Tehran Times
 
Western doubts grow as Syria strike looms
As an initial wave of outrage over a chemical weapons attack in Syria subsides and planning for a military response proceeds, Western nations are increasingly gripped by doubt.

 
Rohani, Putin say war on Syria would destabilize region
Iranian President Hassan Rohani and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have warned that any military strike against Syria would adversely a?ect the entire
Middle East region.

 
Japan's July crude imports from Iran rise 38.3%
Japan's crude oil imports from Iran in July rose 38.3 percent from a month earlier to 172,047 barrels per day, Japan�s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) data showed on Friday.

 
Hezbollah will attack Israel if strike aims to topple Assad
A massive military strike by the United States and its Western allies on Syria aimed at changing the balance of power in the country will likely trigger a swift
intervention by Hezbollah, political analysts and sources close to the group said Tuesday.

 
Damascus knew about U.S.-orchestrated chemical attack: Syrian envoy
Syrian Ambassador to Tehran Adnan Hassan Mahmoud says that his government was informed about the United States� prior plan to orchestrate a chemical
attack in the country in order to ?nd a pretext to wage a war against the Syrian government.

 
China wants no UN action on Syria before investigation completed
China said there should be no rush to force UN Security Council action against Syria until a probe by UN experts into suspected chemical weapons use is
complete.

 
Cleric regrets release of Mubarak, detainment of Morsi
The leader of this week�s Friday prayers in Tehran expressed regret over the fact that former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was ordered to be released
from prison last week while the democratically elected president Mohammad Morsi has been detained.

 
Nuclear chief con?rms delay in commissioning of Arak reactor
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran con?rmed on Friday that the commissioning of the Arak research reactor, in the central Iranian
province of Markazi, has been delayed.

 
Iran ready to cooperate with IAEA: FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the Islamic Republic is ready to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and
world powers to help resolve the dispute over the country�s nuclear program.

 
Iranian FM, UN envoy discuss Syrian crisis
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again warned of grave consequences of any military intervention in Syria.

 
Iran appoints ?rst woman Foreign Ministry spokesperson
In a decree issued on Thursday, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif appointed Marzieh Aham as ?rst woman spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

 
Iranian parliamentary delegation to visit Syria, Lebanon
An Iranian parliamentary delegation will leave Tehran for Syria and Lebanon on Saturday to examine the situation in the crisis-hit Arab countries, MP Mansour Haqiqatpour told the Fars News Agency on Friday.

 
�Initiator of war in the region would be the main loser�
Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan has said that the main loser in a new war in the region would be the country which starts it.

 
Syria would be another Vietnam for U.S.: IRGC chief
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that if the United States launches a strike against Syria, it would be trapped in �another Vietnam War�.

 
Iran to take full control of Bushehr plant in two months: of?cial
Head of Iran Bushehr nuclear power plant says Iranian experts will take full control of the plant from Russians within the next two months.

 
Iran to unveil new radar system
A senior Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic plans to unveil a passive phased array radar system capable of detecting stealth aircraft.