A strike force of US marines punched through Taliban frontlines in southern Helmand today as part of an Afghan “mini surge” intended to weaken the insurgents’ grip on the war-ravaged south.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The commander of the Israeli Air Force says the regime’s decision makers have been preparing plans to take out Iran’s nuclear facilities.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Sri Lanka on the second leg of his tour of South Asia.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran discussed with Russia on Monday the general outlines of a package of proposals aimed at defusing concerns about Tehran’s peaceful nuclear activities and programs.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Imam Ali Museum of Religious Arts is slated to hold a ten-day exhibition of calligraphy works by Iranian and Japanese artists.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahrain’s Human Rights International Film Festival is slated to screen the prominent Iranian filmmaker Bahman Qobadi’s Turtles Can Fly.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal called for a diplomatic solution to Iran’s stand off with the West over its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian minister of roads and transportation has announced Tehran’s plans to privatize the country’s leading airline, Iran Air

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that no one in the White House nor any of the presidential candidates can save America from its economic “downfall”.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tehran will continue cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) within the framework of the UN nuclear watchdog and the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).