Iran news headlines on Tuesday include Turkey seeking Iran's help for releasing of abducted pilots in Beirut; Iranian army ground force producing more powerful, destructive missles; country's experts manufacturing of most equipment needed in oil sector; Iran urging self-restraint between India Pakistan; increase of Iran's Zinc output; country taking full control of Bushehr N.power plant soon; Ukrainian minister stressing over expansion of ties with Iran; increase of country's iron ore output and Iran and Afghanistan inking security pact.Turkey seeking Irans help to release abducted pilots in Beirut
Ankara has called on Tehran to help secure the release of two Turkish pilots abducted in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, media reports said.
Commander: Iranian army ground force producing more powerful, destructive missiles
Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastansaid the personnel and experts under his command have boosted the destruction power of army missiles.
Minister: Iranian experts manufacturing most equipment needed in oil sector
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi downplayed the effects of the western sanctions against the country, saying that Iranian experts have produced most of the technical equipment needed for the oil industry.
Iran urges India, Pakistan to show self-restraint
Iran on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to exercise self-restraint and avoid violence for the settlement of their longstanding border dispute.
Irans lead, Zinc output grows by 13 percent in 1st quarter
Irans lead and zinc productions surpassed 50,000 tons in the first quarter of the Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), showing an over 13 percent rise compared to the similar period last year.
Spokesman: Iran to take full operational control of Bushehr N. power plant soon
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi reiterated that Tehran will take the full operational control of Bushehr nuclear power plant from Russia in the next few weeks.
Ukrainian minister hopes for bolstering trade ties with Iran
Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk stressed his countrys enthusiasm for the further expansion of ties and cooperation with Iran, and expressed the hope that trade interactions between the two countries would increase in the near future.
Iran, Afghanistan ink security pact
Iran and Afghanistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on increasing cooperation between the two neighboring states in security and law enforcement fields, an Iranian official said on Tuesday.
Irans iron ore output surpasses 11 million tons
Irans iron ore output rose by 5 percent in the first quarter of the Iranian calendar year (started on March 20), hitting 11 million tons.
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