Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- US Defense Secretary Robert Gates rebuffed calls for diplomatic engagement with Iran Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahrain’s Al Wefaq parliamentary bloc has rejected the recent anti-Iran statements made by the commander-in-chief of the defense forces.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil rose on Monday, extending last week’s climb that saw prices jump to a record high near $128 a barrel, as geo-political overshadowed gains in the US dollar.

TEHRAN (FNA)- International sanctions on Iran are not hurting a bid to expand petrochemical output because investors are attracted by the Islamic Republic’s vast reserves of cheap gas feedstock, an Iranian official said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian archeologists have recently found an ancient epitaph in a village located in the country’s northwestern province of Zanjan.

TEHRAN (FNA)- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Washington about the dire consequences it has to face in case of military attack against the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two OPEC oil ministers have dismissed calls for an emergency meeting before September, dampening hopes that members of the cartel will follow Saudi Arabia’s lead and increase production.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian authorities lifted the need for visa for the citizens of D-8 member states who want to visit Iran for tourism stays.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The top UN official in Iraq has condemned last week’s gun attack against Iranian diplomats based in Baghdad that has left four people wounded, including two diplomats.

TEHRAN (FNA)- China will soon receive a shipment of Iranian aid for quake victims.