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2010-03-15: Headlines

BusinessWeek: Lula's Nods to Iran Sow Brazil's Growing Confusion With Chavez 2010-03-15
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- When Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defends Iran's right to a nuclear program ...
Xinhua: Pakistan rejects US daily report on Iran nuclear 2010-03-15
ISLAMABAD, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Monday rejected a report in a US newspaper about the renowned Pakistani nuclear scientist and Iran nuclear ...
Zawya: Pakistan, Iran to sign gas line on March 16 2010-03-15
Islamabad -- Pakistan and Iran will sign Operational Agreement on the multi-billion gas pipeline in Tehran on March 16, after which work on the project ...
The Malaysian Insider: The likely US-Iran policy 2010-03-15
The question of what to do with Iran has to be treated on his own right, without being made an appendage to US policy vis-Ã -vis other nations in the Middle ...
Reuters UK: Britain looks to China to pressure Iran 2010-03-15
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China and Britain agree on pressing Iran about its nuclear activities while also seeking engagement, Foreign Secretary ...
Times of Malta: US human rights report hits China and Iran 2010-03-15
Chinese prisoners line up in preparation to be taken to a prison in Lanzhou, China. China and Iran have stepped up their abuses of human right ...
Ha'aretz: Road to Iran nuclear relief may pass through Brazil 2010-03-15
BRASILIA - Clara Ant is perhaps the most surprising person in the inner circle of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silv ...
Ha'aretz: Iran tried to buy nuclear bomb from Pakistan as early as 1987 2010-03-15
New documents reveal how a close ally of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei bid $10bn for ready-made weapons.
Journal of Turkish Weekly: British Foreign Secretary In China For Talks Expected To Touch On Iran 2010-03-15
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has arrived in China for talks with Chinese leaders expected to touch on the possibility of tougher sancti ...
Register: Iran's cyber-police hack US spy sites 2010-03-15
Iranian security forces have arrested 30 people accused of waging cyber-war against the country with the backing ...
Aysor: Ban Ki-Moon: Iran's issue needs a peaceful solution 2010-03-15
The UN Security Council members are having consultations on the future sanctions against Iran, told Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Secretary-General ...
ISNA: Iran ready to aid Hamas and Fatah unity: informed source 2010-03-15
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran is ready to help Palestine's Hamas and Fatah groups to reach unity, said an informed source in Iran's Foreign Ministry.
The Canadian Press: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband visits China amid rancour in tie ... 2010-03-15
BEIJING — Britain's foreign secretary is in China to lobby for further nuclear sanctions on Iran and will seek to smooth rancour with Beijing over climate ...
AFP: Iran hardliners target opposition leader's home 2010-03-15
TEHRAN — A group of hardliners besieged the Tehran home of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi, shouting death slogans and calling for him to be put on trial ...
Zawya: Capital Intelligence Assigns First Time Ratings to Export Development Bank of Iran 2010-03-15
Capital Intelligence (CI), the international credit rating agency, today announced that it has assigned Export Development Bank of IranExport Development ...
Trend News Agency: Iran has achieved many MDGS: UN 2010-03-15
UN Resident Coordinator in the Islamic Republic of Iran Ms. Consuelo Vidal said here Sunday that Iran has done a lot to achieve Millennium Development Goal ...
ISNA: Defense Minister: Weapon smuggling to Iran "ridiculous claim" 2010-03-15
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said on Monday Italy's claim on weapon smuggling to Iran is a ridiculous allegation.
Intelligence & Terrorism Information Center: Different voices on nuclear issue: top reformist intellectual warns that Ir ... 2010-03-15
Following the publication of the preliminary results of the general elections for the Iraqi parliament held this week, Iran's conservative media h ...
SteelGuru: Royal Dutch Shell stops selling gasoline to Iran 2010-03-15
AP reported that Royal Dutch Shell Plc has stopped selling gasoline to Iran, the latest company to cease business with a country that is increasingly ...
Alibaba News Channel: Iran's Yazd Steel Group to commission new rolling mill in Q2 2010 2010-03-15
SteelOrbis - Iranian private sector steelmaker Yazd Steel Group is to commission its new rolling mill in the second quarter of 2010, company officials ...
BloombergUTV: Iran Exports Of Iron Ore Up 51 Percent For First 11 Months Of The Year 2010-03-15
Iran exported over 4.1 million tons of iron ore worth $ 254 million in the first 11 months of the current year ended February 19. The amount was 51 percent ...
ISNA: Top Army Commander: Iran counters enemies' attacks but wants to be sure of victory 2010-03-15
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Army General Commander Ataollah Salehi warned countries occupying Iran's neighbors and said Iran not only defends against foreigners'
Alibaba News Channel: Iran's state-owned miners produce 23.24 million mt of iron ore in 11 months 2010-03-15
SteelOrbis - Iranian state-owned miners exploited 28.93 million mt of run-of-mine iron ore and produced 23.24 million mt of iron ore in the first 11 month ...
RIA Novosti: Azerbaijan should not admit Russian-US cooperation against Iran in its territory 2010-03-15
News.Az interviews Vafa Guluzade, former state adviser on foreign policy issues and president of the Fund of political studies of Caspian states.
News.Az: Iran busts 'US-backed' cyber network 2010-03-15
Iran says it has arrested 30 individuals on charges of waging a US-backed cyber war against the country. A statement issued by Tehran's Public ...
Seattle Times: Documents show Iran's quest for atomic bombs 2010-03-15
The father of Pakistan's nuclear-weapons program has written an official account that details an Iranian attempt to buy atomic bombs from Pakistan at ...
The Associated Press: Iran calls on OPEC to hold output target steady 2010-03-15
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's oil minister said Monday that OPEC nations should not change their crude output targets at their upcoming meeting in Vienna.
Press TV: France wants unilateral Iran sanctions amid disagreements 2010-03-15
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has urged European states to close ranks and take unilateral action against Iran over its nuclear program.
CIOL: Iran arrests 30 over US-linked cyber ring 2010-03-15
TEHRAN, IRAN: Iran has arrested 30 people suspected of belonging to a US-linked cyber network gathering information on Iranian nuclear scientists ...
ISNA: Iran ready for further security agreements with regional countries: Defense ... 2010-03-15
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran is ready to sign security cooperation agreements with regional countries in line with confrontation against common threats, said Interi ...
IranOilGas.com: Tender for Iran's PGSC refinery MC still underway 2010-03-15
Due to lack of finance, the construction project of Persian Gulf Star Gas Condensate Refinery is on a slow track. Despite being of top priority project ...
Press TV: Iran studying Kavoshgar's living organisms 2010-03-15
Iranian scientists are about to conclude a study project on the rat, turtles and worms recently sent into space by Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer).
China Daily: British Secretary: Sanctions alone don't work on Iran nuke issue 2010-03-15
Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday that sanctions alone would not resolve ...
Middle East Online: Iran offers 'courting' diplomas to cut divorce 2010-03-15
Iran unveils online course to educate its young population on how to find Mr or Mrs Right. TEHRAN - Iranian youths can attend courtship classes and earn ...
Fars News Agency: Official: Iran Ready to Mediate between Fatah, Hamas 2010-03-15
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to mediate between Hamas and Fatah to help them materialize their aspirations and liberate their homeland from ...
Earthtimes: Iran confirms six death sentences passed in December protests 2010-03-15
By : dpa Tehran - Iran confirmed that death sentences have been given to at least six protestors in anti-government demonstrations in December ...
Armenian Reporter: Iran frees Silva Harotonian 2010-03-15
Silva Harotonian, an Iranian-Armenian IREX employee who has been sentenced to three years in prison over what her family calls a “tragic ...
AFP: Bin Laden son seeks release of relatives in Iran 2010-03-15
WASHINGTON — One of Osama bin Laden's sons has called on Tehran to release a number of his relatives said to be detained under house arrest in Ir ...
Maktoob Business: Suspected Iran drug-running ship detained 2010-03-15
SANAA - Yemeni forces have detained an Iranian ship suspected of trafficking drugs in its Indian Ocean waters, the defence ministry's 26sep.net news website ...
Press TV: Top UK diplomat visits China, Iran on agenda 2010-03-15
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is on his way to Beijing for talks focused on convincing China to agree to a new round of sanctions against Iran.
Khaleej Times: Iran ready to help Palestinians 2010-03-15
TEHRAN - Iran is ready to help the two main rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, to reconcile their differences, the official IRNA news agency ...
Siliconindia.com: Iran busts US-linked internet spy gang 2010-03-15
By IANS Tehran: Iran claimed to have busted a spy racket allegedly linked with the US intelligence agency CIA and arrested 30 people for operating ...
SteelGuru: Iran plans to build 6 more lines for Tehran Metro 2010-03-15
MEED reported that Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Company is planning to build 6 more lines for Tehran's metro network. As per report, the 6 new routes ...
AME Info: Iran's aluminium production rises 15% 2010-03-15
Iran's Ministry of Industries and Mines has said the volume of aluminium production in the country rose by 15% during the last 11 months of the current ...
Fars News Agency: Short Film Fest in Belgrade to Showcase Documentaries from Iran 2010-03-15
The festival runs on March 29 to April 3 and is to display a collection of Shirdel's documentaries to pay tribute to him who is considered to be the founder ...

2010-03-14: Headlines

Xinhua: EU to impose sanctions on Iran if UN fails in action: Finnish FM 2010-03-14
HELSINKI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Union will seek new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program should the United Nations fail to take any ...
CNN: Iran arrests 30 accused of US-backed cyber war 2010-03-14
Iran accused the US of using anti-filtering software to wage psychological warfare during anti-government protests. (CNN) -- Iran has arrested 30 people ...
ISNA: Iran FM deputy to attend NAM meeting in Philippines 2010-03-14
TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali Fathollahi is to take part in special Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) ministerial meeting in ...
Iranian: Who Is Waging War Against God In Iran? 2010-03-14
How did Mohammad Amin Valian, a 20-year-old student from Damghan, land in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) infamous Special Detention Center No ...
Press TV: Iran increases its civil aviation fleet 2010-03-14
Iran's Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) has declared that the number of its passenger plane fleet has increased to 197, an official says.
Kuala Lumpur News: Opposition Internet sites shut down in Iran 2010-03-14
The government said that the networks had been set up by Iranian opposition groups, which had encouraged a number of organised “American cyber war networks.
Hamsayeh.Net: Iran Busts Several US Backed Cybers