Iran

Saeqeh enjoys high maneuverability and operational powers, pilot Hamid Reza Gorji who tested the Iran-made fighter jet on Thursday said.

Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s air force said that his troops have succeeded in increasing the traveling distance of the US F14 fighter jets to 14,000 miles.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has left the country to attend the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly to be held in New York.

Iran’s Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) governor said yesterday that the surge in oil prices to record levels was not sustainable.

Iran’s president is set to use a speech at a leading US university to challenge George W Bush at a time of high tensions with Washington over his country’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.

The US military detained an Iranian in northern Iraq, sparking a new row with Iran which insisted the man held was part of a business delegation.

President Nicolas Sarkozy reaffirmed that France does not want a war with Iran over its nuclear program, but he renewed his allegations against Iran once again.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message on Thursday extended his congratulations to Malta’s president, government and nation on the country’s national day.

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned West against any invasion of Iran, and stressed that the Iranian nation would stand up to any possible aggression by hegemonic powers, alluding to the US and its allies.

Iran on Thursday successfully tested two more domestically-built fighter jets from its Azarakhsh (Lightning) generation and the new planes, named Saeqeh (Thunderbolt), will be displayed to the public during a military parade on National Army Day on Saturday.