Eurasia Press & News

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Algeria, describing the massacre of innocent civilians as “unacceptable”.

Spokesman of Iran’s Judiciary here Tuesday said Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian-American arrested on charges of harming national security earlier this year, would be released in the near future.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tehran has asked Berlin to explain about presence of the leader of an anti-Iran terrorist group in Germany.

Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Gholam Reza Aghazadeh Tuesday said that his country has 15 tons of heavy water reserves in its nuclear plant in the central city of Arak.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday described the US administration as a great source of disrepute for the American nation.

Turkey and Iran have agreed to build three power plants expected to use natural gas to generate 6000 MW and also plan to build hydroelectric plants together, a senior energy official confirmed recently.

UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday that the disputed deal reached last month between Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is a right step forward to resolve Iran’s nuclear issue.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber on a motorized rickshaw detonated explosives Monday in a marketplace in southern Afghanistan, killing 28 people in one of the deadliest bombings since the fall of the Taliban. Children selling chewing gum and cigarettes were among the victims of the blast.

A Lebanese presidential candidate called for consolidated ties between Iran and all political groups of his country.

The navy has gained high potentials in manufacturing gunboats, battleships and vessels, commander-in-chief of the Iranian army’s naval force said Monday.