December, 2008

• 6 December

  Iran to Build More N. Reactors

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to build two new 1000-megawatt units at the Bushehr nuclear power complex, a senior Iranian official said. Deputy Director of the Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Ahmad Fayyazbakhsh said that instead of completing the second unit at the Bushehr plant, Iranian authorities have decided to build …

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• 6 December

  Iran Blasts Human Rights Abuse by France

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran expressed concern over human rights in France and the wave of Islamophobia in Europe. The remarks were made by Secretary of Human Rights Headquarters of Iran’s Judiciary Mohammad Javad Larijani in a meeting with French Secretary of State for Human Rights Rama Yade in Paris on Wednesday. …

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• 6 December

  Iran: Low Investment to Push up Oil Prices in Future

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s OPEC Governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said there will be a leap in crude prices in the future if desired investments are not made in oil production at the time of surplus supplies in the market. “We will face straits in future if the investments are cut or …

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• 6 December

  NIOC Chief: Iran’s Crude Output over 4.05mln bpd

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s current crude production stands between 4.05-4.08 million barrels a day, Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company Seifollah Jashnsaz said on Saturday. He told a press conference that the amount is based on the decisions made by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to reduce oil …

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• 6 December

  Iran to Retaliate against Jundallah

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The militants who abducted and killed police forces in southeastern Iran will receive a “massive retaliation” by the Islamic Republic, an official said. “Iran will give a crushing response to the militants in the border areas,” Iran’s Prosecutor General Qorban Ali Dorri Najafabadi said, press tv reported. Iran’s …

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• 6 December

  Khatami Underlines Reformists’ Respect for Constitution

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami stated that reformists are bound to the constitution. “The endeavor to implement the constitution is sacred and is one of the most important duties of the reformism,” Khatami told the third special meeting of the Baran Foundation on Friday.

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• 6 December

  EU Calls for Win-Win Solution to Iran N. Issue

  TEHRAN (FNA)- EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana said the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear issue can be resolved only through “win-win negotiations”. In a Friday press conference in Brussels, Solana said the European Union would provide a win-win situation in the next round of talks with Iranian nuclear officials.

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• 6 December

  Former Mayor Calls for National Unity Government

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary General of the “Executives of Construction” Party Gholam Hossein Karbaschi on Friday urged all parties to from a national unity government.

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• 6 December

  Russia Calls for Regional Cooperation with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko on Friday reiterated Moscow’s emphasis on the enhancement of international and regional cooperation with Iran.

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• 3 December

  Iran gathering aid for besieged Gazans

  Humanitarian organizations in Iran have begun collecting aid for the impoverished people of Gaza now suffering from an Israeli blockade. The relief effort is underway in various cities throughout the country, according to reports released Monday.

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