
U.N. nuclear agency seeks Iran deal, Parchin visit
U.N. nuclear inspectors hope to gain access to the Parchin�military site during a visit to�Iran�this week as part of an investigation into suspected atom bomb research, the delegation leader said on Tuesday.�The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aims to finalize a framework deal with�Iran�in Wednesday�s talks in Tehran that would enable it to resume its inquiry, IAEA Deputy Director General Herman Nackaerts said.
Iran sends monkeys to space during revolutionary festival
Iran�will send monkeys�into space next month as part of a plan to put humans into orbit, Hamid Fazeli, head of the country�s�space agency�said.��The monkeys that will be sent in a life capsule are for now in quarantine and are scheduled to be sent into space during the Fajr festival,� Fazeli said according to the�Mehr�state-run news agency, referring to the 10-day celebration leading up to the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution on Feb. 10.
Iran says it has no information on missing ex-FBI agent
Iran reiterated on Tuesday that it had no information about retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished nearly six years ago while on a trip to the Islamic republic.��We have announced that we do not have any information regarding the issue,� foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanaparast told reporters in his weekly briefing.
Iran: Leader�s ban of nuclear weapons binding
Iran says a religious decree issued by the country�s supreme leader banning nuclear weapons is binding for the Iranian government.�Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the West must understand the significance of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei�s fatwa for the Islamic Republic, and that the edict should end the debate over whether Tehran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
South Korea�s oil imports from Iran rise by almost 1/4: Report
Official data show that South Korea�s imports of Iranian crude have increased by almost a fourth compared to last year, despite the West�s unilateral embargoes against Iran�s oil and financial sectors, a report says.
American Mathematical Society honors Iranian math scientist Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian math scientist Maryam Mirzakhani has received the 2013 biennial Satter Prize in mathematics presented by American Mathematical Society.�The Satter Prize is dedicated to a woman to recognize and appreciate the winner�s mathematical accomplishments.
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