Iran

Commander of the Qods Corps of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) General Ghasem Soleymani warned West that any kind of military invasion of the Islamic Republic is doomed to defeat and failure.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met his Romanian counterpart Adrian Cioroianu on the sidelines of the 62nd annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Russia and China refuse to discuss possible new sanctions against Iran until the UN nuclear agency reports on Tehran’s answers to a series of questions about its past nuclear work at the end of the year, France’s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said.

Oil and other petroleum futures surged amid supply concerns sparked by a decline in crude inventories at a key Oklahoma terminal.

Iranian President Ahmadinejad has pledged 1 billion dollars for the development of Bolivia’s economy.

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has apologized to his Iranian counterpart over a media “misportrayal” of his recent warning about bracing for war with Iran over its nuclear program.

The leaders of Iran and Venezuela cemented an alliance aimed at countering imperialism while the Iranian president said he is pleased with a new ally in Bolivia and declared that together, “no one can defeat us.”

A tender was held for the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway project, also known as the “Iron Silk Road,” in Ankara on Sept. 20. The railway will provide a direct connection between Turkey and Georgia, from where the line will also extend to Azerbaijan, Central Asia, China and Mongolia.

By 2012, a nuclear reactor will be launched in Azerbaijan between the cities of Baku and Sumgait, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Makhmud Kerimov told reporters today.

Turkey will sign a $3 billion energy accord with Iran next month, ignoring U.S. warnings to abondon the deal because of international sanctions against Iran for its nuclear research and advises to seek alternatives such as agreeing with other regional suppliers including Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. “Turkey is proceeding with plans …