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Source reveals members of Iran’s team for Geneva talks
An informed source close to Iran’s new team for nuclear talks with the G5+1 is headed by Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif.

 
Iran protests replacement of Persian inscriptions of Nezami’s tomb in Azarbaijan
Vice president and head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO), Mohammad Ali Najafi protested to replacement of the Persian inscriptions on the tomb of the great Iranian poet Hakim Nizami by the Azeri government.

 
Gov’t in consultations with academics, theological schools over civil rights charter
The government is in consultations with academics, political activists, theological schools and religious minorities to prepare a blueprint for the civil right charter, Vice-President for Legal Affairs Elham Aminzadeh said on Saturday.

 
Iran major oil exporter to China in 2013
The Islamic Republic of Iran is among major exporters of oil to China in 2013.

 
IRGC commander: Israel’s security very vulnerable
The security of the Zionist regime of Israel is at a low ebb and even the modern missile shields cannot fully protect it from missiles coming from the besieged Gaza enclave, lieutenant commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force said on Saturday.

IRGC: 2,000-km maximum range of Iranian missiles
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement on Saturday rejected media reports claiming that Iran has developed missiles which could reach targets 12,000 km in distance, stressing that the maximum range of Iran’s missiles is 2,000 km.

 
Leader’s adviser says US strategies in SW Asia failed
Washington’s schemes to form a new Middle East have ended in failure, a senior military adviser to Supreme Leader stressed, and added that nations in southwest Asia are moving towards independence following the wave of Islamic Awakening that has traversed the region.

 
Iran, Italy ink contract to establish steel mill in southern Iran
An Iranian private firm and Italy’s Tenova Steel Company signed a contract for joint establishment of a steel mill capable of producing one million tons of steel bars annually.

 

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