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Iran, S. Africa to Cooperate in Energy Sector

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and South Africa have decided to boost cooperation in oil, gas and petrochemical industries, a senior Iranian economic official said. Visiting Iranian Deputy Economy Minister Behrouz Alishiri made the remarks at the end of his official visit to South Africa. The visit to South Africa by the …

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Ahmadinejad Urges UN Action to Stop Massacre in Gaza

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message to an international conference on supporting Palestinian resistance urged the United Nations to fulfill its responsibility to stop Israeli massacre in Gaza. “I urge the UN Secretary General and the Security Council to do their International and legal duties and responsibilities …

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Iran’s Firs Lady Asks for Facilitated Dispatch of Aid to Gazans

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Lady Azam al-Sadat Farahi, in a letter to her Egyptian counterpart, asked for her help to facilitate aid delivery to Palestinians. “Witnessing the dead bodies of women and children is painful and even worse is that some governments in Arab and Islamic countries do not support …

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Iranian FM: Israel’s Ceasefire Not Enough

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Sunday called for a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, stressing that just ceasing fire by the Israeli military is not enough. “A mere halt of aerial, naval and ground attacks without a pull-out of the forces from the occupied …

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Iranian Ship Struggles for Gaza Aid Delivery

TEHRAN (FNA)- Captain of Iranian cargo ship, carrying Iran’s aid to Gaza, stressed that his vessel will wait in international waters until its mission is accomplished. “We will be waiting until we accomplish the mission. Our objective is to deliver the cargo to the Gazans,” Goudarz Qaleh-Golab said. “We started …

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Leader’s policies regarding 5th Plan our guideline, says Jannati

Tehran substitute Friday prayers leader said here Friday Supreme Leader’s guidelines on the Fifth 5-Year Development Plan open a predictable future before our eyes and if, God willing, they would be pursued, we would be successful in achieving 20-Year Vision Document objectives.

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Leader: Israeli army losing self-confidence

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the resistance of Hamas fighters in Gaza is taking away the Israeli army’s self-confidence. In a message to Hamas leader Ismail Haniya on Friday, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Israeli troops have been pushed to the outskirts of Gaza City due to the …

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Iran: Boeing Can Shrink Financial Meltdown by Selling Planes to Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian aviation official said his country is prepared to order passenger planes from Boeing if the United States lifts sanctions against Iran. Iranian Civil Aviation Organization spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh said Thursday that US sanctions are self-defeating because they deny Boeing huge profits. “The United States is …

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Official Briefs Iranian Envoy over Pakistan’s Efforts to Release Diplomat

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Consul General Mohammad Eghbal Asghari called on Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti to discuss bilateral ties and other issues of mutual interests, including Pakistan’s efforts to release Tehran’s kidnapped diplomat. The commercial attaché of Iranian Consulate in Peshawar, Heshmatollah Attarzadeh Niaki, …

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Iran Criticizes Arab Silence over Gaza

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said some of the Arab leaders were standing back in silence and even supporting Israeli attacks on Gaza. “Unfortunately, some regional, Islamic and Arab states for whatever reason and with a smile of satisfaction, are supporting or tolerating this rare genocide in silence,” Ahmadinejad …

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