Iran

Turkish maritime officials are due in Tehran for attending the first Iran-Turkey conference on ports and shipping cooperation on September 4-6.

Arab League Chief Amr Moussa on Sunday called for talks between Arab countries and Iran over Iraq.

Iranian-American Haleh Esfandyari, who was detained last December on charges of harming Iran’s national security, was allowed to leave Tehran early this morning.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Sunday underlined that his country would continue nuclear progress, adding that Iran’s nuclearization shattered powers’ hegemonic system.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini blasted the Untied States for sparking terrorism and extremism in the Middle-East region.

Japan’s Sharp Company has decided to start a new round of activities in Iran to own a bigger share of the country’s market, a senior company official said here on Sunday.

A renowned Iranian researcher called on the country to use potentials to speed up scientific growth to top regional countries in producing science, reminding that Iran’s giant potentials caused a ten-time increase in its scientific productions from 1997 to 2006.

Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Tehran voiced his country’s preparedness to make investments in Iran’s different economic sectors and industries.

Iran warned on Sunday it would “reconsider” its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the United Nations Security Council passes a fresh resolution to impose a third set of sanctions over its nuclear program.

The managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) announced here on Saturday that France’s Total is not the only company that makes decision on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) costs of Pars LNG project.