Irannews headlines on Tuesday include Iran leader warning on raising election doubt;Irans Foreign Ministry remarks over Iran setting condition for IAEA inspectors visiting Parchin site and expressing hope onSen. Chuck Hagel nomination;Iran's coast guard detaining two Saudifishingvessels inIranian waters;A senior Iranian defense official statements on Iran targetingthousands of enemy baseswithin a range of 2,000 km and Ahmadinejad replacing IRNA boss.Iran leader warns against raising election doubts
Iran's supreme leader says that Iranians should not serve the country's enemies by questioning the fairness of upcoming presidential elections.The remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei quoted Tuesday by state TV also appeared to be a warning to reformists who have in recent weeks stressed that the vote scheduled for June be free.
Iran sets conditions for IAEA team to see Parchin military site
Irans Foreign Ministry said it will consider allowing International Atomic Energy Agency officials to inspect a military sitesuspected of housing nuclear work once the countrys right to enrich uranium is recognized by Western powers.If we reach an agreement where Irans nuclear rights are fully recognized, meaning the right to possess nuclear science and the full nuclear cycle toward peaceful goals, Iran will be ready to take necessary measures to allay concerns expressed by the IAEA, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesmanRamin Mehmanparasttold reporters in Tehran today.
Iran seizes Saudi fishing vessels Fars news agency
Iran's coast guard has detained two Saudifishingvessels after they entered Iranian waters, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.Separated by about 250 km (150 miles) of Gulf waters, Shi'ite Muslim powerIranand Sunni Muslim-ledSaudi Arabiahave often had tense relations. Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has accusedIranof fomenting unrest among Shi'ites in its oil-rich Eastern Province, a charge Iran denies.
Iran says its hopeful on Hagel nomination
Iran's Foreign Ministry says it is hopeful the appointment of former Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to lead the Pentagon would improve relations between Tehran and the U.S.Asked about Hagel's nomination, ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday that Tehran was hopeful that there would be "practical changes" to U.S. foreign policy, and that nations would change their attitude towards the U.S. if it respected their rights.
Iran defense official says 2,000 enemy bases are in range
A senior Iranian defense official said that the Islamic Republic can now target thousands of enemy bases, the Fars News Agency reported on Monday.Iran has now reached a point of progress that can target 2,000 enemy bases within a range of 2,000 km, said General Morteza Qorbani, senior adviser to the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.
Ahmadinejad aide replaced as Iran news agency boss
A top aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has been jailed since September was replaced on Monday as the head of Iran's state Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), it and other media reported.Ali Akbar Javanfekr, who is being held in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, was succeeded by another Ahmadinejad advisor, Majid Omidi Shahraki, who led the president's Political and Security Affairs office, they said.
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