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5/16/2012 - 7:15 PM

Iran to react positively if West takes realistic stance: Iranian diplomat

Politics - A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic will give a positive response to the West if they adopt a realistic stance towards Iran’s nuclear energy program.
5/16/2012 - 11:11 AM

No decrease in the Iranian crude exports: Oil minister

Economy - Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi has dismissed some recent reports which claim that the Islamic Republic’s oil exports have decreased by 6 percent.
5/16/2012 - 11:05 AM

Iran non-oil exports exceeded $45bn last year: Deputy Minister

Economy - The Iranian Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Vajihollah Jafari says Iran's non-oil exports has exceeded USD 45 billion in the past Iranian year (started March 20, 2011).
5/15/2012 - 7:17 PM

Iran-IAEA talks very constructive: Iran envoy Soltanieh

Politics - Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh has hailed the atmosphere of the ongoing negotiations between Tehran and the nuclear body as “very constructive.”
5/15/2012 - 7:17 PM

South Korea, Japan ask EU to extend oil insurance on imports of Iranian oil

Economy - The South Korean Economy Ministry says Seoul and Tokyo have asked the European Union to extend insurance contracts on tankers carrying Iranian crude after the bloc’s oil embargo comes into effect on July 1.
5/15/2012 - 7:16 PM

Iran, Iraq to hold new round of oil talks

Economy - Iran and Iraq are set to hold a new round of talks focusing on the development of a joint oilfield as well as the establishment of a joint oil company, a report says.
5/15/2012 - 12:32 PM

Iran presidential election to be held electronically: GC spokesman

Politics - Spokesman of Iran's Guardian Council Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei announced that the next Iranian presidential election slated for June 2013 will be held electronically.
5/14/2012 - 7:09 PM

IAEA in positive spirit for talks with Iran: Herman Nackaerts

Politics - The International Atomic Energy Agency deputy director general says the IAEA will adopt a constructive approach in talks with Iran to settle the Western standoff over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

5/14/2012 - 7:09 PM

Indictment issued in Iran against Reuters over Ninja report

Politics - An indictment has been issued in Iran against Reuters for a February report by the London-based news agency that described Iranian female martial artists as assassins.
5/14/2012 - 1:12 PM

Popular revolutions in Mideast, North Africa isolate Israel: Larijani

Politics - Iran's Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says the recent regional developments and the popular revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa have isolated the Israeli regime.
5/13/2012 - 11:49 PM

Iran to launch indigenous Fajr satellite in June

science - Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says the Islamic Republic will soon launch its indigenous Fajr (Dawn) satellite in yet another technological step forward in the space industry.
5/13/2012 - 11:34 PM

West anti-Iran propaganda campaign far from truth: Iran MP

Politics - A senior Iranian lawmaker says the propaganda campaign that the West has launched against the Islamic Republic is a long way off from the realities on the ground in Iran.
5/13/2012 - 11:34 PM

Rocard’s visit attempt to improve Tehran-Paris ties: Iran MP

Politics - A senior Iranian lawmaker says former French socialist Prime Minister Michel Rocard’s unofficial visit to Iran indicates that the new French government is distancing itself from Nicolas Sarkozy’s policies.
5/13/2012 - 11:29 PM

Ashton hopeful about Iran-5+1 nuclear talks in Baghdad

Politics - As Iran and 5+1 group’s nuclear negotiations in Baghdad is ahead, Catherine Ashton, the European Union (EU) foreign affairs chief is hopeful about winning through in upcoming talks.
5/13/2012 - 1:42 PM

P5+1 should work to remove sanctions on Iran: Official

Economy - A senior Iranian official says the P5+1 should work to bring about the removal of the sanctions on Iran as a ‘first step’ in its next round of negotiations with the Islamic Republic.
5/12/2012 - 11:34 PM

‘Iraq capable of providing security of Iran-P5+1 meeting’

Politics - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania Affairs Abbas Araghchi says Tehran completely trusts Iraq to provide security in the upcoming talks between Iran and the P5+1.
5/12/2012 - 11:34 PM

Western people not willing to pay for supporting Israel: Jalili

Politics - Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council says American and European people are no longer willing to pay the price of their governments’ support for Israel.
5/12/2012 - 11:33 PM

Iran FM hopes for better ties with France under Hollande

Politics - Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has expressed hope that the election of Francois Hollande will lead to the expansion of Tehran-Paris relations.
5/12/2012 - 12:59 PM

Iran to continue uranium enrichment activities: Iranian IAEA envoy

Politics - Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh says the Islamic Republic will never stop its uranium enrichment activities and will vigorously pursue its nuclear energy program.
5/11/2012 - 11:02 PM

High quality of Iran oil renders West sanction ineffective: Iranian Minister

Economy - Iran's Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi says the high quality of Iranian crude has rendered ineffective the Western sanctions against the Islamic Republic’s oil sector.