Iran News

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian border security guards on Friday evening arrested 21 Pakistanis on the two countries’ border and handed them over to Taftan police.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The XV Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran on 27-30 July 2008 issued a statement in support of Iran’s nuclear program, which was later circulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

TEHRAN (FNA)- The international tender for Iran’s third cell phone operator will be published in newspapers by the next two days, an Iranian minister said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Charge d’affaires in Lebanon conferred with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is in talks with two major Asian oil companies regarding the development of the South Caspian Sea region, the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tajikistan has entrusted Iranian contractors with the construction of Sangtudeh 2 dam and hydropower plant.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has wrapped up three successful military maneuvers aimed at strengthening the country’s defensive prowess, a senior army commander said Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The value of trade between Iran and Germany in the first half of 2008 touched 2.121 billion euros, showing a 12 percent rise over 1.870 billion euros related to the same period in 2007.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that the West aims to bully nations seeking nuclear technology by creating obstacles to Iran’s civilian nuclear program, a senior cleric said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Science Minister for International Affairs Arsalan Qorbani on Friday said the chancellors of 7 US universities will visit Iran in November.