Posts Tagged ‘Iran’

Paris, Dec 5 (IANS) Iran has expressed concern over human rights situation in France and called for "an open dialogue between Tehran and Europe over the issue", IRNA reported Friday. The remarks were made by Secretary of Human Rights Headquarters of Iran's Judiciary Mohammad-Javad Larijani in ... Full story

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday promised his visiting Lebanese counterpart Michel Suleiman that Iran would always stand by Lebanon. "Lebanon has finally found its track after many stormy years and now enjoys tranquillity and security," Ahmadinejad said in his meeting ... Full story

Tehran, Nov 24 (IANS) Iran Monday called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed Elbaradei not to bow to western pressure while composing report on the Islamic country's nuclear programme, the official IRNA news agency reported. "It ... Full story

Tehran, Nov 24 (IANS) Iran Monday said it might consider taking military action to free its cargo vessel which was hijacked by pirates off the Somali coast last week if the talks failed, the official IRNA news agency reported. In a press briefing, foreign ministry spokesman ... Full story

Iran has now produced roughly enough nuclear material, with added purification, to make a single atom bomb, The New York Times quotes nuclear experts, as saying. The figures detailing Iran’s progress were contained in a routine update on ... Full story

Tehran, Nov 20 (IANS) Iran has said it would pursue "constructive and comprehensive interaction" with the UN nuclear watchdog, official IRNA news agency reported Thursday. Following the release of a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Wednesday, deputy ... Full story

Vienna, Nov 20 (IANS) Iran is continuing with its uranium enrichment activities and has set up 6,000 centrifuges, the UN nuclear watchdog has said in a report. Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohammed ElBaradei in a report ... Full story

Tehran, Nov 17 (DPA) Iran is to hold a conference to review the victory of Barack Obama in the US presidential elections and its impact on Tehran-Washington relations, the website of news network Press TV reported Monday. One of the featured speakers will be Iran's former ... Full story

Tehran, Nov 17 (ANI): Iranian and Italian archeologists have found clues about the daily life of people living near Persepolis in Iran during the Achaemenid Dynasty. The world-renowned historic city of ... Full story

Tehran, Nov 17 (ANI): A prehistoric burial ground has been discovered near the Iranian city of Sanandaj, which dates back to 3,000 years. Sanandaj is located in the western Kurdistan Province of Iran.... Full story