Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia pulled out of talks on tighter sanctions against Iran despite repeated calls by the US for fresh UN Security Council resolutions against the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran banned import of all Chinese dairy products following the scandal over contaminated baby milk.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blasted the “unjust system” prevailing in the world and called for respect for human dignity in his speech to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC’s oil supply is expected to fall sharply in September because of lower output from members including Saudi Arabia and Iran, industry consultant Petrologistics said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator will be offline until next spring after a malfunction led to a large helium leak.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the UN General Assembly Tuesday that a few “bullying” world powers are trying to thwart Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing Director of the National Iranian Petrochemical Company (NIPC) Gholam Hossein Nejabat said that 20 subsidiaries of the NIPC have been earmarked for privatization.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran and Islamabad agreed on Tuesday to float a joint company to raise funds for a multi-billion-dollar pipeline which is due to take Iran’s rich gas reserves to the energy hungry Pakistan and India.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Officials in Thailand have freed a high-ranking Iranian air force officer wanted in San Diego on charges of trying to export US missile parts to Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The next US president should speak out for better relations with the Muslim world in his inaugural address, a diverse coalition of 34 former US officials and civic leaders said in a report issued Wednesday.