NAM summit opens in Tehran
August 30th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 30 (IANS) The 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit opened in Tehran Thursday, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei saying that Iran is "not after nuclear weapons".
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Iranian leader asks Muslims to remain vigilant
August 19th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 19 (IANS) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sunday urged Muslims all over the world to remain vigilant against the conspiracies of their enemies, Iran's state-run Press TV ... Read more...
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Ban condemns Ahmadinejad’s anti-Israel statement
August 18th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's anti-Israeli statements."The secretary-general is dismayed by the remarks threatening Israel's existence attributed over the ... Read more...
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Iranian leader threatens to increase uranium enrichment
July 23rd, 2012 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran will start enriching uranium to 56-percent level if Israel and the West keep on pressurising Tehran with sanctions, Iranian religious leader Seyed Reza Taghavi ... Read more...
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Iran hails Iraq’s ‘growing influence’
April 24th, 2012 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 24 (IANS) Calling for stronger ties with Baghdad, Iran Monday hailed the "growing influence" of Iraq in the Arab world.Supreme Iranian Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran is ... Read more...
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Iranian parliament summons Ahmadinejad
February 8th, 2012 - 3:07 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Iranian parliament has summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions about his alleged mismanagement of the country's economy, Iranian media reported.The summons -- the ... Read more...
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Obama’s Chrysler 300 up for sale
January 27th, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Jan 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) President Barack Obama’s former Chrysler 300 car has been offered for sale on eBay. The vehicle has an opening bid of $1 million on the auction website.... Read more...
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Rushdie & god: Jaipur Lit Fest ends on sombre note
January 24th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) God came to the rescue of the DSC Jaipur Literature Festival Tuesday evening. The spirits were marginally lifting during a lively debate about man and ... Read more...
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Iranian leader says alleged assassination plot ‘absurd’
October 16th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Tehrtan, Oct 15 (IANS) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Saturday that the alleged Iranian involvement in a plot of assassinating the Saudi ... Read more...
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Occupying Wall Street will topple capitalism: Iranian leader
October 13th, 2011 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 13 (IANS/AKI) Demonstrations against Wall Street will "topple Western capitalism", Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday."The anti Wall Street protests are very important and their significance ... Read more...
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Iranian supreme leader criticises US support for Israel
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:15 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Oct 2 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Saturday criticised what he called US President Barack Obama's support for Israel, a media report said.Khamenei made the ... Read more...
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Defying US, India backs Palestine, reiterates ties with Iran
September 24th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Sticking to its long-held stands despite pressure, India has voiced public support for a historic Palestinian bid for UN membership and reiterated its relationship ... Read more...
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Day after Iran blasts US, India reiterates close ties
September 24th, 2011 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad triggered a US-led Western walkout from the UN General Assembly with a combative speech, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Iranian president targets the West in UN speech
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:45 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his speech at the UN General Assembly Thursday to accuse the US and other western powers of a range ... Read more...
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US hikers release in Iran delayed again
September 19th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tehran, Sept 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The American delegation who were in Tehran last week to negotiate for the release of the two American hikers have returned to Washington after having the words ... Read more...
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India offered to pass US message to Ahmadinejad: WikiLeaks
March 21st, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India had offered to pass on a message from America to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his visit here in 2008, according to a leaked ... Read more...
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Prince Andrew’s ‘close friendship’ with brutal billionaire dictator revealed
March 9th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 9 (ANI): Prince Andrew has been revealed to have developed a 'close friendship' with a former Soviet republic dictatorial leader, who has been accused of torturing protesters.Andrew, 51, is said ... Read more...
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President Ahmadinejad says Iran has become a nuclear state
December 29th, 2010 - 1:33 am ICT by BNO News
TEHRAN, IRAN (BNO NEWS) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday said that Iran has become a nuclear state despite international sanctions, the state-funded Press TV reported."The United States and its allies have ... Read more...
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Obama may be prepared to meet Ahmadinejad, says NSA Jones
August 12th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.12 (ANI): US National Security Adviser, General James Jones, has said President Barack Obama may be prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad if Tehran willingly resumes negotiations over ... Read more...
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Rushdie to pen his lost chapter
July 17th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 17 (ANI): Salman Rushdie has started writing the story about his decade in hiding from a fatwa."I am writing it now. I found it kind of annoying that other ... Read more...
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Iran slams nuclear powers
June 11th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, June 11 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Friday criticised the world's nuclear powers for trying to "monopolise" the technology for their own gain and prevent other nations from its civilian use.
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Russia rejects Iran’s claims it favours US on n-issue (Lead)
May 27th, 2010 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's position on Tehran's nuclear programme is neither pro-American, nor pro-Iranian, presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko said Wednesday.
The statement comes after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a ... Read more...
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India discusses Af-Pak issue with Iran
May 16th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorTehran, May 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Sunday met Iranian Parliament's Speaker Ali Larijani at Majlis and the two leaders discussed regional issues of common concern ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad criticises new US nuclear policy
April 8th, 2010 - 3:25 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 7 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wednesday criticised the new US nuclear doctrine that excludes the Islamic republic from the list of non-atomic states against which the use of nuclear ... Read more...
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Iranian president in Afghanistan for talks
March 10th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, March 10 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Kabul Wednesday for talks with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, a presidential spokesman said.
The Iranian leader was officially welcomed upon his ... Read more...
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Continue resistance against Israel, Iran’s leader tells Hamas
December 16th, 2009 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 15 (DPA) Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called on the Palestinian militant group Hamas Tuesday to continue resistance against Israel as the only way to save Palestine, state media ... Read more...
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Iranian leader Khamenei named dictator of the year
December 10th, 2009 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Oslo, Dec 9 (DPA) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was Wednesday selected as winner of "dictator of the year prize", students at Oslo University said.
The Iranian leader was chosen from ... Read more...
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Chavez, Ahmadinejad sign agreements
November 27th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Nov 27 (EFE) President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have consolidated a relationship here that the former called "exemplary". They signed new accords and gave speeches defending ... Read more...
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Cancel veto rights of permanent security council members: Iran
September 24th, 2009 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 24 (RIA Novosti) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday said that dominance of several states in global affairs was "unacceptable" and called for the veto right of permanent members of ... Read more...
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Russia slams Iran’s attempts to deny Holocaust
September 20th, 2009 - 2:50 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 20 (RIA Novosti) Russia Saturday criticised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his latest Holocaust denial, saying such statements were totally unacceptable and those don't contribute to the establishment of an ... Read more...
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad names two women as cabinet ministers
August 16th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 16 (IANS) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday named two women among six ministers to his new cabinet, Iranian labour news agency reported.The names of the rest of his cabinet ministers ... Read more...
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad vows to punish ‘bullying powers’
August 10th, 2009 - 6:18 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 10 (Xinhua) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his government will "severely punish bullying powers", referring to some Western nations for allegedly stoking post-election unrest in the country.
Tehran will take ... Read more...
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Iran’s Khamenei endorses Ahmadinejad as Iranian president (Lead)
August 3rd, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 3 (IANS) Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has endorsed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for his second term in office, amid protests by opposition parties over alleged irregularities in the June ... Read more...
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Iranian leader orders closure of prison housing protesters
July 28th, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 28 (DPA) Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the closure of a prison in southern Tehran, state media reported Tuesday amid concerns about the fate of protesters arrested ... Read more...
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad under pressure from all sides
July 27th, 2009 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
By Farshid Motahari
Tehran, July 27 (DPA) His political opponents accuse him of electoral fraud and refuse to recognise his re-election as president. People on the streets signal their resentment towards him with ... Read more...
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