Tehran TimesIndia may propose preferential trade deal with Iran
India is likely to propose a preferential tariff arrangement to Iran to boost the bilateral trade between the two countries, hoping higher exports will help it pay for crude oil imported through the rupee payment mechanism set up last year.
Iran calls claims of al-Qaeda link farcical
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has vehemently dismissed a Canadian claim that an attack had been planned on the countrys soil with support from al-Qaeda elements in Iran, calling it ludicrous.
India accuses China of crossing de facto border
India has accused Chinese soldiers of launching an incursion far into Indian territory, the latest flare-up of tension between the two Asian giants over their de facto boundary in the Himalayas.
Sanctions will not impede Irans nuclear progress
Irans economy is clawing its way back to health after nearly a year of harsh Western sanctions, the countrys top financial official said in an interview in which he stated that no amount of outside pressure would force Tehran to change its nuclear policies.
Libya car bomb wounds French embassy guards
A car bomb in Tripoli wounded two French guards at France's embassy in Libya on Tuesday, bringing new violence to the capital, which has not seen at- tacks on diplomats like that which killed the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi last year.
SNC chief says Hezbollah has declared war on Syrian militants
Syria's foreign-backed opposition has accused Lebanons Islamic resistance movement Hezbollah of declaring war on militants in the Arab country.
Pakistani poet appointed president of ECO Cultural Institute
Pakistans award winning poet, academic and littrateur, Iftikhar Hussain Arif, has been appointed the president of the ECO Cultural Institute (ECI).
Iran calls on littoral states to honor Caspian Sea legal regime
The Iranian foreign minister has called on the littoral states of the Caspian Sea to honor the legal regime of the sea.
There should be no scientific apartheid in the world: Iranian MP
The director of the Iranian Majlis Research Center Kazem Jalali held a meeting with Ji Zhiye, a senior official at China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, in Tehran on Monday.
EU lawmaker: Iran sanctions are no substitute for real diplomacy
The EU should adopt a new approach and step up its diplomatic efforts on Iran because its interests in Iran go way beyond the nuclear dossier, according to Tarja Cronberg, a Finnish member of the European Parliament.
Iran ready to cooperate with West if they are honest: FM
Iran is ready to cooperate with Western countries if they are sincerely seeking cooperation with the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters on Tuesday.
Tehran to host Islamic Awakening conferencein late April
An international conference on the Islamic Awakening and ulama will be held in Tehran on April 29 and 30, Ali Akbar Velayati, the director of the Permanent Secretariat
of the World Assembly of the Islamic Awakening, announced in a press conference on Tuesday.
IAEA in talks with Iran to set a date for negotiations
The UN nuclear agency is talking with Iran to set a date for discussions on further investigation into the countrys nuclear program, it said on Monday, Reuters reported.
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Iran Ready to Interact if Americans Are Honest
Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Tehran is prepared for interaction if Washington shows honesty in its position.
302K Candidates Sign Up for Local Elections
Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar said 302,165 hopefuls have registered for the fourth City and Village Islamic Council elections.
Army Keen on Joint Drills With Neighbors
Commander of the Iranian Armys Ground Forces Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan voiced the Armys willingness to hold joint military exercises with friendly and neighboring states.
Austerity on Trial
Global policymakers and economists are staging a retrial of austerity as new evidence arises.
Development Projects Inaugurated in Qom
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated several development projects in the holy city of Qom, southwest of Tehran, on Tuesday.
US, Israel Will Be Losers Of Syria War
A senior lawmaker said the war on Syria is a threat to regional peace and stability, stressing that the US and the Israeli regime will be the real losers of the conflict.
NAM for Global Commitment To Nuclear Disarmament
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has criticized disarmament policies of nuclear-armed countries, urging them to fulfill their denuclearization commitments.
UK Bars Shell From Paying Debt
The British government has blocked the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell from paying its $2.3 billion debt to Iran to prevent a boost to the Iranian economy.
Iran, IAEA Working On New Meeting Schedule
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are holding discussions to set possible dates for the resumption of talks on Tehrans nuclear energy program.
LatAm Poll: Iran No Threat to Mideast
A new poll showed that the majority of the people in the Latin American countries believe Iran poses no threat to the Middle East region.
