PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Oct 7

Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
TEHRAN, Oct 7 (Reuters) – These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

JOMHOURI-YE ESLAMI

– "Iran's wargames, missile programme and its modern defensive equipments are not a threat to any country," said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

KAYHAN

– "All bullying powers will eventually collapse," said Khamenei.

ABRAR-E EQTESADI

– Parliament will debate a bill allowing the government to withdraw one billion dollar from the country's Oil Stabilisation Fund to develop "Tehran subway project".

HEMAYAT

– "Spreading rumours and threats will harm the national unity," former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani told a group of parliamentarians.

IRAN – Iran is planning to launch its "Kavosh-3" rocket by March 2010.