Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Baku will host a meeting of the Iranian, Azerbaijani and Russian work groups, engaged in the project of the North-South international transport corridor on October 7-8, said spokesman for the Azerbaijan State Railway Company Nadir Azmamedov.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that his country’s differences with the neighboring United Arab Emirates over the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf can be resolved through talks, and condemned interference in the issue by some other states.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) warned here on Wednesday that the country is fully prepared for a confrontation with the US navy.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has offered to take on US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain in a debate.

TEHRAN (FNA)- More than one million tons of raw steel has been produced by Khuzestan Steel Company during the first six months of the current (Iranian) year.

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.