TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s state oil refining company is in talks with India’s Essar Group to build a new refinery in southern Iran, officials said, part of Tehran’s $18 bln-drive to meet soaring domestic fuel demand.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei is to report on whether the UN atomic agency should cut down on aid to Iran as part of UN sanctions on Tehran’s nuclear program.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- China on Friday urged Iran to give a “serious response” to a United Nations Security Council resolution that imposed sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that his country will soon celebrate final victory in the nuclear issue, stressing that the Iranian nation will not withdraw even an inch from its righteous stances.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Gholam Reza Agha-zadeh here on Thursday stressed the point that Tehran does not intend to stop its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani has said during a visit to China that Tehran will continue to honor the principles of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Pakistan can act as a bridge to ease tension between Iran and the West, ruling party Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that his nation would resist the opposition shown by the bullying powers to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear progress.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- China says it has urged Iran to return to negotiations to resolve international concerns over its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Tehran’s substitute Friday Prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Ahmad Khatami voiced satisfaction over the execution of the former Iraqi dictator, and stressed that expressing regret and mourning for Saddam is synonymous with complicity in his crimes.