Iran

TEHRAN (FNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in Ankara on Wednesday that Russia and Turkey share close stances on such international issues as Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, Iraq and the Middle East.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Former Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani said the world is focusing on the upcoming parliamentary elections to view the people’s turnout.

TEHRAN (FNA) – The UAE’s Crescent Petroleum said on Wednesday that it had made progress on talks to resolve a dispute about pricing and volume for gas imports from Iran but had yet to reach a final agreement.

TEHRAN (FNA) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran has brought world powers to their knees and successfully resisted US-led efforts to get Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment.

TEHRAN (FNA) – A 12-member business delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is slated to arrive here in Tehran Saturday, both on a fact-finding mission and to forge better business relations with Iranian companies.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Phase one development of the Shahid Rajaie Container Terminal (SRCT) project in Bandar Abbas, with a handling capacity of some 1.5 million teu, will open tomorrow.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran may export 2,000 megawatts of electricity to Turkey, announced managing director of Electricity Network Management Company.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and Iraq have agreed to reactivate some elements of a 1975 border agreement which seemed to cause a row in December when the Iraqi president said the treaty was void, a statement he later retracted.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and India have agreed to improve bilateral ties, particularly in consular affairs and provision of broader facilities for nationals of both the countries that resulted in signing of a MoU.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Guardians Council reinstated another 200 candidates to run in a March parliamentary election.