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Israeli soldiers unload hundreds of tons of arms, seized at dawn on a ship bound for Syria and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, around 100 nautical miles from the Israeli coast, at the port of Ashdod on November 4, 2009 in Israel.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News A.Huseynbala /

Iran's decision to unilaterally annual the visa regime for Azerbaijanis proves that the country is an attractive destination, New Azerbaijan Party (NAP) Deputy Secretary, MP Mubariz Gurbanli told journalists today.

It is not yet time for breakthrough in relations between U.S and Iran: Finnish Institute analyst Barbara Zanchetta

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 11 / Trend News E. Ostapenko /

U.S President Obama is likely to extend the "emergency situation" in relations with Iran, despite some closing in views. It is not yet time for a breakthrough, specialist on U.S foreign policy Barbara Zanchetta said.

"Last week, swine flu killed 25 people in Iran," Director of infectious illnesses under the Iranian health ministry Mohammad Mehdi Guya was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency." The number of the swine flu victims reached 58."

U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday an unsettled political situation in Iran may be complicating efforts to seal a nuclear fuel deal between Tehran and major world powers, Reuters reported.

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The Iranian Cabinet of Ministers has decided to unilaterally annul the visa regime with Azerbaijan, Iranian television reported.

Iran's national soccer squad has snatched a 1-0 victory against Iceland in a friendly match held at Tehran's Azadi Stadium, PressTV reported.

The United States accused Iran in the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday of illicit arms deliveries to Lebanese guerrillas, endorsing charges by Israel after it seized a ship in the Mediterranean last week, Reuters reported.

Israel is readying all options to try to force Iran to halt its atomic program, Israel's top general told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday, an official said, Reuters reported.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Tuesday the ban on Iran's Al-Alam satellite TV channel by the Arabsat and Nilesat was illegal, the official IRNA news agency reported.

There are several possible responses to the appalling news that Iran seems to have brought espionage charges against three American hikers who wandered across the Kurdish border.

Iran announced Tuesday it will use Italy to launch a communications satellite after waiting years for Russia to do the job, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported.

TEHRAN, IRAN Associated PressIran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial.

Iran calls on regional states not to interfere in Yemeni affairs, amid reports that Saudi jets are bombing northern parts of the country with chemical weapons, Press TV reported.

Iran appointed Ramin Mehmanparast as the Iranian Foreign Ministry's new spokesman, ISNA reported. He was introduced to journalists today.

Iran will launch the Misbah artificial satellite into the Earth's orbit by mid-2011, Iranian Aerospace Industries Organization Chairman Mehdi Farahi was quoted as saying by the Mehr news agency.

Iran's embassy in Britain deplores a decision by Queen's College of Oxford University to offer a graduate scholarship in Philosophy to Iranian students in memory of Neda Agha-Soltan, Press TV reported.

Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy, AP reported.

An unsettled political situation in Iran may be complicating efforts to seal a nuclear fuel deal between Tehran and major world powers, President Barack Obama said on Monday.

The Defense Ministry has established a new (torpedo-boat) destroyer and in the coming days will give it to the ownership of the armed forces, said Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi, the official website of the Iranian television Iribnews reported.