Speaking to reporters in a fast-breaking ceremony thrown in the honor of Iranian orphans at the Presidential Office here Sunday night, Ahmadinejad reminded that the West has always done its best to defeat Iran in the last 27 years (after the Islamic Revolution).

Speaking to reporters in his first weekly press conference, Hoseini noted that the senior officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran have frequently declared that Tehran may never suspend its uranium enrichment activities. The official dismissed earlier reports by the Media about a short-term or 90-day suspension of enrichment by …

The comments by Oil Minister Kazem Vaziri Hameneh came after a swathe of conflicting reports over Inpex’s final stake in Azadegan oil field, which was agreed at 75% when the two-bln-dollar deal was signed in 2004. The share of Inpex “has been cut from 75% to 10% in the project …