Iran

Oil Ministry Caretaker Replaces Deputies

The new caretaker of the Iranian oil ministry, who ascended to power a few days ago after Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh was exempted from service in a cabinet reshuffling by President Ahmadinejad, has just started vast changes in the country’s giant oil industries

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Pakistani Consul Summoned by Iran

Governor General of Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan summoned Pakistani consul to warn him about the delayed repatriation of the 12 hostages released by that country’s police after being kidnapped by armed bandits on Sunday

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Mosharekat Party Condemns US Efforts to Blacklist IRGC

Member of Iran’s leftist Mosharekat party condemned the recent efforts made by the US to label the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a terrorist group, and called on all Iranians to show strong reaction against the measure

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Police: Freed Hostages to Return Home Soon

An Iranian police official said that the Iranian hostages kidnapped and taken to Pakistan by armed bandits on Sunday have been released by the Pakistani police and are about to be repatriated.

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MP Blasts Neighbors for Insecurities in Iran’s Borders

An Iranian lawmaker here on Monday called on neighboring countries to show active cooperation in quelling insecurities caused by terrorists who ferry across their shared borders with Iran, underlining that Tehran is seeking secured borders.

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Agreed Agenda for Political Summit in Iraq

Iraq’s leaders today agreed on the agenda for a key political summit called by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in a bid to salvage Iraq’s unity government. Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni Arab, said agreement came on the second day of preparatory talks involving some of the country’s most senior …

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