Iran

TEHRAN (FNA) Head of Foreign Policy Committee of Italian Parliament, Umberto Ranieri, said here on Monday that Iran acts as a bridge between West and East and it plays an influential role in the Middle East security.

TEHRAN (FNA) Since Iran has been cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency in a transparent manner, the UN Security Council should be brave enough to return Iran’s nuclear dossier to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iranian foreign minister here on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran LNG Co. Managing Director Ali Kheir-Andish said the last part of Iran LNG contract would be finalized and signed on Feb. 28.

TEHRAN (FNA) The economic impact of US sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a US audit report.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said US President George Bush would fail in attaining the goal of his visit to the Mideast region as Washington’s plot for portraying a frightening picture of Iran is destined to failure.

TEHRAN (FNA) Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah is scheduled to arrive here in Tehran Tuesday evening to attend the two countries’ first joint economic cooperation commission meeting.

TEHRAN (FNA) Proposed by foreign minister and approved by the president, Fada Hossein Maleki was assigned as the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan.

TEHRAN (FNA) The United States has renewed its long-time smear campaign against the Islamic Republic during the last few weeks in a bid to bring Iran to the center stage once again.

TEHRAN (FNA) In a bid to reach a final solution to recurrent gas problems with Turkey, Iran has decided to construct a new pipeline to carry its natural gas to the Turkish market.

TEHRAN (FNA) The German Foreign Ministry Monday hailed the latest agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Iran to resolve all outstanding questions over Tehran’s nuclear program.