Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 13 – Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov arrived in Tehran late on Friday for a two-day visit.
Turkmen President visits Tehran
Turkmen President visits Tehran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Feb. 13 – Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov arrived in Tehran late on Friday for a two-day visit.
Envoy suggests expanded nuclear talks
Washington Times: Italy's envoy to the United States suggested Thursday that nuclear negotiations with Iran now limited to major powers be expanded to include some of Tehran's largest trading partners, such as Japan and India, because of their stronger leverage.
Cyprus to unload suspect cargo on Iran ship-TV
Reuters: Cyprus will offload a cargo of weapons from a ship detained for violating United Nations sanctions on Iran, the island's state broadcaster said on Thursday.
Starting at home, Irans women fight for rights
New York Times: In a year of marriage, Razieh Qassemi, 19, says she was beaten repeatedly by her husband and his father. Her husband, she says, is addicted to methamphetamine and has threatened to marry another woman to “torture” her.
Iran nuclear arms bid unclear: US intel chief
AFP: US intelligence does not know whether Iran intends to develop nuclear weapons, but at a minimum Tehran is keeping that option open, the new US intelligence director said.
Iranian exiles, Iraq trade accusations over camp
Reuters: Leaders of a group of Iranian exiles in Iraq, who are resisting attempts to make them leave the country, traded accusations with the Iraqi government on Thursday after relatives were prevented from visiting them.
Total says still in talks with Iran on Pars LNG
Reuters: Oil major Total is still in negotiation with Iran on a major gas deal, but talks are moving very slowly, Yves-Louis Darricarrere, head of the company's exploration and production, said on Thursday.
U.S. now sees Iran as pursuing nuclear bomb
Los Angeles Times: Little more than a year after U.S. spy agencies concluded that Iran had halted work on a nuclear weapon, the Obama administration has made it clear that it believes there is no question that Tehran is seeking the bomb.
Iran building seven new satellites
AFP: Iran is building seven new satellites, including three for high orbit positions, the communications minister said on Thursday, a week after Iran launched its first satellite amid international concerns.
