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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s special envoy and Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary, Saeed Jalili, arrived in Ankara yesterday to hold official talks. Jalili attended a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and was later received by President Abdullah Gul. According to media reports, Jalili …
Read More »Oil at Premium after Iran Cuts February Shipments
TEHRAN (FNA)- Crude oils from the Middle East were at premiums to their benchmarks on concern that supplies would be limited after Iran said it would cut February shipments to Asia. Oman crude oil for March loading was at a premium of 13c a barrel to its official selling price, …
Read More »Libya: OPEC Not Considering Special Meeting
TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC is not considering holding an extraordinary meeting next month, Libya’s envoy to the oil producers’ cartel said Wednesday. “So far we are not talking about another meeting,” said Libya’s OPEC representative, Shukri Ghanem. Iranian OPEC delegate Mohammad Ali Khatibi had on Monday said that the Organization of …
Read More »Larijani: Gaza to Be Israeli Graveyard
TEHRAN (FNA)- Gaza will become Israel’s graveyard, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said after the Zionist regime launched a ground offensive deep into the coastal Palestinian territory following eight days of deadly air and sea bombardments. “The Zionists faced the powerful resistance of the zealous Palestinians … the Zionists should …
Read More »Isfahan Steel Calls for Increasing Tariffs in Steel Import
TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing Director of Isfahan Steel Mill Bahram Sobhani called for increasing steel import tariffs in light of reduced demand and falling prices in world markets. Sobhani said that steel import tariffs should be raised by 30% in order to support domestic producers, adding that increased tariffs will not …
Read More »IRGC Calls on Muslims to Defend Gazans
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) called on world Muslims to defend Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. In a statement released on Sunday, IRGC invited world Muslims to “defend the oppressed Palestinians in Gaza Strip” and urged “Muslims of the world should stay united against world arrogance, the …
Read More »Religious Plays Gaining Popularity in Iran Again
TEHRAN (FNA)- Traditional plays held during the month of Moharram, the first month of the lunar Islamic calendar, are growing in popularity once again throughout Iran. Taziyeh, a dramatic genre performed by Iranian Shiites, commemorates the sufferings and martyrdom of Imam Hossein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the …
Read More »Maliki Seeks Iran Help to Rebuild Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hoped Iran would help rebuild his conflict-torn country by boosting economic ties. “We agreed to set up a joint service contract company with Iran… when Iraq witnesses stability and when the national unity government starts the reconstruction,” Maliki told reporters as he wrapped …
Read More »Leader: No Peace Possible for Iraq with US Presence
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said here Sunday that with the US presence in Iraq, no peace can be expected for the Iraqi people. He made the remarks in his meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. “Our aim is peace, dignity, …
Read More »16 Iranians among 40 Killed in Suicide Blast at Iraq Shrine
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 40 people, 16 of them Iranian pilgrims, were killed and 72 were wounded Sunday in a suicide bombing in Baghdad at the doorstep of one of Iraq’s holiest Shiite shrines, government and hospital officials said. The attacker appeared to have singled out a procession of Iranian …
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