Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani rejected the notion that Tehran has softened its stance toward the Israeli regime.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The managing director of the Anzali Special Industrial Free Zone announced on Wednesday that the Caspian Port, the largest port in the north of Iran, will be constructed in Anzali free zone.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will be commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations on October 24.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic of Iran has made excellent progress and is well placed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Nations Resident Coordinator said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said the United Nations Security Council does not have the absolute authority to take punitive measures against certain countries.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Zanzibar agreed to set up a joint commission for cooperation in various fields.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and the Mostazafan Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tetneft of Tatarestan, an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An influential Iraqi cleric living in Iran has issued a fatwa – or a religious decree – against a US-Iraqi security pact that would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Global financial crisis has made it highly unlikely for the US or Israel to take a military action against Iran to give up its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish National Security Council on Tuesday decided to form a new structure in order to strengthen the coordination in the fight against terrorism.