An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Bam in Iran’s southeastern province of Kerman on Wednesday.
Read More »Iranian Divers Released
The 12 Iranian divers who had been arrested by the coast guard of the United Arab Emirates were released on Wednesday, Iran’s ambassador to the UAE Hamid Reza Asefi said.
Read More »Speaker Underlines Iran’s Power
Iran has the last word in the region and the world, Iranian parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said here on Wednesday addressing a meeting of Baseej (mobilized troops) commanders.
Read More »Iran Warns against Curtailment of NPT
A prominent Iranian MP warned here on Wednesday that if some of the rights stipulated in the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) are excluded, then Iranian parliament would not approve Iran’s membership in such a pact.
Read More »Iran’s Deputy FM Dismisses Financial Times Report
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said his statements about Iran’s readiness to cooperate with the US for withdrawing its troops from Iraq are the result of a wrong quotation by Financial Times.
Read More »Iran, Tajikistan Ink 5 MoUs
The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Tajikistan here on Wednesday signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoU).
Read More »Countries Should Dismantle Chemical Weapons by 2012
Secretary of Iran’s National Committee for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) stressed the need for those countries in possession of chemical weapons to dismantle their chemical arsenals by the year 2012.
Read More »Iran Dismisses N. Suspension
A senior Iranian national security official here on Wednesday stressed that Tehran will not study any plan entailing suspension of its uranium enrichment activities.
Read More »Ahmadinejad Due to Pay Visit to Tajikistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay a visit to Tajikistan in the near future.
Read More »World Community Seeking to Dismantle Chemical Weapons
Director General of the Organization of Chemical Weapons Convention stressed that the world community is striving to dismantle chemical arsenals all across the globe.
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