TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army said it will stage a new military drill in the country’s western provinces to test new military tactics and weaponry.
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Commander: Iran Recognizes No Boundary for Retaliatory Strikes
TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian commander warned here on Wednesday that his country would recognize no boundary for retaliatory strikes in case it comes under attack by aggressors.
Read More »Speaker Denies Iran’s Softer Tone on Israel
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rejected the notion that Tehran has softened its stance toward the Israeli regime.
Read More »Iran to Build Largest Port on Caspian Rim
TEHRAN (FNA)- The managing director of the Anzali Special Industrial Free Zone announced on Wednesday that the Caspian Port, the largest port in the north of Iran, will be constructed in Anzali free zone.
Read More »Iran to Observe UN Day
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will be commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations on October 24.
Read More »UN Lauds Iran’s Progress to Meet Millennium Development Goals
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic of Iran has made excellent progress and is well placed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations Resident Coordinator said on Wednesday.
Read More »Iran Urges UNSC to Abide by Rules
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said the United Nations Security Council does not have the absolute authority to take punitive measures against certain countries.
Read More »Palestinians won’t be driven off, says Fayyad
MAZRA AL-GHARBIYEH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad joined West Bank farmers to pick olives Wednesday and slammed assaults by Jewish settlers on the harvesters as “terrorism.”
Read More »Palestinians welcome Israeli interest in Saudi plan
PARIS (Reuters) – Palestinians hope Israeli calls for the revival of a Saudi peace initiative could lead to progress on a diplomatic track that has been dormant for years, their chief negotiator with Israel said Wednesday.
Read More »Russia test-fires old missile to extend lifespan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia test-fired an intercontinental Stilet missile on Wednesday as part of the checks needed to extend the service of the weapon until 2010, the strategic missile forces said. The missile, which belongs to a type commissioned in 1979 and known in the West as SS-19, was fired …
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