Irannews headlines on Tuesday includeIran's civil defense chief remarks over defeating cyber attack onindustrialsites; Iran's foreign minister speeches onIran-Turkey ties bringing stability to region;Iranian woman climbing Kilimanjaro for charity; Iran'sdefense minister denial of cooperation withDPRK;Kuwait urging Iran to address worries on nuclear plant andTurkey urging Iran, US to press Iraqi PMto cease actions that could drive Iraq toward sectarian war.Iran says defeats cyber attack on industrial sites
An Internet virus attackedcomputersat industrial sites in southernIran, in an apparent extension of a covert cyber war that initially targeted the country's nuclear facilities, an Iranian official said.Iran, the world's No. 5 oil exporter, has tightened online security since its uranium enrichment centrifuges were hit in 2010 by the Stuxnet computer worm, which Tehran believes was planted by arch-adversariesIsraelor the United States.
Iran-Turkey ties bring stability to region: Mehmanparast
Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has underlined the importance of strong relations between Iran and Turkey as two important and powerful countries in the region.Promotion of good relations between the two countries can lead to regional stability, Mehmanparast said in a meeting with Murat Karakaya, head of Turkish Prime Minister Office's Press and Information Department in Ankara on Monday.
Iranian woman climbs Kilimanjaro for charity
A UK-based Iranian woman, Anahita Abadpour, is climbing the summit of highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro,in an effort to raise funds for Iran's Children Charity organization.Abadpour, who is currently a research reservoir engineer at Total E&P UK, started the seven day climb on December 22 from the Marangu route.
Iran denies missile cooperation with DPRK: defense minister
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi dismissed on Monday recent reports about the Islamic republic's missile cooperation with the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Press TV reported."Recent claims made by certain countries about missile cooperation between Iran and North Korea are merely speculations," Vahidi was quoted as saying.
Kuwait urges Iran to address worries on nuclear plant
Kuwait urged neighboringIranon Monday to cooperate more with the U.N. nuclear watchdog to allay Gulf Arab concerns about the safety of an Iraniannuclear powerplant that lies just across the waterway from the emirate.The emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, said a recent shutdown at the Bushehr plant indicated Tehran had to work with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy (IAEA) to ensure the safety of the facility near the coastal town of Bushehr.
Turkey talks to Iran, US to press Iraqi PM
Turkey is leaning on both the US and Iran to implore Iraqs Shiite PM Nouri al-Maliki to cease actions that could drive Iraq toward sectarian war.Turkey has been in talks with Iraqi, Iranian and U.S. officials, reflecting IraqiSunnipoliticians concerns over Prime Minister Nouri al-Malikis new offensive against a leadingSunniIraqi minister.
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