Iran

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran has arrested a man for starting a rumor that Russian President Vladimir Putin risked being assassinated during a landmark visit to Tehran in October.

TEHRAN (FNA) Turkmenistan wants to raise the price of natural gas it sells to Iran while Tehran argues the two countries agreed not to change it in a contract signed last year, a senior Iranian official said.

TEHRAN (FNA) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called Wednesday for clean campaigning during March parliament elections, urging candidates and their supporters to abstain from smearing rivals’ reputations.

TEHRAN (FNA) Afghanistan’s government called Thursday on Iran to delay its decision to expel more than a million Afghan refugees living there without proper documents.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Lieutenant commander of the Iranian army’s ground force here Wednesday reiterated his country’s military power, describing combat capabilities and preparedness of the highly motivated Iranian armed forces as a main deterrent to enemy invasion.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Development of ties between Iran and Egypt would increase influence of Muslim world on the international scenes, an Iranian parliament presiding board member said here on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has called on Iranians to maintain their self-confidence to defuse propaganda of the enemies.

Currently privatization is a requirement in the country, Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here on Tuesday.At a conference held for law graduates, Rafsanjani said experience has proved that delivering issues to people will help boost the quality of performing the tasks.

President Mahmud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that the administration has made every effort to draft a transparent and simply-worded budget plan, which is a significant development in the history of budget drafting in the country.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for the full participation of Iranians in the parliamentary elections, advising them to choose the most qualified nominees with careful attention.