January, 2008

• 10 January

  IRGC Commander: Pentagon Video on Iran-US Confrontation a Clumsy Fake

  TEHRAN (FNA) A senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) dismissed Pentagon’s so-called documented footages claiming to show Iranian speedboats swarming US ships in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, describing it as a “clumsy fabrication”.

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• 10 January

  ElBaradei Hopes to Resolve All Issues between Iran, IAEA

  TEHRAN (FNA) A spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency Wednesday said that the UN nuclear watchdog chief, Mohamed ElBaradei is hopeful about resolving all issues remaining between Iran and IAEA during his upcoming visit to Tehran.

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• 10 January

  US Claims about Persian Gulf Confrontation a Plot against Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s defense minister dismissed White House claims about a hostile confrontation between Iranian and US navy vessels in the Persian Gulf, describing US allegations as a plot to make regional and world countries fearful of Iran.

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• 10 January

  ElBaradei’s Iran Visit Aims to Resolve Remaining Issues

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Sheikh Attar said that an upcoming visit to Tehran by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei will be aimed at resolving the issues remaining between the two sides.

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• 10 January

  Iran’s Embassy Appeals for Incident in Persian Gulf not to be Exaggerated

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s Embassy in Baku said that the incident which took place with the US military ship in Persian Gulf was nothing “extraordinary”, and dismissed Washington’s allegations about the incident.

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• 10 January

  Italy’s Edison Wins Oil, Gas Exploration Bid in Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) Edison SpA, Italy’s second biggest power generator, has won a bid to explore for oil and gas in Iran.

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• 10 January

  Iran, Syria Sign Gas Deal

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister Hossein Noqrekar Shirazi and Managing Director of Syrian Gas company Ali Abbas signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday for export of Iran’s gas o Syria by the end of 2009, it was announced on Tuesday.

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• 10 January

  Iran, Italy to Sign Oil Deal Today

  TEHRAN (FNA) National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) and the Italian company Edison will sign a contract on the exploration and development of Dayyer Block here today.

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• 10 January

  Turkish PM to Ask Iranian President to Restore Gas Flow

  TEHRAN (FNA) Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will ask Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to restore the flow of natural gas to Turkey after it was cut off this week, he was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

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• 10 January

  Путин сбежал от убийц в Устюг

  Опасаясь покушения, которое согласно сообщениям американских экспертов было запланировано на Путина 7 января в Москве, главарь Кремля неожиданно вылетел 6 января  в небольшой русский  провинциальный  город Великий Устюг, несмотря на царящие там ужасные морозы с температурой  минус 30 градусов по Цельсию, сообщают российские СМИ.

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