TEHRAN (FNA)- Archaeologists carrying out surveys in Bam, Kerman province, since the devastating earthquake in December 2003 have discovered a fort from the Achaemenid era.
Read More »Medvedev Dismisses Armed Action on Iran as Unacceptable
TEHRAN (FNA)- A military solution to the standoff over Iran’s nuclear issue is unacceptable and there is no need at the moment for new sanctions, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
Read More »Minister: Gov’t Not Responsible for Price Hike
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Commerce Minister Masoud Mir-Kazemi requested the parliament to hold a closed session where he can explain and describe the factors causing the price hike and inflation.
Read More »Iraq Ready for New Iran-US Talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq is prepared to restart talks with the United States and Iran, and is checking with both sides to see if a fresh round can be scheduled, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Sunday.
Read More »US Flooding Middle East with Weapons
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Bush administration is pushing through a broad array of foreign weapons deals as it seeks to rearm Iraq and Afghanistan, contain North Korea and Iran, and solidify ties with onetime Russian allies.
Read More »US Agrees to Sell Israel Bunker-Busters
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US has agreed to sell 1,000 buster-bunker bombs to Israel – a deal that could significantly improve Israel’s ability to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Read More »Iran Urges IAEA to Make Fair Decision
TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should not be influenced by foreign pressures in its decision making regarding the Iranian nuclear file, particularly by the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said Monday.
Read More »Iran’s Tourism Organization to Be Taken off Presidency
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian MPs ratified single urgency for the introduction of a bill to take away responsibility for Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) from the president’s office.
Read More »Moscow Store to Open Section for Iranian Books
TEHRAN (FNA)- Biblio-Globus book store in Moscow will establish a section providing books about Iran in Persian and Russian in near future.
Read More »Iran, Ecuador to Boost Oil Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari and Ecuadorian Minister of Mines and Petroleum Galo Chiriboga Zambarno signed a deal on cooperation in oil industry on Saturday evening.
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