Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States will no longer afford its large overseas military operations because of its failing economy, a senior aide to the Iranian president said Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has revamped its fighter jet fleet to fly distances of 3,000 kilometers without refueling, air force commander said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian film director Khosrow Sinai has been awarded the prestigious “Knights Cross of the Order of Merit of the Polish Republic”.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The 8th International Exhibition of Environment started work here in Tehran on Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Commerce Minister Masoud Mirkazemi said export of non oil commodities, excluding gas condensates, increased by 145% during March 2004 to March 2006.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran successfully orbited its first home-made satellite Sunday morning.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two Iranian nationals missing in western Afghanistan for several days are believed to have been kidnapped, Afghan officials said Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey need more time to finalize a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said Saturday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s just-ended visit to Turkey, a NATO ally that is also aspiring to the membership in the European Union (EU), yielded fruits in countering US efforts to set a diplomatic blockade over Tehran, analysts said.