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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  International

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Ali Larijani said that Western powers are attempting to discourage the Iranian nation through various schemes. “The Westerners’ favored method relies on discouraging the Iranian nation, and this is a war of the wills which is currently underway… After military and political approaches, now enemies have…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  International

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The Foreign Ministry Spokesman has expressed concern over “Saudi Arabia’s recent violent measures against its religious figures and people in the eastern part of the country, the result of which has been the death and injury of a number of citizens.” Mehmanparast urged the Saudi government…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  International

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Palestinian Authority spokesman announced Abu Mazen’s plans to travel to Iran to attend the NAM summit on August 30-31. This will be Abu Mazen’s first visit toIran….

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  International

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Ahmadinejad met with Ammar Hakim, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Leader. He said that the goal of the hegemonic powers in the region is to save the Zionist regime, adding that in the current situation, when hegemonic powers are in decline, independent and justice-seeking countries…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  International

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Justice Minister Morteza Bakhtiari has said that according to the agreements between Iranian and Iraqi officials, preliminary steps have been taken to secure the release of 100 Iranian prisoners from Iraqi prisons. Bakhtiari said that most of the imprisoned Iranian nationals have been arrested for illegal…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  International

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Gholam Ali Haddad Adel addressed the closing ceremony of the Wall Street Cartoon Festival and said, “Fars News Agency’s use of art to display the world people’s feelings and thoughts about the Wall Street Movement should be praised and should not come to a halt.”…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  International

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Khabar Online is reporting the recent launch of a computer game, The Cat and the Coup. In this sad game, users are a cat that appears in the US-engineered 1953 revolution. Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh (democratically elected prime minister, who was ousted by the American-driven coup that…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Military

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Brigadier General Abdollah Araqi, has said that the defense of land, people and system of governance are the three components of national security that are threatened when any of the three are compromised by internal or external enemies. Araqi added that there are differences in the…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Military

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Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of the Majlis’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, referred to the Great Prophet 7 three-day missile drills and said, “Iran is always able to use its defensive power to destroy US bases… The message of the war games demonstrated Iran’s might…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Military

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Interior Minister, Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar, and Head of Armenian Police Force, Lieutenant General Vladimir Gasparyan, signed the agreement that covers cooperation in the fields of organized crime, drug trafficking, security-disciplinary issues and border affairs. Mostafa-Najjar who also met with Armenian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Territorial…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Military

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President of K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Majid Ghasemi, discussed the university’s plans to make science applicable and useful. He added that one reflection of this is the contracts and agreements between the university and industry. They are designed to encourage success and development of Iranian…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Military

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Saeed Farajianzadeh was appointed as the new Deputy Commander for Coordination of the Basij Dorces, replacing General Baqeri.  …

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Economy

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Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi said, “As all economists say the solution to Iran’s economy is an oil-free economy, and we should also use the great opportunity provided by the oil embargos for an economic leap and realization of this goal.” Naqdi expressed confidence about Iran’s…

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Economy

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The Minister of Industry, Trade and Mines said that the industrial sector will be exempt from higher prices for energy in the second stage of the Subsidy Reform Act.  …

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Economy

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Deputy Iranian Transport Minister, Head of National Civil Aviation Organization stated that the National Development Fund had allocated USD 1.5 billion for the  purchase of aircraft.  …

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Economy

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Mohammad Mehdinezhad Nuri, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology, said that the design and production of a 100-150-seat airplane requires advanced and complex technology. He added that the project provides an opportunity to create more jobs in Iran.  …

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Human Rights

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Journalist and human rights activist Nasour Naghipour was arrested to begin serving the seven year sentence imposed on him. He w as transferred to Evin prison.  …

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Human Rights

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Political activist Asal Esmailzadeh was summoned by the court to begin serving the four month sentence hand down for distributing propaganda against the regime.  …

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Human Rights

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The nine members of Teachers Union in Kurdistan Province who were released on bail last year were summoned for further questioning in court….

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Friday, 13 July 2012  /  Human Rights

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In a message made after their arrest, they stressed that they had engaged in a legitimate and unarmed protest against discrimination and the regime’s policy towards the Arab minority, but were accused of terrorism. The message is in Arabic.  …

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