October, 2008

• 8 October

  Iran Calls on Iraq to Reject US Pressure

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Iraqis not to give in to “unwarranted” US demands, amid rising controversy in Baghdad over a security pact.

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• 8 October

  Iran, Russia to Bolster Parliamentary Cooperation

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Vice-Speaker of State Duma Valery Vazev conferred on Tuesday with Head of Iran-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group Mehdi Sanaei on expansion of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

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• 8 October

  Ahmadinejad Invited to Iraq for 2nd Time

  TEHRAN (FNA)- For the second time during his tenure, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been officially invited by his counterpart to visit Iraq.

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• 8 October

  Iran Reiterates Support for Security in Iraq

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran reiterated on Tuesday that it is prepared to help establish peace and security in Iraq.

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• 8 October

  Myth of US Hegemony Shattered

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said it is evident that Washington’s delusion of global hegemony has finally come to an end.

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• 8 October

  Iran to Begin Gas Exports to Armenia

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGE) official announced that Iran plans to launch gas exports to Armenia in the very near future.

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• 8 October

  U.S. to give Afghan army new vehicles, weapons

  KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military is to provide the Afghan army with armored vehicles and NATO standard weapons in an attempt to boost the capability of the fledgling force, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

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• 8 October

  Russia starts troop pullback from Georgia

  KARALETI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian troops started pulling back from buffer zones outside South Ossetia on Wednesday, two months after Russia’s brief war with Georgia which increased tension with the West.

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• 8 October

  Somali pirate source: deal near on Ukraine ship

  MOGADISHU (Reuters) – An onshore associate of Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship with tanks and other weaponry on board said on Wednesday an $8 million ransom deal was in the offing which may enable the boat to be freed within days. “A boat will carry the money from Djibouti …

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• 8 October

  U.S. inquiry shows Afghan raid killed 30 people: report

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An inquiry by the U.S. military has concluded that U.S. air strikes on an Afghan village in August killed more than 30 civilians, far more than U.S. commanders have acknowledged, The New York Times said on Tuesday.

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