TEHRAN (FNA)- A strong earthquake jolted a major port city on the Persian Gulf coast of southern Iran on Wednesday, the second to strike in a week.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An analysis suggests Iranian mining in the Strait of Hormuz would be much more difficult for the US military to overcome than it admits.

TEHRAN (FNA)- US President George W. Bush will not attack Iran to halt its nuclear program before his term ends in January, David Wurmser, a key national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney up until last year said.