Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- It would be credulous to trust the next US administration to fulfill its promises to change its strategy towards the Middle East, a cleric said. “The society should know that it is foolish to think that a change in the US governing body will change the country’s strategy …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday attended the film taking scene of a historical TV serial on aftermaths of Karbala event on Ashoura Day, titled “Mokhtar Nameh” in Ahmadabad-e-Mostowfi district of Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Ground Force said enemies are using Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities as a pretext to wage a war on Iran, reiterating that the Islamic Revolution is the root cause of enemies’ hostility towards Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum is scheduled to host an exhibition of visual arts from November 25 to December 2 to raise funds for Iranian AIDS orphans. The exhibit will be held on the occasion of the World AIDS Day on December 1. The venue is located …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said the advancements it has made in the past years have enabled it to enter dam construction contracts with other countries. Iranian specialists now provide consultation services for the design and construction of various sizes of dams, Energy Minister Parviz Fattah told reporters on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s newly test-fired missile is fully radar-evading and cannot be traced, an Iranian lawmaker said. Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh was critical of wrong analyses being made by foreign agents about Iranian newly-test fired missile.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that the western states have not fulfilled their promises to Iran, and further questioned the West’s sincerity regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s government needs up to $5 billion more to import fuel for the year to March 2009, in addition to a previously budgeted $3.3 billion, a senior oil ministry official said. Iran is the world’s fourth-largest exporter of crude but due to the lavish consumption of heavily subsidized …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil prices slid by more than $1, reaching $55.75 a barrel on the Singapore market amid news that OPEC may not cut production. On Monday, US light crude for December delivery dropped $1.29 to $55.75 a barrel in Singapore, while in London, Brent crude fell by 89 cents …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Sunday ruled out the possibility that Iran and the United States will resume diplomatic ties. Hosseini criticized the United States’ instrumental view towards its relations with the world, adding, “The restoration of Iran-US ties will not …