Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran has asked Berlin to explain about presence of the leader of an anti-Iran terrorist group in Germany.

Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Gholam Reza Aghazadeh Tuesday said that his country has 15 tons of heavy water reserves in its nuclear plant in the central city of Arak.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday described the US administration as a great source of disrepute for the American nation.

Turkey and Iran have agreed to build three power plants expected to use natural gas to generate 6000 MW and also plan to build hydroelectric plants together, a senior energy official confirmed recently.

UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday that the disputed deal reached last month between Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a right step forward to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue.

A Lebanese presidential candidate called for consolidated ties between Iran and all political groups of his country.

The navy has gained high potentials in manufacturing gunboats, battleships and vessels, commander-in-chief of the Iranian army’s naval force said Monday.

All independent nations should be able to make use of the nuclear energy, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with the Philippines’ new ambassador to Tehran, Alaeddin Vilacorte, here on Monday.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said attainment of common ideals requires increased convergence among Asian countries both in theory and practice.

Two foreign nationals who had been shot and left alone in the vicinity of the city of Khoy in western Azerbaijan province have been arrested by Iranian police, an Iranian Law Enforcement official said.