Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 12 – Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that the West has stepped back from its nuclear dispute with Iran by no longer demanding a suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment work.
Ahmadinejad hails defeat for the West on nuclear dispute
Ahmadinejad hails defeat for the West on nuclear dispute
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Nov. 12 – Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that the West has stepped back from its nuclear dispute with Iran by no longer demanding a suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment work.
Iran calls on Russia to fulfill missile sales deal
Reuters: Russia should honor a contract to sell a missile defense system to Iran and not bend to outside pressure, the Islamic Republic's defense minister said in remarks published on Thursday.
Iran embassy man shot in Pakistan
BBC: Gunmen have killed a Pakistani working at the Iranian consulate in the city of Peshawar, officials say.
PRESS DIGEST – Iran – Nov 12
Reuters: These are some of the leading stories in Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Russia urges Iran to agree nuclear deal soon
AFP: Russia urged Iran again on Wednesday to give a prompt and positive response to a UN-drafted plan aimed at easing international concern over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Iran’s Guards in $2.5bn rail deal
BBC: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have won a $2.5bn tender to build a railway route linking the south-eastern port of Chabahar to Iran's rail network.
Italian company says no launch for Iran satellite
AP: An Italian company that helped build a communications satellite for Iran said Wednesday there are no plans to launch it, denying an announcement made in Tehran this week.
Iran says U.K. to loan 2,500-year-old cylinder for three months
Bloomberg: Britain has agreed to loan the 2,500-year-old Cyrus Cylinder to Iran for three months, Iran’s state television reported today.
Gazprom Neft, NIOC to partner at Iran oilfields
Reuters: Gazprom Neft, Russia's fifth-largest oil producer, said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) to study the development of two Iranian oilfields.
