Eurasia Press & News

WASHINGTON (CNN) — A mandatory grounding of Air Force F-15s has been expanded to cover those flying combat missions over Afghanistan after a crash in Missouri last week, Air Force officials said Monday. The F-15Es in Afghanistan can fly only in emergency situations to protect U.S. and coalition troops in …

Units of alien troops deployed at Iran’s borders with one of its neighboring countries abandoned their position in a great hurry after they received a warning from Iranian forces, Commander of the Iranian army said here on Monday.

Iran pursues cooperation with Afghanistan due to the two nations’ common religious beliefs, joint interests and shared borders, Iranian foreign minister said.

Iran said that it would consider possibility for continuing talks with Washington on Iraq if only US officials extended a relevant request to Tehran through diplomatic channels.

Iran will open a consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil on Tuesday, Tehran’s third such office in the war-ravaged country, a senior Kurdish official said on Monday.

An Iranian lawmaker said here on Monday that the Islamic Republic would certainly produce its needed nuclear fuel inside the country.

Iran and Malaysia are set to form a joint committee to exchange more tourists and help expand their tourism industry.

Iran’s commerce minister here on Sunday said that the Islamic Republic and some Latin countries have decided to establish a joint shipping company to further expand economic relations.

Iran warned foreign oil and gas firms on Sunday that it will implement major projects with domestic companies alone if they do not speed up the completion of negotiations.

Muhammad Makkawi, the project director of Dana’s affiliate Crescent Petroleum, said that in the coming months some 600 million cfd of Iranian natural gas would start to be delivered to end users in the UAE early next year.