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Iran to Stage anti-Israel Rally on Friday

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians will stage anti-Israel rallies on December 12 before Friday prayers. Iranians will gather to voice hatred for Israel and their justice-seeking ideas in support of oppressed Gazans. Gaza, after days of tolerating the Israeli imposed blockade, is paying for its resistance and perseverance and is being hanged …

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Asian Parliament Appoints Iran to Gaza Troika

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) formed a troika compromising Iran, Indonesia and Syria to help the besieged people of Gaza. APA Secretary General Mohammad Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian said that the decision to form the group was made during the third APA meeting in Jakarta late November. He noted the …

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Brzezinski Asks White House to Establish Ties with Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski urged Washington to establish ties with Iran saying the move would benefit the US. Brzezinski, a campaign adviser to US president-elect Barack Obama, helped former President Jimmy Carter to open full diplomatic ties with communist China. He stressed that the US …

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Rafsanjani: Israel Should Be Tried for Crimes against Humanity

TEHRAN (FNA)- Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Wednesday said that Israel must stand trial at the International Criminal Court for inhuman crimes against Gazans. The former President told reporters Israel has committed a “body of crimes against humanity in Gaza” and that the UN crimes tribunal has been negligent …

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World Powers End Meeting on Iran with No Convergence

TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN Security Council remains gridlocked over Iran’s nuclear work, as member states have failed to reach a convergent stance on the issue. The Security Council, on Wednesday, heard a report by Belgium’s ambassador to the UN, who chairs the committee overseeing the implementation of three rounds of …

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Obama to Change US Policy on Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior advisor to US president-elect Barack Obama said the White House’s approach to Iran will undergo a “big change” in the future. William M. Drozdiak, who was delivering a speech in Berlin, also highlighted the important role Iran plays in the region. “Iran plays a key role …

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Iran Condemns EU Court Ruling on Terrorist Group

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Monday condemned a European Union court ruling that said the EU was wrong to freeze the funds of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO). “What we have seen is a completely political ruling which lacks any legal basis,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told …

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Iranian Delegation to Visit Turkey Next Week

TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation from the Iranian Parliament will visit Turkey next week, an Iranian official said. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that a delegation from his committee would hold talks in Turkey upon an invitation by Turkish Parliamentary Committee for Foreign …

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Five Wounded by Quake in Southern Iran

TTEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Qeshm island off Iran’s southern coast on Sunday, followed by several aftershocks on Monday. The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, injuring five people and damaging …

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Iran to Build Petrochemical Plants in Malaysia

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has inked a contract to build a refinery-petrochemical complex in Malaysia. The contract was signed last Tuesday in Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur between Iran’s Hampa Engineering Corporation and a Malaysian firm. The refinery-petrochemical complex, which will manufacture gas-oil, gasoline, jet fuel, liquefied natural gas(LNG) and petrochemical …

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