TEHRAN (FNA)- US forces continue to protect members of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) when they are out of their headquarters, an Iraqi provincial official said Wednesday. “MKO members rarely go out of the (Ashraf) camp and American Forces protect them when they are out,” Diyala …
Read More »Iranian FM: Abbas Presidency Term Over
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran believes that the presidency term of Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian self-rule government is over and that new parliamentary elections should be held in Palestine, said Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday. “We think Mahmoud Abbas’ term in the self-rule government is over and new …
Read More »Rubaie: Iraq to Expel MKO Soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwafaq Al-Rubaie said here in Tehran on Wednesday that the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) will be expelled soon from Iraq. The Iraqi official made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here in Tehran today. Rubaie …
Read More »Iranian FM Urges Obama to Recognize New Middle East
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called on the new US President Barack Obama to understand and recognize the new Middle East now emerging in the world system. “The most urgent requirement for Obama is to understand the emerging Middle East. To do so, the new US administration needs …
Read More »MP: West Resorts to Soft Overthrow
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker cautioned that the West, especially the US, has resorted to soft overthrow plots to topple democratic governments. “Today, western states, especially the US, have turned to soft revolution to topple governments in democratic states by inciting public opinion,” member of the Iranian parliament’s National …
Read More »Official Calls for Promotion of Iran-EU Energy Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran can serve as either a transit route or a supplier of natural gas to European countries, said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safari on Tuesday. Safari described Iran as a good source for energy, and voiced Tehran’s preparedness to open talks with the European Union to forge …
Read More »UN Chief Calls Israeli Attacks on UN in Gaza Outrageous
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon described Israeli attacks on UN building and schools during war in Gaza outrageous. “It is an outrageous and totally unacceptable attack on the United Nations,” Ban said about the destruction of UN-run buildings and schools in Gaza during Israel’s 22-day war …
Read More »Czech Envoy Summoned over EU Stances on Gaza
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Czech charge d’affaire in Tehran Jan Kouril, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, to criticize EU’s double-standard policy towards human rights violations in Gaza. The Ministry also criticized European Union’s fecklessness that has encouraged Israel to continue brutalities against Palestinian …
Read More »Iran Halts Gas Supplies to Turkey for Maintenance
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran shut its natural gas pipeline to Turkey on Tuesday for maintenance work following a technical hitch. Mahmoud Loqmani, a supervisor at one of the gas dispatching centers in Iran, said Turkey’s state gas company BOTAS was informed of the stop in gas flow. Turkish media outlets also …
Read More »Iranian VP Sees Change in Regional Equations after Gaza War
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice President Parviz Davoudi said in a meeting with Turkey’s Ambassador to Tehran Salim Kara Osmanoglu here on Tuesday that regional equations will change following the recent developments in Gaza. Noting that presentation of road maps and international solutions for managing affairs of different countries and the …
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