New York Times: Iran test-fired a new rocket capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, the Iranian state news media reported Sunday. Western experts said the launching represented a potentially significant if much-delayed step in Iran’s efforts to join the international space club.
Iran reports test of craft able to carry a satellite
Iran denies De Burgh live concert
BBC: Authorities in Iran have denied that singer Chris de Burgh is to play a live concert in Tehran, according to an Iranian news agency.
Iran rocket launch ‘troubling:’ US
AFP: The White House said Sunday that Iran's announcement it had launched a home-built rocket into space was "troubling" because such technology could also be used for ballistic missiles.
Iraqi President to visit Iran in coming days
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will make a state visit to Iran within the next 10 days, Iranian state media reported.
Iraqi President to visit Iran in coming days
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Aug. 17 – Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will make a state visit to Iran within the next 10 days, Iranian state media reported.
Iran says it launched satellite into space
Reuters: Iran said on Sunday it had launched its first domestically made satellite into space, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Turkish president says more time needed for gas deal with Iran
AFP: Turkey and Iran need more time to finalise a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said Saturday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay.
GCC chides Iran over facilities on UAE-claimed island
AFP: Oil-rich Arab monarchies in the Gulf chided Iran on Saturday for setting up facilities on an island claimed by the United Arab Emirates, two days after Abu Dhabi protested to Tehran over the move.
Iraq’s Shia extremists ‘trained in Iran by Hizbollah’
Daily Telegraph: A senior American officer said that captured militia fighters and other sources in Iraq had confirmed suspicions that members of Iran's elite Quds force and members of the Lebanese militia Hizbollah were training their fellow Shia Muslims from Iraq to create more so-called "special groups" of fighters.
Egypt: Iran should reassure West on nuclear issue
AP: Iran should not give Western nations the justification to "drag the region down a dangerous slope" by its lack of transparency and flexibility in the conflict over its nuclear program, Egypt's presidential spokesman said Saturday.
