Iran’s Middle East neighbours ‘would not join a nuclear arms race’
Iran’s Middle East rivals have nothing to gain from a nuclear arms race triggered by the Islamic Republic acquiring a nuclear bomb…
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Jailed adviser of Iran leader given medical leave
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian newspaper says prison authorities have allowed the former press adviser of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to leave…
Brazil sugar at ports rises 27% as ships head to Iran, Black Sea
The amount of sugar awaiting loading at ports in Brazil, the world’s largest producer, climbed 27 percent over the past week as…
Yemen’s relations with Iran at all time low
Sana’a: Since his GCC-brokered accession to power in February this year, Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi has never publicly lashed out…
Top aide to Iran’s Ahmadinejad temporarily freed from prison
DUBAI: A top aide to Iran’s president was temporarily freed from prison on Wednesday, Iranian media said, in the latest twist in…
Iran English newspaper headlines on Thursday, 20-12-2012
Tehran Times Russia endorses Iran’s 6-point proposal on Syria Russia has announced that it agrees with the six-point proposal that Iran has…
Iran sidesteps sanctions to export its fuel oil
(Reuters) – Iran is becoming increasingly creative in dodging Western sanctions, managing to sell a rising volume of fuel oil to generate revenue equal…
Bilateral relations: As Pak-Iran ties grow, Saudis invite Khar
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia soon after Riyadh voiced concerns over Pakistan’s rapidly growing economic…
Iran ready to construct ‘world’s tallest dam’
IRGC-controlled Khatam al-Anbiya construction company says it has begun preparatory work to build hydroelectric power plant. A powerful engineering conglomerate controlled by…
Tehran firm indicted on alleged embargo violations
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Iranian technology company and several of its managers and business partners have been indicted in Virginia for…
Turkish Airlines launches new, bi-weekly route to Isfahan
Turkish Airlines (THY) has begun flights to and from the Iranian city of Isfahan, the second largest metropolitan area in the country.…
Gaza, Iran and nuclear weapons: Connecting the dots
German human rights activist Bonhoeffer warned, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not…
Russian warship docks in Iran
Russian destroyer docked at the Bandar Abbas Port in southern Iran, Press TV reported Wednesday. “Marshal Shaposhnikov, a Russian Udaloy-class destroyer, has…
Source: Ahmadinejad’s press advisor is to be released
Following the Prosecutor’s approval of leave request forAli Akbar Javanfekr, Iranian president’s press advisor and director of the Islamic Republic News Agency…
Would a nuclear Iran really trigger a new arms race in the Middle East?
A new analysis questions the assumption that if Iran gets nuclear weapons, its neighbours would follow suit GUEST BLOG: by Christopher Hobbs and…
Facebook page for Iran’s leader has first English post
TEHRAN — A new Facebook fan page claiming to belong to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was launched on the social…
Iran describes deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey as a trap
Iran considers the Patriot air defence missiles that NATO allowed to deploy in Turkey to defend its territory as a “trap”, expert…
Key issues may persist in Iran-U.N. nuclear talks: diplomats
(Reuters) – The United Nations nuclear watchdog and Iran may have made headway in talks on Tehran’s disputed atomic activities but important points remain…
War ought to be last option on Iran: US
WASHINGTON, DEC 19: Asserting that Iran deciding to develop a nuclear weapon would be a “red line” for it, the US has, nevertheless,…
Fresh U.S. sanctions to trap more Iran oil revenue
TOKYO/NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (Reuters) – A little-noticed provision in U.S. sanctions against Iran beginning in February is likely to trap payments…
‘No provocative steps can hamper development of Iranian-Azerbaijani relations’
The Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan welcomes the declaration of Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, head of the department for…
Defense Minister: Iran to unveil new achievements in space sphere
Iran will unveil country’s new achievements in the space sphere, country’s Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said, IRNA reported. Vahidi said that Iran’s…
Ex-Iranian diplomat thanks Oman for his release
Muscat: Former Iranian diplomat Nosratollah Tajik, who spent six years under house arrest in the UK on charges of espionage, has urged…
Oliver North: Strike on Iran’s nuke facilities ‘only option’ in 2013
Decorated military veteran and best-selling author Oliver North tells Newsmax that a military strike against Iran’s nuclear capabilities could be the “only…
Turkey denies Iran’s accusations against Patriot missiles
ANKARA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — Turkey on Tuesday denied Iran’s accusations, reiterating that the deployment of NATO’s Patriot systems is for defense…
Ottawa orders Canadian scientific journals not to publish Iranian articles
The Canadian government has reportedly ordered the scientific journals of the country not to publish articles authored by Iranian researchers and scientists.…
Menendez and Hagel on opposite sides of Iran issue
If Chuck Hagel is selected as President Obama’s next defense secretary, the former Nebraska senator could find himself battling the new head…
Hamas Leader: Iranian arms come without conditions
Gaza captured the world’s attention when [Hamas] launched rockets on Israel and inflicted huge economic losses on it. Moreover, Khaled Meshaal visited Gaza for…
India to slash Iran oil imports in 2013/14: sources
(Reuters) – India plans a cut of 10 percent to 15 percent in imports of Iranian oil in the next fiscal year…
Eight killed in Iran mine collapse: report
AFP – Eight people were killed when a coal mine collapsed a day ago in central Iran, a local official was quoted as…
Whatever happened to Iran?
Even the miracle drawing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu displayed at the UN General Assembly has been forgotten. Has something happened in…
Japan to extend cuts in Iran oil imports in 2013, JX chief says
Japan will import fewer than 160,000 barrels a day of oil from Iran next year to avoid sanctions aimed at the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear…
Iran claims dismissed by ministry
MANAMA: Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry last night denied claims by Iranian assistant foreign minister Hussein Ameer Abdullahyan during a Press conference in Moscow…
IRGC’s great capabilities in submarine warfare
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), which is responsible for providing security in the Persian Gulf waters and strategic Strait of Hormuz…
Iran English newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 19-12-2012
Tehran Times U.S. proposal for direct talks not in line with its actions: Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Aki Akbar Salehi has said…
Quake hits Caspian coasts of Iran
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale took place today in the city of Aq Qala in Gulustan Province, situated on…
Pakistan, Iran to build wall at border
BAKU (Azerbaijan) – Pakistan and Iran have agreed to build a wall on the border of two countries, to tighten the control…
Turkey, Iran close to the point of no return on ties
On Dec. 14 Anatolia news agency reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was set to pay a one-day visit to Konya to…
TOBB warns over gold for gas trade sanctions
Ankara will become more dependent on Russian oil and gas if sanctions are expanded to Turkey’s gold for gas trade with Iran, Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu,…
Former Iranian diplomat wanted by U.S. arrives in Tehran
(Reuters) – A former Iranian diplomat arrested in London for trying to export night-vision weapons’ sights to Iran arrived back in Tehran on Tuesday…