August, 2008

• 21 August

  Oil Rises to $116 on Russia-US Tension

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil rose to $116 a barrel on Thursday, climbing for a third straight session, as Washington’s missile shield deal with Poland angered Russia, adding to international tension.

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• 21 August

  Iran Ready to Aid Belarus with N. Program

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is ready to help Belarus advance its peaceful nuclear program.

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• 21 August

  VP Resists Pressure to Quit over Israel

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President Esfandyar Rahim Mashayee vowed on Wednesday to remain at his post despite pressure to quit over his remark that Iranians are “friends with Israelis”.

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• 21 August

  Azerbaijan Likely to Export Oil via Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Baku may export its oil via Iran after explosion and conflict disrupted its routes through Turkey and Georgia, An Azeri official said.

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• 21 August

  Ahmadinejad: Zionists Most Isolated

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described Zionists as the most isolated group in the world despite their massive propaganda.

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• 21 August

  Baghdad Warns MKO to Leave Iraq in 6 Months

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad said that the Iraqi government has set a six-month deadline for the terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) to leave Iraq.

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• 21 August

  MP Dismisses Efficiency of Sanctions against Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A member of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said on Wednesday that the sanctions imposed on Iran by some western states have had slight effects on the country.

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• 21 August

  Iran Terms Talks with IAEA Constructive

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will continue cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog within the framework of the Safeguards Agreement, a top nuclear official said.

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• 21 August

  U.S.-led air raid said killed civilians, militants

  KABUL (Reuters) – More than a dozen civilians have been killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman, two provincial officials said on Thursday.

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• 21 August

  Up to 20 dead in blasts near Pakistan ordnance plant

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers blew themselves up outside Pakistan’s main defense industry complex on Thursday killing up to 20 people, police said. Pakistan is on the front line of the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism and al Qaeda-lined militants have launched a wave of attacks on the security forces …

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