Afghan protesters show copies of burnt Holy Qur’ans during a protest at the gate of the Bagram Air Base on February 21, 2012. Wed Feb 22, 2012 Iran has harshly denounced the recent sacrilege act of desecration of the Holy Qur’an by US-led forces at a detention center library adjoining NATO’s main base in eastern Afghanistan. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said... 

VIENNA: The UN atomic agency said today that “intensive efforts” by its team visiting Iran on the way forward failed, and that they were denied access to a key military site. “Intensive efforts were made to reach agreement on a document facilitating the clarification of unresolved issues in connection with Iran’s nuclear programme,” the International Atomic Energy Agency... 

VIENNA: The UN nuclear agency today acknowledged its renewed failure in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms, in a statement issued shortly after an Iranian general warned of a pre- emptive strike against any nation that threatens Iran. The double signs of defiance reflected continued Iranian determination not to bow to demands that it defuse suspicions about its... 

“Since we believe that we are right, we do not have the slightest doubt in the pursuit of our nuclear program. Therefore, we plan to move ahead with vigor and confidence and we do not take much heed of [the West’s] propaganda warfare. Even in the worse-case scenario, we remain prepared.” Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has reiterated Tehran’s... 

Therefore we base our relations with other governments and nations on [criteria that go] beyond bombs and temporary policies.” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says nuclear weapons do not empower any state and in today’s world A-bombs must be eliminated from political relations. Ahmadinejad made the remarks during a press conference with his Pakistani... 

The leaders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan after trilateral summit signed a joint statement on Friday, which declares these countries will not allow use of their territory against each other. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iran’s President Mehmud Ahmadinejad met President Asif Ali Zardari today at Presidency in Islamabad. Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen. Ashfaque Pervez Kayani was also... 

The British media have tried to downplay Iran’s recent civilian nuclear achievements with a range of tactics ranging from imposing partial blackout to giving coverage only to question the reliability of Iran’s announcement. Iran announced on Wednesday that it successfully loaded the first domestically-made nuclear fuel rods containing 20-percent enriched uranium into its research reactor in Tehran,... 

As a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Iran is entitled to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes and it should also fulfill corresponding international obligations.” China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Weimin China has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to step up cooperation with Iran with regard to the country’s peaceful nuclear program. “The... 

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and Iran, Thursday, reiterated firm resolve for boosting mutual coordination to face common challenges facing the two countries including countering terrorism, drugs and narcotics control and human trafficking. The two sides also agreed to put in place effective arrangements and better coordination between the border control authorities to prevent violent incidents on the... 

Iran has placed the first domestically-made fuel rods into the heart of Tehran Research Reactor as President Ahmadinejad unveils the country’s latest nuclear achievements.  Read More »