Eurasia Press & News

TEHRAN (FNA)- A strong earthquake jolted a major port city on the Persian Gulf coast of southern Iran on Wednesday, the second to strike in a week.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An analysis suggests Iranian mining in the Strait of Hormuz would be much more difficult for the US military to overcome than it admits.

TEHRAN (FNA)- US President George W. Bush will not attack Iran to halt its nuclear program before his term ends in January, David Wurmser, a key national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney up until last year said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Production manager of the National Iranian South Oil Company put the daily production of his company at 3.2 million barrels of crude oil on average since the beginning of this year.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami announced that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming presidential election.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (UPI) — Russian warships will stay on patrol in the Black Sea until all U.S. vessels leave the coastal area off the Republic of Abkhazia, a Russian official said.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (UPI) — The Russian envoy to NATO suggested Wednesday the United States is planning to attack Iran through Georgia.

GAZA, Sept. 17 (UPI) — A Palestinian human rights group is calling on Hamas to conduct an investigation into bloody clashes between it and a Gaza City clan opposed to its rule.

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Burdened by Israeli restrictions that paralyze the economy of the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Palestinians have become more and more reliant on outside assistance, the World Bank said on Wednesday. “As the Palestinian economy declines, it is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign aid,” the bank …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday a brazen attack on the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy complex in Yemen bore “all the hallmarks” of al Qaeda but no final conclusions had been made on who was to blame.