TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iran signed a contract with Russia Tuesday night on the purchase of an advanced missile system called S-300, Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said here on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said that Tehran has entered negotiations with Moscow for the purchase of Russia’s Tur-M1 Missile system.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Few countries may tolerate violation of international agreements by the other side, Iranian parliament speaker said in the wake of recent comments by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he does not recognize the 1975 Algiers border accord between Tehran and Baghdad.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iran’s Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ezhehee dismissed claims that the recent US National Intelligence Estimate on Iran’s nuclear program was a product of espionage operations and eavesdropping on Iranian officials, describing it as “a bluff”.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini here Wednesday rejected recent accusations raised by British Foreign Secretary against Tehran, describing such statements as “unfounded” and “baseless”.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that relations of regional countries have entered a new trend of development, adding that his presence at the recent heads of state summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) heralded a new era of regional relations.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi said culture and cultural relations could serve as the best possible means to expand Iran-Egypt ties.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iran’s Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said measures and actions of the western powers are against the teachings and aspirations of the holy Jesus Christ, stressing that western powers stand against the Christ as they are a symbol of war and animosity.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) head Monday said if Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reached an agreement, his country would for the first time export over 540 million cubic feet of gas per day to an Islamic neighboring state.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) Four former Iranian officials, including one who held a key Oil Ministry position and an ex-customs director, have been jailed for up to five years for taking bribes and embezzlement, the judiciary said on Tuesday.