comments
The administration of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lashed out at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday, a day after Ahmadinejad criticized Abbas for renewing direct peace talks with Israel.
Iran’s power grid joined to 7 states
Iran’s electricity network has integrated to power grids of seven neighboring countries to meet their energy demands, says Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou.
Iran mulling over gas export to Bahrain
Iran says it is mulling over the outlines of a joint agreement with Bahrain for the export of Iranian natural gas to the Persian Gulf state.
Iranian opposition leader targeted
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent.
US seeks Turkish support over Iran – Arab News
ANKARA: The United States’ top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from obtaining a …
Paul Vallely: Iran is dangerous. But attacked, it is more so
In ancient Persia, which is now Iran, there lived at the beginning of the third century a prophet by the name of Mani. He developed an exhaustive cosmology which saw the world as caught up in a struggle between a good spiritual realm of light, and an evil material force of darkness. It’s a world view whose influence has never quite been vanquished, as our former prime minister Tony Blair …
