TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s peaceful nuclear program is a home-grown technology and achievement made by the country’s own scientists, an Iranian diplomat said. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has become self-sufficient in nuclear technology and this technology has not been imported from any other part of the world,” Iran’s Consul to …
Read More »Tehran Doubts Western Claims on Iran-US Relations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran doubts some western countries’ claims about improvement of Iran-US relations, Rapporteur of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Kazem Jalali said. “Some western countries are unsatisfied with the settlement of problems in Iran- US ties and some of them try to complicate the issue,” Jalali …
Read More »Iran Introduces 4 New Medicines
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran introduced 4 new medicines for M.S and anemia treatment in a ceremony in the presence of Iranian Health Minister Kamran Baqeri Lankarani on Sunday. The medicines include Interferon beta-1a supplied to the market under the trade mark of Resigen and produced by Sinagen firm. Sinagen had already …
Read More »Leader’s Aide Felicitates Iraq on Successful Elections
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Supreme Leader’s Adviser Ali Akbar Velayati, in a meeting with Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq Al Rubaie, congratulated the Iraqi nation and government on the successful holding of the country’s recent provincial council elections. Velayati, who arrived in Baghdad Saturday, reiterated that the massive turnout of Iraqi …
Read More »Official: PGCC Divided over Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Developments in Gaza have created a wide gap among the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states, an official in the council’s secretariat told FNA on Sunday. “The Palestine issue has divided council’s members into two groups,” Media Affairs Official in PGCC’s secretariat Salim Al Alavi said. Reminding …
Read More »Iran Seizes 500 Tons of Drugs Destined for Europe
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran seized more than 500 tons of drugs from smugglers, Commander of Iran’s anti-drug squad General Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi said in Turkey yesterday. The drugs which were seized in the past 10 months were due to be transited to Europe, Hossein-Abadi told reporters at his joint news conference …
Read More »Envoy Asks US to Unclench Fist against Iran First
TEHRAN (FNA)- The US should open its fist and show what it has in it before extending a hand towards Iran, Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaei said Saturday night. Kazaei made the remarks in a gathering of the Iranians residing in New York in response to the …
Read More »Larijani Praises Iranian Expatriates’ Progress
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani appreciated Iranian expatriates for their great skills and their constant support for the Islamic Republic. Some 3 to 6 million Iranians live in 32 foreign countries of which 1 million Iranian nationals reside in the US. Larijani, who is in Germany to attend …
Read More »Leader Lauds Iranian Achievements during Past 30 Years
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lauded the achievements made by Iranian nation during the last 30 years despite the long-standing sanctions on the country following the Islamic Revolution. “In the past 30 years world powers have tried everything to hinder Iran’s progress but …
Read More »Miliband: London Stance on MKO Unchanged
TEHRAN (FNA)- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, in a meeting with Iranian envoy to the Munich security conference Ali Larijani, said his government’s stance on the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), has not changed. Miliband went to the Iranian parliament speaker’s residence in Munich Saturday night on …
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