Ali Akbar Salehi discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan. During the meetings, Salehi and his counterparts also conferred on bilateral relations as well as regional and international developments. The meetings were held on the sidelines of an international conference on Afghanistan held in Tokyo, Japan….
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Hojjatoleslam Seyed Ahmad Moussavi said, “Given the regional developments and the rise of the waves of Islamic Awakening, the Muslim states of the region will be able to change the world’s political equations in the very near future.” He added, “Today, Israel’s security situation is the…
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Some 1,200 women from 80 different countries have begun arriving in Iran to participate in the first Women and Islamic Awakening conference, to take place from July 10-11. During the conference, the women are to visit the cities of Qom, Mashhad, Tehran and Isfahan, where they…
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According to Fars, in the talks with P5+1, Iran submitted its package of proposals in the form of a PowerPoint presentation to the West (links to full text in Farsi and English: http://backchannel.al-monitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IranNuclearTalks.pdf) …
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Mohammad Hassan Asferi, member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that “the reality is that Iran has no problem negotiating on this issue (halting uranium enrichment), provided that the P5+1 accept meeting Iran’s need for 20% enriched uranium.” He emphasized that Iran would…
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Major General Hassan Firouzabadi has again warned, “If our interests are in danger of being threatened, we will block the Strait of Hormuz.” At an international seminar on the Mahdavia Doctrine, Firouzabadi referred to the proposal of Majlis members on the closure of theStrait of Hormuz,…
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Seyed Mehdi Moussavinejad, one of the Majlis members who signed the bill, said that “In order to study the bill on the blockading of the Strait of Hormuz better and more precisely, the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary and a number of officials from the…
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Fars News argued, “Some in the West are asking how Tehran can do so, except for drowning an oil tanker in the middle of the waterway, which is the easiest way of cutting the world’s oil lifeline for months.” Fars also mentions that in addition to…
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On Sunday, tactical drills of the air defense command, Khatam ol-Anbia, began in northwestIran. Lieutenant Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said, “The drills will be held in an area covering over 50,000 square kilometers and will last for three days….
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Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Banayee, Managing Director of Kish Insurance Company, has claimed that there is no problem at all providing Iranian oil tankers with local insurance coverage. According to him, Kish is currently providing insurance services for a large number of tankers, and soon 13 new…
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The Head of the Foreign Investment Organization and Deputy Finance Minister announced that the extent of foreign investment in Iran in 2011/2012 reached the unprecedented amount of USD 4.3 billion. First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi announced at the same opportunity that an award would be…
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Mohammad Arash Honarvar Shojaei, who has lost more than eight kilos as the result of a hunger strike, had a heart attack in his cell and collapsed. As a result of the fall he injured his arm and ribs, but after being injected with pain-killers in…
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Ali Muslahi was abducted from Kashan three days ago and since that time there has been no information about his condition, whereabouts or the organization holding him. His family was told how he was abducted by one of the business owners he knows personally in the…
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Dr. Ahmad Sadr Haj Seyed Javadi, aged 95, has limited mobility. He was one of the founders of the liberation movement inIranand was a former Interior Minister and member of the first Majlis. It should be noted that a month ago, security forces prevented a memorial…
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In doing so, the Guardian Council supported the Majlis on this matter and emphasized that the government should be the executive branch executing the law, and not engage in interpreting the law. …
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Mohsen Reza’I, Secretary of the Expediency Council, said that Ahmadinejad and the government’s economic team, including, the Minister of Economic Affairs, the Minister of Oil, the Minister of Mining and Commerce, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), presented a report on Iran’s…
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At a meeting with the Head of the Organization of Industry, Mines and Trade, Ayatollah Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, the Supreme Leader’s representative in the Eastern Azerbaijan province and Imam of the Tabriz community, criticized the lack of attention given to production plants by the government while…
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Border Police Commander in Mazandaran, Hosheng Husseini, has reported on the deployment of Morality Police units in northern beach resorts following the start of the summer season and the arrival of many Iranians for leisure and vacations. He said that Morality Police patrols in these areas…
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