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Addressing a large congregation of the public in the town of Robat Karim near Tehran on Wednesday, Ahmadinejad continued, “They have warned us that if we do not suspend enrichment, they will impose sanctions on Iran. But they must know that when they sanctioned us 27 years ago, they actually …

Noting Iranians’ special heartfelt belief in the Shiites’ Imams, he advised people to regard Iraq’s immigration and travel regulations, warning that the laws of that country stipulate 6 to 10 months of imprisonment for all the people who enter Iraq illegally.

Addressing a fervent congregation of the public in the town of Shahryar near Tehran on Wednesday, the President reiterated that bullying powers are seeking to block the progress of nations through propaganda in a bid to loot their resources, and added, “You can readily observe that although they do not …

Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said that a number of 495 candidates have enrolled to stand in the elections for Experts Assembly. Speaking to reporters in a press conference here on Wednesday, he said 131 thousand ballot boxes will be stationed across the country. The elections are to be supervised …

Following the terrorist blast in northwestern Iran which disrupted gas supplies to Turkey, the western neighbor of the oil rich Iran had to increase its gas imports from Russia. A senior law enforcement commander of the Western Azerbaijan province earlier said that the terrorist group PKK has been in charge …

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an open session of the Islamic Consultative Assembly here on Wednesday, Haddad Adel stressed the peaceful nature of his country’s nuclear activities, and reiterated, “What is heard about the referral of Iran’s case to the United Nations Security Council is in direct opposition …

Speaking to FNA’s economic desk, Javad Yarjani, director of the Oil Ministry’s OPEC Affairs and Relations with Energy Circles department, said that OPEC’s periodic president is now exchanging views with the oil ministers and officials of the member states in a bid to reach a comprehensive and integrated decision in …

Political directors from the permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council — the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France — and Germany would talk via video conference, said US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack on Tuesday. U.N. ambassadors are expected to take up the issue after Wednesday’s meeting, he …

A part of the statement read, “We, university and religious school students have congregated in front of the Zionist embassy of Denmark in Tehran to express our vehement protest at the recent insults directed at the holy prophet of Islam (PBUH), and we, hereby, announce that this congregation has not …

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Tuesday that implementation of justice is one of the main priorities of his government.