Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- A joint research satellite of Iran, China and Thailand was launched on a Chinese rocket yesterday aimed at boosting cooperation on natural disasters such as earthquakes, an Iranian minister said yesterday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia’s Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of energy giant Gazprom, has agreed to develop Iran’s North Azadegan oilfield and produce oil at three other fields.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s military is due to start three days of war games on Monday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqis snap up Iranian goods because they are cheaper than imported counterparts, Baghdad traders said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States’ continued interference in the Caucuses and Central Asia has made Moscow plan or consolidate strategic alliance with regional countries to counter NATO and US presence in the region.

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least four people were killed and two others were wounded during the blast of an old mortar shell discarded in the Iraqi imposed war on Iran in 1980s.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Switzerland is to be represented by a woman at its embassy in Iran – likely to be the only female ambassador to Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said on Sunday that OPEC members should cut output to the agreed target quotas in the face of falling oil prices, two days before the cartel meets in Vienna.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A record crowd for the city of Melbourne rallied on Aug. 30 in what was called Florida’s first mass march to stop war on Iran. Floridians of all walks of life converged to demonstrate their repudiation of Washington’s lust for war.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic has not made any decision on establishing ties with the United States or allowing the US to open a diplomatic outpost in Tehran, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said here on Sunday.