May, 2008

• 6 May

  Russia warns Ukraine, Georgia over NATO

  Russia’s armed forces chief warned Friday that Georgia and Ukraine’s desire to join NATO will force Russia to take military steps, Russian news agencies reported.

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• 6 May

  Putin Hinted at Splitting up Ukraine

  President Vladimir Putin hinted at last week’s NATO summit in Romania that Russia would work to break up Ukraine, should the former Soviet republic join the military alliance, Kommersant reported Monday. Putin “lost his temper” at the NATO-Russia Council in Bucharest during Friday’s discussions of Ukraine’s bid to join NATO, …

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• 5 May

  Iran to Import North Bengal Tea

  TEHRAN (FNA)- North Bengal tea Center will take initiatives to export tea grown in the gardens of north Bengal to Iran as well as Pakistan and Egypt.

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• 5 May

  Top US Officer Wary of War with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- US military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq would make it difficult to mount any attack on Iran, the Pentagon’s top officer said in remarks broadcast on Monday, adding that he would prefer to avoid a new regional war.

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• 5 May

  Iran: High Oil Prices may Continue to Year-end

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian oil official said on Sunday high oil prices might remain till the end of the year and were not the result of a shortage of crude in the market.

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• 5 May

  Iraq Dismisses US Claims about Iran’s Interference in Iraq

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq said on Sunday it has no evidence that Iran was supplying militias engaged in fierce street fighting with security forces in Baghdad, and rejected US accusations against Tehran as mere “speculation”.

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• 5 May

  Iran Unaware of Shell, Repsol Plan to Quit

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said on Sunday that it has not been informed of any plan by Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Spain’s Repsol to withdraw from a $10 billion natural gas project in the Middle East country.

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• 5 May

  Iran Vows to Continue N. Progress

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed that Iran will not bend to pressures imposed by West on the Islamic Republic to make it give up its nuclear rights.

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• 5 May

  Iran Stresses Continued Enrichment

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will reject any offer that violates its right to the full nuclear fuel cycle, the foreign ministry said on Monday after world powers said they had prepared a new package which again calls on Tehran to give up its right of uranium enrichment.

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• 5 May

  Iran Stresses Regional Cooperation

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said leaders of the regional states could play a crucial role in strengthening peace and security.

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