Iran on Sunday dismissed all plans for the settlement of its nuclear standoff with the West which call for the suspension of its uranium enrichment activities.

Prior to leaving Tehran for the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expressed the hope that he could take a long stride towards enhancement of security in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman during his trip.

Iran will find other ways to use gas it planned to sell to UAE private energy company Crescent Petroleum if a long-running price dispute is not resolved, the Iranian oil minister was quoted yesterday as saying.

Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) strongly rejected reports about its defection from Iran.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Saturday that his country will not be pushed by sanctions to suspend work on its disputed nuclear program.

The leaders of Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan agreed yesterday to build a new natural gas pipeline around the Caspian Sea, a move that bolsters Russia’s dominance over the region’s gas exports.

After years of industrious efforts, Iranian army experts succeeded in building an advanced air defense and maneuvers control system.

1) In capitala Qatar-ului , Doha au inceput pregatirile pentru campionatele de atletism din vara, unde vor participa elitele mondiale ale acestui sport, cum ar fi Gastine Gatlene, detinatorul recordului 9,76 sec la suta de metri pe anul trecut. Pregatirile sunt pentru campionatele mondiale de atletism care vor avea loc …

— Demersurile americane de edificare a scutului antiracheta, cu extindere europeana, au intampinat de la inceput opozitia Rusiei – care a avertizat ca va reactiona fata de orice declansare de noi razboaie in apropierea frontierelor sale * Aluzie la un posibil atac impotriva Iranului   Inca de la inceputul dialogului …

Tehran an Pyongyang stressed the need for the further development of their relations in a meeting between caretaker of North Korea’s foreign ministry and Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here in Tehran on Friday.