Middle Orient

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani said military operations against Iran would not deter the country’s nuclear progress.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmad al-Khalifa described Iran’s nuclear programs and activities as peaceful.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad viewed his visit to Qatar as a cornerstone for a new era of cooperation among Persian Gulf littoral states.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad extended his congratulations to Pakistani government and nation on re-election of Pervez Musharraf as the country’s president for a third term.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A senior Omani commander said here Sunday night that his country’s army has decided to remove its weak points and solve the existing problems through cooperation with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian and Omani armed forces are decisive to bolster military and intelligence cooperation, chief of the joint staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili arrived in Moscow on Monday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s in-situ liquid hydrocarbon increased by 210 million barrels in late last August when compared to the figure of 2005.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The tarnished U.S. human rights image faces a major test this week as the Supreme Court considers whether terrorism suspects held for years without charges at Guantanamo Bay are wrongly detained.

WASHINGTON – A new U.S. intelligence report concludes that Iran’s nuclear weapons development program has been halted since the fall of 2003 because of international pressure — a stark contrast to the conclusions U.S. spy agencies drew just two years ago.