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US seeks Israel-Turkey alliance against Iran: Franklin Lamb An analyst says the warming up to Turkey is so Israel can seek to have a military base on Turkish soil to be in closer proximity to attack Iran. In the background of this United States Secretary of State John Kerry said the...

Iran Curbs Spark Trade Shift By JAY SOLOMON THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Iran's finance minister, Shamseddin Hosseini, shown at Parliament in a file photo, says the nation is seeking to boost its non-oil trade. WASHINGTON—Iran is accelerating its efforts to buoy its non-oil trade and to...

India may propose preferential trade deal with Iran NEW DELHI: India is likely to propose a preferential tariff arrangement to Iran to boost the bilateral trade between the two countries, hoping higher exports will help it pay for crude oil imported through the rupee payment mechanism set up...

Ahmadinejad's ally could pose new challenge to Iran's ruling clergy Iranian president's chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, would be a divisive figure if he stood in upcoming elections Collision course ... potential presidential candidate Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, left, would not be...

Iran's nuclear father gives US a clue By Peter Jenkins Last week, the BBC's Today program carried an interview with Dr Akbar Etemad, who was in charge of Iran's fledgling nuclear program between 1974 and 1978 and who has lived outside Iran since the Revolution. Dr Etemad spoke...

Demographics and Iran's imperial design By Spengler Sep 13, 2005 Aging populations will cause severe discomfort in the United States and extreme pain in Japan and Europe by mid-century. But the same trends will devastate the frail economies of the Islamic world, and likely plunge many...

Iran, Armenia Discuss Enhancement of Cultural Ties TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran and Yerevan explored avenues for the further expansion of cultural relations between two friendly states. The issue was raised in a meeting in Yerevan between Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed...

Domestic production added to Iranian Airline Expanding Passenger Fleet Apr 21, 2013 Since 2010 Iran has started a plan to renew its air fleet not only through purchase of foreign planes, but also through domestic production in a bid to improve conditions in its aviation industry. Iran...

Iran in drive to encourage couples to have more children Iran has launched a house-to-house health education drive to persuade couples to have more children in a move aimed at engineering a baby boom and more than doubling its population. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last year labelled the...

Russian Navy warships dock in southern Iran Russia's Admiral Panteleyev destroyer (file photo) A group of Russian Navy warships has docked at the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas after a long journey from the Pacific Ocean. The fleet, comprised of Admiral Panteleyev...

Israel seeks Turkish airbase for attack on Iran: Report A file photo of an F-21 Kfir aircraft recent report says the visit by Israeli National Security Council Head Yaakov Amidror to Turkey is aimed at securing an airbase in Iran’s neighbor to pave the way for a military attack against...

India negotiating with Iran, US to join gas pipeline project 28 March 2013 India is negotiating with Iran and the United States to join the peace pipeline project, Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Veerappa Moily said. Moily confessed that the pipeline project was beneficial for...

Strategic engagement: Iran, Iraq and the GCC Road towards sustainable friendship requires establishing a regional cooperation system among hostile neighbours By Seyed Hossein Mousavian | Special to Gulf News Published: 20:00 March 23, 2013 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government is...

Iran's battered reformists tug at hero Khatami for one more long shot run for president TEHRAN, Iran – It's difficult to measure how much lifeblood is left in Iran's pro-reform factions after four years of punishment. Its leaders are incommunicado under house arrest. Street protests...

Iran, Pakistan, Syria, Qatar: Pipelineistan at work Published time: April 14, 2013 Iranians work on a section of a pipeline linking Iran and Pakistan after the project was launched during a ceremony in the Iranian border city of Chah Bahar on March 11, 2013. (AFP Photo / Atta Kenare)...

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Ahmadinejad's Opponents May Try To Stop April 15 Rally By Golnaz Esfandiari, RFE/RL Opponents of Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad are reportedly considering action to stop a large gathering the government plans to hold on April 15. Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad (left) with his...

CHP raises concerns over Israel’s apology ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News CHP deputy chair Faruk Loğoğlu said that US President Barack Obama is the architect of the apology process. Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy chair Faruk Loğoğlu has...

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