Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- India’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is on a current visit to Tehran to attend the 15th meeting of the two countries’ joint commission, is expected to start talks with Iranian officials this week on the outstanding issues plaguing the proposed gas pipeline project.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami said he is personally not interested in running in the upcoming presidential election, but will base his decision on what best serves the interests of the Iranians.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic is striving to boost its refining capacity in a bid to tame lavishly rising consumption by Iranian drivers.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Prosecutor General Ghorbanali Dorri Najafabadi said here Friday that the US security pact with Iraq is a dirty deal, serving Washington’s Middle East policies.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are not the key to solving current world problems, Iran’s former Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The ultra-light aircraft which crashed while performing air show in southern Kish island on Friday had insurance coverage, officials said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian defense official said Wednesday that the country is producing a new generation of Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) jet fighters.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia has agreed to commence cooperation with Iran on mass producing semi-heavy choppers in the country, an Iranian official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that his country’s hatred for the United States runs deep and differences between the two nations go beyond a “few political issues”.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani condemned Washington’s raids on Syria and Pakistan which left several civilians dead, warning that the United States’ aggressive policies toward the two Middle-Eastern states would have dire consequences.