October, 2007

• 24 October

  Turkey and US bring up potential for joint action

  NATO allies Turkey and the US have almost simultaneously signaled that a joint US-Turkish strike against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) based in northern Iraq could soon be placed on the agenda.         

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• 24 October

  NATO under pressure for more Afghan troops

  The United States will lead pressure on European allies to supply more troops and equipment to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan at NATO talks on Wednesday but could come away frustrated, alliance sources said. Defence chiefs will however reaffirm their commitment to maintaining a 17,000-strong peace force in the breakaway …

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• 24 October

  NATO defense talks likely to focus on Afghanistan, Turkey

  The mounting tension on Turkey’s border with Iraq and U.S. demands for European allies to do more in Afghanistan are expected to dominate a meeting of NATO defense ministers opening Wednesday in the Netherlands. Although not on the official agenda, the situation on Turkey’s southeastern frontier risks overshadowing the two-day …

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• 23 October

  Iran to Start Export of Samand Suren to 32 Countries in Oct.

  Iran is scheduled to start export of the latest model of its home-manufactured passenger car ‘Samand’ to 32 different countries, said Manouchehr Manteqi, Managing Director of Iran-Khodro car manufacturing company, manufacturer of Samand passenger car.

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• 23 October

  Iran Calls for Int’l Tribunal to Deal with US War Crimes

  Deputy head of Iran’s judiciary here Tuesday called on the world’s independent legal and judicial bodies to form a war tribunal to punish the United States’ warmongering ruling party for its crimes.

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• 23 October

  Iran, Pakistan Finalize Agreement on IPI Gas Pipeline

  Tehran and Islamabad have prepared the final version of an agreement for transferring Iran’s gas to Pakistan via a $7.4 bln pipeline, Iran’s top negotiator said.

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• 23 October

  Ahmadinejad Underlines Iran’s Resolve to Restore Rights

  The Iranian nation has always favored talks and negotiations, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, adding that his country is ready to negotiate with the West about everything but its rights.

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• 23 October

  Iraq Division Plan Unveils US Hostility towards Muslim World

  Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel expressed surprise at the US Congress resolution for the disintegration of Iraq, underlining that the approval revealed Washington’s animosity towards the world of Islam.

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• 23 October

  President Views Armenia Visit as Positive

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced pleasure with the achievements of his daylong tour of Armenia, saying that he and Kocharian have held desirable agreements in different grounds.

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• 23 October

  Palestine Waiting for New Intifada

  Representative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement to Tehran dismissed the Mideast peace conference in the US as a failed effort, and said he expected that a new wave of Intifada would arise in the occupied territories following the US summit.

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