Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian school bells rang throughout the country Saturday morning to mark the glorious return home of the Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini, after 15 years of exile in 1979. Meanwhile, trains, ships and factories sounded their whistles this morning as a token of marking …
Read More »Iran Ready to Act against Terrorists in Pakistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is ready to fight and annihilate Pakistan-based terrorist groups in case Islamabad voices content and issues the required permit, Deputy Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan said. Radan’s remarks came as terrorist militants killed a number of Iranian soldiers in an ambush in the country’s southeastern borders with …
Read More »Iran Dismisses Military Solutions for Afghanistan as Improper
TEHRAN (FNA)- Military action is no good prescription for Afghanistan’s problems, Iranian deputy foreign minister for European affairs said on Wednesday. In his speech at the Greek Institute for International Studies, Mehdi Safari underlined that the foreign forces should withdraw from Afghanistan, and said that drug cultivation has grown extremely …
Read More »Iran Warns EU about Dire Consequences of MKO Delisting
TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Union is responsible for its negative and pernicious decision to remove the name of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), from its blacklist, Iran announced. The European Union decided Monday to remove the MKO from its blacklist, a move which angered Iranian people …
Read More »Iranian Abducted in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan abducted an Iranian man in the western province of Heart on Wednesday. The Iranian man was kidnapped in Ghourian near an Iranian company which does construction work in Afghanistan. There are no reports yet of the identity of kidnappers and the police are investigating …
Read More »Iranian Official: EU Move on MKO Emboldens Terrorists
TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Union decision to take the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), off its blacklist will embolden terrorists, Iranian deputy foreign minister said. The European Union decided Monday to remove the MKO from its blacklist, a move which caused angry demonstrators to pour to the …
Read More »Obama to Send Friendly Letter to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- US President Obama’s administration is preparing to send a letter to the Iranian people aimed at setting the tone for a new relationship and the first direct talks in decades between the two countries. According to the UK’s Guardian newspaper, Obama’s staff have been working on the letter …
Read More »Iran, Sierra Leone Boost Trade Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Economic and trade relations between Iran and Sierra Leone have undergone a good level of growth, Tehran’s ambassador to Freetown said. Nosratollah Maleki told journalists yesterday that for the past years, the relations between Iran and Sierra Leone have improved in many areas. He said the Red Crescent …
Read More »Iranian Mission Blasts EU’s Double Standards in Combating Terrorism
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Embassy in London condemned the decision by the EU to remove the MKO terrorist group from its list of proscribed organizations. The embassy accused the 27-nation European Union of “adopting a dual and selective approach towards terrorism” by its decision, which comes after …
Read More »Russia Delivers MI-171 Choppers to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia delivered two of five Mi-171 helicopters sold to Iran after signing a $45 million contract to upgrade the country’s rescue fleet. Under the contract, Russia was expected to deliver five Mi-171 transport helicopters to Iran before the end of March. Another three helicopters will be reportedly on …
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