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Iran probes diplomat’s defection in Norway
Iran said Saturday it is investigating the reported defection of one of its diplomats in Norway, with a spokesman suggesting it was due to personal problems, Mehr news agency said. “Despite completing his mission, an administrative staffer at our embassy in Oslo has not yet returned to Tehran due to…
U.S. warns Iran over ‘provocative’ centrifuges at nuclear plant
The United States warned Iran Thursday that the installation of next-generation centrifuges at one of its main nuclear plants, as reported by the UN nuclear watchdog, would be a “provocative step.” The move “would be a further escalation and a continuing violation of Iran’s obligations under the relevant UN Security…
United States and Iran join forces to save wrestling in Olympics
The United States and Iran may be arch foes on the diplomatic front, but bosses from two of wrestling’s power-houses have allied to fight a decision to drop the sport from the 2020 Olympic Games. Rich Bender, executive director of USA Wrestling, is in Tehran, which is hosting the World…
Iran: France ‘engaging in irrational behavior’ over nuclear program
Iran on Monday urged Paris to take “a correct approach based on reality,” after the French defence minister stressed the need to prevent the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons. “There is an erroneous belief held by some Western nations that if put under pressure Iran will give up its…
Nuclear agency talks with Iran fail again
The chief UN atomic inspector said Thursday that talks with Iran had failed again to reach a deal on agreeing enhanced inspections of Tehran’s nuclear programme, and that no new meeting had been set. “We had discussions on the structured approach document but could not finalise the document,” Herman Nackaerts…
Iranians march in government-sponsored rally to mark revolution
Hundreds of thousands of people marched on Sunday in Tehran and other cities chanting “Death to America” as Iran marked the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the US-backed shah. In the capital, crowds waving Iranian flags and portraits of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini walked towards the…
Ahmadinejad: US must change before direct talks
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday said the United States must change its attitude if it wants to hold direct nuclear talks with Iran, as he hit out at Washington for imposing sanctions on Tehran. His comments, in a speech marking the 34th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that ousted the…
Ahmadinejad ready to be ‘first man in space’ with Iran’s space program
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday he is ready “to be the first man in space” under Iran’s ambitious programme which aims to send a human being into orbit by 2020. “Our youth are determined to send a man into space within the next four, five years and I’m sure…
Iran open to new negotiation with U.S. over nuclear program
Iran announced on Sunday fresh talks with world powers on its nuclear drive and said it was open to a US offer for two-way discussions if Washington’s intention was “authentic”. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said the six world powers planned to resume talks in Kazakhstan on February 25…
Iran unveils futuristic-looking warplane
Iran on Saturday unveiled a fighter jet it said was designed and built domestically, with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad touting it as “one of the most advanced” aircraft in the world. State television footage showed the grey, futuristic-looking aircraft, code-named Qaher (Conqueror) F-313, displayed in a hangar. The warplane “is among…
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