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Iran Test-Fires Three New Missiles

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Iran Test-Fires Three New Missiles

05:42 14/04/2013

The Iranian Military has successfully test-fired three new domestically produced missiles, the Fars News Agency reported on Saturday.

Strong Aftershock Hits Iran Quake Zone
14:26 10/04/2013
A strong aftershock registering 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked southern Iran on Wednesday, a day after a powerful earthquake caused deadly devastation in the area, US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
UN Offers Aid to Quake-Stricken Iran
07:08 10/04/2013
The United Nations has offered Tehran humanitarian assistance following a powerful earthquake that hit southern Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 37 people and injuring over 850.
Over 30 Killed in South Iran Quake, Bushehr NPP Unaffected
22:18 09/04/2013
MOSCOW, April 9 (RIA Novosti) – At least 32 people were killed after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Bushehr province in southern Iran on Tuesday, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported citing the governor of Bushehr.
US Navy to Deploy Laser Cannon in Middle East
19:36 09/04/2013
The US Navy has unveiled a new ship-mounted laser cannon it plans to deploy next year in the Middle East near Iran that runs off of electricity and is capable of incinerating a drone and disabling small boats at an estimated cost of less than $1 per blast.
Iran Building New Nuclear Power Plant
16:11 09/04/2013
Iran plans to build a new 360-MW nuclear power plant in the south of the country, Naser Shariflou, a former manager of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, said on Tuesday, according to the IRNA news agency.
Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, April 8, 2013
09:32 08/04/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Iran Nuclear Talks: No Breakthrough, But Step Forward
20:29 06/04/2013
The latest round of talks between six world powers and Iran on its nuclear program has been “definitely a step forward,” although it has ended with no clear breakthrough, Russia's top negotiator on Iran said on Saturday.
Iran Announces ‘New’ Nuclear Program Proposals
19:31 05/04/2013
Iran said it voiced on Friday new proposals concerning its nuclear program to the group of six international negotiators comprising five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany (P5+1).
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Kazakhstan
07:44 05/04/2013
A new round of talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) opens in the Kazakhstan city of Almaty on Friday as the sides struggle to find a compromise on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program.
Global Arms Trade Treaty Too Vague - Negotiator
08:27 04/04/2013
The first international treaty establishing rules for cross-border conventional arms trade lacks practical aspects, Russian Foreign Ministry Security and Disarmament Department Director Mikhail Ulyanov said.
Iran Should Join Syria Conflict Settlement Efforts - Amr
20:24 31/03/2013
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr said on Sunday he believes that Iran should participate in the search for a diplomatic solution to the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Iraq to Tighten Searches of Iran-Syria Flights - Media
08:21 31/03/2013
Iraq has announced it will search more Iranian aircraft flying via its airspace to Syria, soon after US State Secretary John Kerry slammed Baghdad for taking no action in that regard, media reported Saturday.
Iran, N.Korea, Syria Block Global Arms Treaty
07:52 29/03/2013
Delegations from 193 UN member states failed to reach unanimity on the first international treaty establishing rules for cross-border conventional arms trade, due to objections from Iran, North Korea and Syria.
Joint Russia-NATO Missile Shield Inefficient - Rasmussen
21:35 27/03/2013
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Wednesday that he did not see a joint Russia-NATO missile shield in Europe as the most efficient option.2
US Secret Service Fired Gun Near Iranian Leader in ’06—Book
01:02 22/03/2013
A US Secret Service agent accidentally fired a shotgun near Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s motorcade during his 2006 visit to Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly, jolting White House officials who learned of the incident in an intelligence briefing, according to a new book.1
Moscow to Discuss Changes in US Missile Defense Plans
19:36 20/03/2013
Security officials from Russia and the United States will meet in May to discuss a recent US decision to curtail its planned European missile defense system, a senior Russian defense official said on Wednesday.
Iranian Atheists: Waiting to Come Out
13:20 19/03/2013
Asked about atheism in Iran, a group of women at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran said they were unfamiliar with the concept.
New Gasoline Plant Opens in Iran
23:55 14/03/2013
Iran launched its biggest gasoline production facility on Thursday in a ceremony attended by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Fars news agency reported.
Iran Test Fires Short-Range Missiles
22:52 14/03/2013
Iran’s Ground Forces successfully test-fired two short-range missiles during a military exercise in the central city of Kashan on Thursday, Press TV reported.4

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