Iran is undermining world stability : Israel
February 16th, 2012 - 8:24 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Feb 16 (IANS) Israel has blamed Iran for undermining the world stability while critising it for targetting its envoys in India and Georgia.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday condemned ... Read more...
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Russia denies deal with Iran over military cooperation
February 9th, 2012 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS) Russia and Iran have not reached any deals regarding bilateral military-technical cooperation during their latest bilateral meeting Wednesday, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.Rogozin's ... Read more...
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Will keep buying Iranian oil, says India
January 17th, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India Tuesday said it will continue buying Iranian oil despite US sanctions and is not about to seek a waiver from Washington."We have accepted sanctions ... Read more...
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Iran no threat to Israel: Mossad chief
December 30th, 2011 - 3:54 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 30 (IANS) A nuclear Iran would not necessarily post an "existential" threat to Israel, head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, Tamir Pardo, has said.Pardo was addressing a ... Read more...
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France calls for unprecedented sanctions against Iran
November 10th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 9 (IANS) France Wednesday called for "sanctions of unprecedented proportions" against Iran after the release of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on the country's nuclear programme, ... Read more...
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US hegemony should end: Iran official
September 20th, 2011 - 4:10 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The period of global domination of the US should come to an end, the head of Iran's Supreme National Council has said."We should say goodbye ... Read more...
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Qatar hold Iran 1-1 in World Cup qualifier
September 7th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Doha, Sep 7 (IANS) Iran drew with Qatar 1-1 in an Asia Group E encounter of the 2014 World Cup qualifier at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium here.In another Group E ... Read more...
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Ship with nine Indian crew hijacked, proceeds to Somalia
February 14th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Maltese-flagged ship with nine Indian and 13 Iranian crew members on board, a top Indian maritime official said here Monday evening.The ship, ... Read more...
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Billionaire Sultan of Oman paid bail to free US hiker from Iran
September 16th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 16(ANI): The billionaire Sultan of Oman is believed to be the man behind the sudden release of US hiker Sarah Shourd from a jail in Iran.Shourd, arrested near the Iran-Iraq ... Read more...
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Krishna offers prayer at Ganga Sahib Gurdwara in Tehran
May 17th, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorTehran, May 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, presently here on a four-day State visit, visited the lone Ganga Singh Sabha Gurdwara on Sunday.Interacting with media after performing ... Read more...
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Russia ready for selective sanctions against Iran
April 1st, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (DPA) Russia is ready to join in international sanctions to prod Iran to come clean on its nuclear ambitions, a foreign ministry official said Thursday.
"Such measures need to be ... Read more...
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Now, Iranian males told to earn official qualification to marry
March 10th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Iranian males will soon have to earn official qualifications from the government before they are allowed to pop the question. According to The Telegraph, men and women who ... Read more...
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British woman faces flogging in Iran over sex with embassy cops
February 11th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 11 (ANI): A British woman faces flogging in Iran after being accused of sleeping with two cops guarding the German Embassy.Teacher Samin A, 24, her full name has not been ... Read more...
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Iran Air plane goes off Stockholm runway, none hurt
January 16th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Jan 16 (DPA) An Iran Air Airbus with 173 passengers on board went off the runway while preparing for takeoff from Stockholm's Arlanda airport Saturday, the Aviation Herald website said.
The Teheran-bound ... Read more...
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Pakistan, North Korea bigger threat than Iran: Medvedev
November 27th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Nov 27 (ANI): Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that Iran is not as great a threat to global security as other nuclear-proliferating countries such as North Korea and Pakistan.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Israel asks world to deny N-right to Iran
November 20th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Nov. 20 (ANI): In the wake of Iran refusing to export 70 percent of its low-enriched uranium for further processing, Israel has urged the international community to impose sanctions aimed ... Read more...
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Iran’s nuclear rights not negotiable, says Ahmadinejad
November 16th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Nov. 16 (ANI): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reiterated that his country has every right to be a nuclear power, and confrontation on this issue would only make the country "more ... Read more...
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Iran aiding Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan to hurt US: Report
October 10th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct. 10 (ANI): Afghanistan's city of Heart, which lies on the country's border with Iran, reportedly serves as a site from where Iran smuggles weapons to the Taliban.The ancient ... Read more...
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Most American Jews back military strike on Iran
October 1st, 2009 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Oct.1 (ANI): Fifty-six percent of American Jews support military action against Iran to prevent the Teheran regime from obtaining nuclear weapons, a new study has claimed. Thirty-six percent opposed such a ... Read more...
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‘US preparing sanctions against Iran’
September 11th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Sep. 11 (ANI): Following an apparently unyielding diplomatic engagement in Iran, the Obama administration is preparing the groundwork for sanctions against the Islamic country, two senior US officials have told ... Read more...
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ElBaradei calls Iranian nuclear threat as ‘hyped’
September 2nd, 2009 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Vienna (Austria), Sep.2 (ANI): Outgoing International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei has called the Iranian nuclear threat "hyped," saying there is no proof of the Islamic republic soon having nuclear weapons. ... Read more...
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Israel aware of S. Arabia’s plans to build nuke power plant
August 21st, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Aug.21 (ANI): Israel has said that it is aware about Saudi Arabia's plans to build nuclear power plants. The Saudi newspaper Al-Watan quoted the country's Minister of Water and ... Read more...
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“Israel plotted Ahmadinejad killing”, claims Teheran’s intelligence chief
July 18th, 2009 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 18(ANI): Teheran's Intelligence Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei has claimed that Israel had planned to assassinate Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during the country's elections last month.Mohseni-Ejei claimed that Israel collaborating with Iranian ... Read more...
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Iranian Nobel laureate calls for Europe-Iran talks
July 13th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bonn (Germany), July 13 (DPA) Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi called Monday for European nations to open direct talks with Tehran rather than criticise its policies from afar.
"They would be ... Read more...
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Jewish Iranians prefer Ahmadinejad to Mousavi
July 7th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, July 7 (ANI): Notwithstanding the anti-government protests in Iran, Jewish Iranians living in Israel and abroad think that Iran under the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is much better than it would ... Read more...
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Iran protests EU stance on polls, summons Czech diplomat
June 17th, 2009 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Prague, June 16 (DPA) Iran summoned a senior Czech diplomat Tuesday over the European Union's (EU) critical statements about the disputed Iranian presidential election, the Czech foreign ministry said.
"I can confirm that ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad’s victory is a threat to world: Israel
June 13th, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, June 13 (DPA) Israeli Vice premier Shilvat Shalom Saturday stressed the Iranian nuclear "threat" following Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in Iran's presidential election.
"The United States and the free world must reevaluate the ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad heading for a second term as Iran’s President
June 1st, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), June 1(ANI): With unconditional support being offered to him, Iran's presidential candidate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems to be heading towards his second consecutive term.With the campaign in full swing before the ... Read more...
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Israel would be insane to attack Iran: ElBaradei
May 17th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, May 17 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency's outgoing chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said that Israel would be "utterly insane" to attack Iran.In an interview with German daily Der Spiegel, ElBaradei ... Read more...
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India wants peace, development in Pakistan: Pranab Mukherjee
November 2nd, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Nov 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that India would like to address the issues of peace, stability and development in Pakistan as it affects the ... Read more...
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Iran Air flight makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport
September 3rd, 2008 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Sept 3 (ANI): Iran Air''s Mumbai-Teheran flight with 294 passengers on-board made an emergency landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on Tuesday night.According to a Mumbai ... Read more...
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N-deal will not impact independent foreign policy: PMO
July 2nd, 2008 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Trying to enlist more support, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Wednesday fell back on India's "time-honoured" and "civilizational" links with Iran to prove that it ... Read more...
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Sir Salman Rushdie pays tribute to fatwa opposition
May 27th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by admin
London, May 27 (ANI): Sir Salman Rushdie has thanked all those who supported him and opposed the fatwa imposed on him 20 years ago for writing his controversial novel, The Satanic ... Read more...
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Fatwa made Rushdie a much stronger and nicer man
May 10th, 2008 - 12:51 pm ICT by admin
London, May 10 (ANI): Sir Salman Rushdie has confessed how the infamous Iranian fatwa helped him become a stronger and better person.In 1989, Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini issued the author with a ... Read more...
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India says treat Iran with respect ahead of Ahmadinejad visit
April 20th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Ahead of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad coming to India this month on his first visit, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Sunday asked the international community to treat ... Read more...
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