Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s gasoline production capacity will rise 70,000 barrels a day following the launch of operation of Tabriz’s Shahriar refinery, an official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Prospects for another round of talks soon between Iranian and US officials proved to be dim after Iraq’s foreign minister said Wednesday that such a meeting is unlikely to go ahead due to increasing frictions between the two sides.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Indian refiner MRPL will soon conclude a deal to sell 250,000 tons of diesel to Iran over the next eight months, its managing director said on Wednesday, replacing Reliance Industries as a major supplier to the OPEC member.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Thursday condemned a British court ruling paving the way for the lifting of a ban on an anti-Iran terrorist group, and said such a move would promote “terrorism.”

TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish State Minister for Foreign Trade Kursad Tuzmen said Iran may soon start importing 2 million tons of wheat from his country.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran, one of Thailand’s major rice buyers, is likely to start buying Thai rice in June when prices are expected to drop, a senior Thai trade official said on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has invested 30 billion dollars in its tourist trade in a bid to fortify its place in the world tourism arena in the next 20 years.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Kazemi Qomi strongly slammed the ongoing US military assaults in Iraq as highly unacceptable.

TEHRAN (FNA)- US anti-war activists protested presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton for her remarks threatening Iran with obliteration.

TEHRAN (FNA)- North Bengal tea Center will take initiatives to export tea grown in the gardens of north Bengal to Iran as well as Pakistan and Egypt.