Irannews headlines on Tuesday include UN nuclear inspectors seeking to Iran nuke deal and visiting Parchin site; Iran sendingmonkeysinto space during Fajr festival; Mehmanparast speech on Iranunawareness about ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson andLeaders ban of nuclear weaponsbinding for the Iranian government; risingSouth Koreas oil imports from Iran by 1/4 andIranian math scientist Maryam Mirzakhani winningAmerican Mathematical SocietySatter Prize.U.N. nuclear agency seeks Iran deal, Parchin visit
U.N. nuclear inspectors hope to gain access to the Parchinmilitary site during a visit toIranthis 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 withIranin Wednesdays 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
Iranwill send monkeysinto space next month as part of a plan to put humans into orbit, Hamid Fazeli, head of the countrysspace agencysaid.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 theMehrstate-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: Leaders ban of nuclear weapons binding
Iran says a religious decree issued by the countrys 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 Khameneis fatwa for the Islamic Republic, and that the edict should end the debate over whether Tehran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
South Koreas oil imports from Iran rise by almost 1/4: Report
Official data show that South Koreas imports of Iranian crude have increased by almost a fourth compared to last year, despite the Wests unilateral embargoes against Irans 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 winners mathematical accomplishments.
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