Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the top U.S. commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan yesterday issued a blunt assessment of the alliance’s shortcomings in that country, arguing that the unwillingness of some member states to risk combat casualties is threatening NATO’s future and undermining the prosecution of the Afghan …

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Customs Governor Hashem Rahbar, who is in Tashkent for an official visit, discussed ways of promoting mutual cooperation with his Uzbek counterpart Sadrkhan Naserev.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Five renovation and development projects were inaugurated Tuesday at Esfahan’s Martyr Beheshti Airport using a budget of around USD6mln.