Iran: Russia to sell us aircrafts

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 20 – Iran said on Tuesday that it had signed a deal with Russia to purchase Russian Tupolev airplanes.

Iran says will hold new round of talks with U.S. on Iraq

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 20 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would in the near future hold a new round of talks with the United States over the fate of Iraq.

Iran says will hold new round of talks with U.S. on Iraq

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Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 20 – Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would in the near future hold a new round of talks with the United States over the fate of Iraq.

Montreal filmmaker stuck in Iran appears in Tehran courtroom

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Canadian Press: A Canadian-based filmmaker stuck in Iran appeared at a closed-door trial Saturday in Tehran, according to a group working for her release.

3 Iraqi soccer players seek asylum

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AP: Three members of Iraq’s Olympic soccer team and their assistant coach left the team during a trip to Australia and are seeking asylum in the country, Iraq’s soccer federation said Monday.

Turkey, Iran to sign power line deal, official says

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Reuters: Turkey and Iran will sign an agreement in Ankara on Tuesday under which power transmission lines will be built between the two countries, a senior Turkish energy ministry official said.

Edwards hits anew at Clinton on Iran

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AP: Democrat John Edwards took a new slap at presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton on the issue of Iran on Monday, but sidestepped a question on whether he thinks the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is a terrorist organization.

Chavez in Tehran: “Empire of dollar is crashing”

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Reuters: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Monday the “empire of the dollar is crashing”, a day after his country and anti-U.S. ally Iran advocated action over the weakening U.S. currency during an OPEC summit in Riyadh.

Iran virtually free of U.S. dollar in oil revenues

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Reuters: Iran, at odds with the West over its nuclear program, has effectively cut all ties with the dollar when it comes to oil revenues, a top Iranian oil official said on Monday.

Ahmadinejad in dog house over security sweep

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The Guardian: Dog is supposed to be man’s best friend but it may not be the right mode of protection if you are a pious leader of an Islamic state with a reputation for forgoing luxuries.