September, 2008

• 15 September

  US Flooding Middle East with Weapons

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Bush administration is pushing through a broad array of foreign weapons deals as it seeks to rearm Iraq and Afghanistan, contain North Korea and Iran, and solidify ties with onetime Russian allies.

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• 15 September

  US Agrees to Sell Israel Bunker-Busters

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The US has agreed to sell 1,000 buster-bunker bombs to Israel – a deal that could significantly improve Israel’s ability to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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• 15 September

  Iran Urges IAEA to Make Fair Decision

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should not be influenced by foreign pressures in its decision making regarding the Iranian nuclear file, particularly by the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said Monday.

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• 15 September

  Iran’s Tourism Organization to Be Taken off Presidency

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian MPs ratified single urgency for the introduction of a bill to take away responsibility for Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) from the president’s office.

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• 15 September

  Moscow Store to Open Section for Iranian Books

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Biblio-Globus book store in Moscow will establish a section providing books about Iran in Persian and Russian in near future.

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• 15 September

  Iran, Ecuador to Boost Oil Cooperation

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari and Ecuadorian Minister of Mines and Petroleum Galo Chiriboga Zambarno signed a deal on cooperation in oil industry on Saturday evening.

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• 15 September

  Mottaki Due to Visit Germany

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is slated to visit Germany to discuss key developments in the region particularly in the Caucasus, a ministry spokesman said on Monday.

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• 15 September

  Transit of Goods via Iran Hits 2.6m tons in 5 Months

  TEHRAN (FNA)- In the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2008), more than 2.6 million tons of oil and non-oil products have been transited via Iran, showing a 14.8 percent rise over the corresponding figure of the same period in 2007.

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• 15 September

  Iranian FM Meets Azeri President

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday conferred with Azeri President Elham Aliyev on ways to expand mutual relations and reviewed the regional developments.

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• 15 September

  Iran to Stage Military Exercises

  The Iranian Air Force will test home-made warfare in a joint military exercise with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), the Defense Minister said.

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