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Iran's military commander assassinated

World
2009-10-18

A SENIOR commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) was assassinated in an attack in southeastern Iran, state Press TV reported today. Press TV said the assassinated officer was deputy head...

Iran launches short-range missiles: report

World
2009-9-27

IRAN successfully launched short-range missiles and a multi-missile launching system in a war game carried out by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) today, local English-language Press TV reported. In...

Iran TV confirms three Americans detained on Iran-Iraq border

World
2009-8-2

IRAN'S state-owned al-Alam TV yesterday confirmed that three US nationals have been detained by Iranian forces near the border with Iraq. The Arabic-language satellite channel quoted "an informed source" in Iran's...

Pakistan blames local Taliban for kidnapping of Iranian diplomat

World
2008-11-14

THE Interior Ministry of Pakistan blamed local Taliban today for the abduction of Iranian diplomat and other foreigners. "The militants, after facing defeat, have now started abduction of foreigners, and the abduction...

Japan wins over Iran in the Security Council election

World
2008-10-18

JAPAN handily defeated Iran for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council and Austria and Turkey edged out Iceland in secret ballot voting yesterday. Iran, which is under UN sanctions for its nuclear program...

5 nations elected new members of UN Security Council

World
2008-10-18

AUSTRIA, Japan, Mexico, Uganda and Turkey were elected new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council yesterday. All 192 members of the United Nations General Assembly attended the secret ballot,...

Six major countries agree on UN sanctions on Iran

World
2008-9-27

REPRESENTATIVES from the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany yesterday agreed to submit to UN Security Council a draft resolution reaffirming existing sanctions on Iran. "We circulated a very...

Iraqi PM arrives in Tehran for visit

World
2008-6-8

IRAQI Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Tehran yesterday, kicking off a two-day visit to the country, Iran's English-language Press TV said. Maliki was greeted by Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi...

US to solve Iran's nuclear issue through diplomacy

World
2008-6-7

THE United States said yesterday that it is trying to solve Iran's nuclear issue through diplomacy. "We are trying to solve this diplomatically," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. "I understand that...

Pakistan, India eye double gas pipeline projects

Business | Energy
2008-4-26

PAKISTAN and India yesterday resolved their difference on the transit fee of the much-delayed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, also known as the peace pipeline. The "complete consensus" was reached...