Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A parliamentary friendship group left Tehran for Amman on Saturday on an official visit to Jordan.
Read More »Justice Minister Censures West for Misusing Human Rights
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Justice Minister Jamal Karimi Rad criticized the West’s double standards for human rights, mentioning that western countries misuse human rights as a lever to practice their policies.
Read More »Ground Prepared for Iran-US Talks over Iraq
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The “ground is prepared” for direct talks between Iran and the United States over the situation in war-ravaged Iraq, former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said.
Read More »Iranian MPs Give Nod to Further Petrol Imports
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian parliament gave tentative approval for the spending of an extra $2 bln and 200 mln on petrol imports but warned fuel rationing might be necessary.
Read More »Russia Views Iran’s N. Plan Peaceful
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Russia said it believed Iran’s nuclear program was peaceful, and a political dialogue, not sanctions, must be used in talks with Tehran.
Read More »China Dismisses Sanctions against Iran
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- China holds that all parties concerned should refrain from taking any action that may lead to the escalation of the situation on Iran nuclear issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said.
Read More »President Calls on Independent States to Boost Cooperation
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a meeting with the participants at the ECO Interior Ministers’ meeting here on Wednesday, stressed the need for the independent countries to reinvigorate their regional cooperation to get rid of hegemonic and unilateralist powers.
Read More »Iran’s War Games to Open with Long-Range Missile Launch
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran starts staging its extensive maneuvers in the Persian Gulf with the launch of its long-range Shahab series missiles on Thursday.
Read More »Security Concerns Root Cause of ECO’s Lack of Progress
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said security concerns are among the main root causes of ECO’s lack of progress in establishing a positive regional convergence.
Read More »Rafsanjani Blasts Extremist Prejudice in Iraq
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Expediency Council Chairman Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that radical prejudice has unfortunately turned into the root cause of some incidents in Iraq. Speaking in a meeting with a number of leaders of Iraqi Sunni and Shiite nomads here on Tuesday, Rafsanjani, noted the role of …
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