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TEHRAN Iran is ready to build a refinery in the Republic of Congo, Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani proposed in a meeting with the Congolese deputy parliament speaker in Brazzaville on Saturday.

Mahnaz Mirzaei was born in 1980 in the town of Zarand in Kerman province of Iran.

TEHRAN The Iranian photographer Yunes Khani has received one of nine honorable mentions from the UNICEF annual contest for selecting a photo of the year.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, and former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who are members of the Assembly of Experts, confer in a biannual meeting of the assembly in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 4, 2014.

When attention is given to detail, details like what refers to Shahrud County , you will find that much of it is in either English or in Persian.

Alexander Androshkin has rendered the book into Russian and the Persian language professor Jahangir Dorri is editing the text, MNA reported on Friday.

It started on March 1 when one jailed dervish -- blogger and rights activist Kasra Nouri -- went on hunger strike to protest what he described as the mistreatment of his fellow prisoners.

"I fell in love with this country straight away. "I could feel that I belong here the day I arrived," said Mahdi.

TEHRAN Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi has accused the Bahraini government of torturing and imprisoning its critics and suppressing freedom of peaceful assembly.

TEHRAN Iran has categorically dismissed the Israeli allegations that Tehran sought to send missiles to the Gaza Strip on a ship, saying it is an attempt by Tel Aviv to derail the nuclear talks between Iran and the major powers.

Saeed Razavi Faqih, an Iranian political activist and reformist, has been arrested in Iran, according to Iranian media reports.

A senior Iranian official said on Friday that expert-level talks between Iran and six world powers on Tehran's nuclear program had been "substantive and useful".

The main stage of Iranian Basij militia's special military exercise started in the south eastern province of Kerman, Iran's IRINN TV reported on March 7. The purpose of this series of exercises entitled "Ila Baitulmuqaddis ", which are held each year across the country, is strengthening the Basij`s power, Commander of Kerman`s IRGC Sarallah Unit ... (more)

High-ranking Iranian officials have taken aim at President Obama in reaction to recent statements that American military action remains an option should Iran not compromise sufficiently in development of its nuclear program.

Some international organizations predicted economic growth in Iran after the country and the P5+1 Group reached an agreement over Tehran's nuclear program.

Iran and Russia have highlighted the necessity of continuing bilateral cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Governor General of Eastern Azerbaijan province, in a meeting with Azerbaijan Republic Ambassador to Tehran, said that relations between the two countries should be stronger, IRNA reported.

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New footage has been published of the elite Shayetet-13 IDF naval commando's daring operation Wednesday against a ship carrying Iranian rockets to Hamas.

ILLICIT LOAD: Israeli soldiers stand next to a rocket on a ship they seized in the Red Sea in this handout picture released by the Israel Defence Forces.