Iran DailyCasualties in Ukraine gun battle
Ukrainian special forces exchanged gunfire with a pro-Russia militia in an eastern city Sunday, according to the interior minister, who said one Ukrainian security officer was killed and five others were wounded.
Iran determined to resolve nuclear issue
Chairman of the State Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has underscored Irans determination to help resolve the dispute over its nuclear energy program.
Iran, Qatar to discuss security cooperation
Deputy Interior Minister Ali Abdollahi said on Sunday a joint working group will hold its first meeting in Doha to discuss security cooperation.
Abdullah leads Afghan presidential election
Former opposition leader Abdullah Abdullah led on Sunday after the first official results from Afghanistans presidential election.
Deputy FM: Expansion of Iran-UK ties on normal course
Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi underscored the progressive trend in the expansion of the ties with London.
German MP: Iran more helpful than some intl confabs on Syria
A German lawmaker has underscored the importance of Irans role in resolving the Syria crisis, saying Tehrans contribution to settling the issue can be more effective than certain international conferences.
Azerbaijani defense minister to visit Tehran
Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov is to pay an official visit to Iran to discuss issues of mutual interest as well as regional and international developments with top Iranian officials.
Iranian mission: US visa denial, breach of intl law
The Iranian mission to the United Nations has condemned Washingtons unwise decision to deny visa to Tehrans newly-appointed UN envoy.
Navy calls off plan to send warships to Atlantic
The Navy has temporarily called off a plan to dispatch warships to the Atlantic Ocean, Fars News Agency reported.
Tehran Times
Israel possesses at least 300 nuclear warheads: Carter
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says that Israel has at least 300 nuclear warheads which is far more dangerous than estimates that are being hypothetically made about Irans potential
access to nuclear weapons.
100-member Turkish trade delegation due in Iran
A delegation of 100 Turkish traders and businessmen will travel to Iran on Tuesday to attend the 24th meeting of Iran- Turkey Joint Economic Committee.
Ukraine launches attack on separatists
Ukrainian security forces launched an operation on Sunday to clear pro-Russian separatists from a police headquarters in the eastern city of Slavyansk, with Kiev reporting dead on both sides.
Germany to cancel Saudi tank deal
A sale of several hundred German battle tanks to Saudi Arabia is likely to be cancelled because of opposition from Social Democrat Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, a German newspaper reported on Sunday.
Abdullah leads in first partial results of Afghan vote
Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah is leading his closest rival Ashraf Ghani in the Afghan presidential election, the country's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Sunday.
Jailed Palestinians start mass hunger strike
A Hamas leader serving multiple life sentences in an Israeli prison has declared an open-ended hunger in protest at his solitary confinement, a Palestinian prisoner support group said on Sunday.
Iran needs 50,000 centrifuges to fuel Bushehr power plant: nuclear chief
Irans nuclear chief has said that Iran should have 50,000 firstgeneration centrifuge machines at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in order to be able to meet the Bushehr nuclear power plants need for nuclear fuel.
Iran will pursue the issue of its UN envoy appointee: diplomat
Iran will pursue the case of its UN envoy appointee through the UN Secretariat and will contact the UN secretary general in this respect, the Iranian deputy foreign minister for European and American affairs told the Mehr news agency in an interview published on Sunday.
The last Iranian border guard is kept in Pakistan: official
Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Ali Abdollahi said on Sunday that the state of Jamshid Danaeifar, the fifth and last Iranian border guard, is not clear yet, but definitely the terrorist group keeps him in Pakistan.
Border guards start military exercise in western Iran
Iranian border guards started a military exercise in the countrys western border areas on Sunday, according to the Fars News Agency.
