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Written by admin on 28 April 2012
Tehran, April 28 (IANS) Iran’s permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Tehran and the UN nuclear watchdog have agreed to hold a new round of talks on the nuclear issue May 13-14, the IRNA news agency reported.
Ali-Asghar Soltanieh said the talks with the IAEA will encompass setting a framework and modality for responding to some questions relevant to Iran’s nuclear activities.
He said the talks will be held in Iran’s permanent representative office in Vienna.
The remarks came after the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers – Britain, China, France, Russia, the US plus Germany (P5+1) – concluded in Istanbul earlier this month. All sides described the talks as positive and agreed to meet again in Baghdad May 23, said Xinhua.
In March, IAEA head Yukiya Amano said Iran has stepped up its nuclear enrichment activities, as its monthly production of 20-percent purity uranium tripled since November 2011.
Speaking at the quarterly meeting of the IAEA board, Amano said the IAEA had “serious concerns” that Iran’s enrichment activities might relate to the development of nuclear weapons.
Amano also expressed concern over Iran’s repeated refusal to allow inspectors into the Parchin military site, in which simulated nuclear warhead tests allegedly took place, the report said.
Soltanieh said access to Parchin would only be granted if both sides agree on certain conditions. He, however, did not elaborate.
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Written by admin on 24 April 2012
Tehran, April 24 (IANS) Calling for stronger ties with Baghdad, Iran Monday hailed the “growing influence” of Iraq in the Arab world.
Supreme Iranian Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran is pleased with the increasing role of Iraq in the developemnt of the region.
Khamenei was speaking to visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who arrived here Sunday on a two-day official visit, Xinhua reported.
Referring to the recent Arab League (AL) meeting in Baghdad, Khamenei said it was another sign of Iraq’s growing authority in the region.
During a meeting with al-Maliki Sunday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had said there was no barrier to the development of political, economic and cultural relations between the two nations.
The Iraqi prime minister said both countries can join hands in bolstering stability and security in the region.
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Written by admin on 22 April 2012
Tehran, April 22 (IANS) Women with some heart disease are more likely to give birth to girls, says a study conducted by a university in Iran. It found that 75 percent of the 216 children born to 200 pregnant women with diagnosed heart diseases were girls.
“We believe that this is the first study looking at the relationship between gender and the mother’s cardiac disease,” A. Alizadehasl of Tabriz University said in a statement. “We hope that this will lead to further investigation into this area.”
Sixty-four percent of the pregnant women in the study group were diagnosed with valvular disease (involving one or more of the heart valves), 19 percent had dilated cardiomyopathy (heart unable to pump blood efficiently) while 14 percent had uncorrected or significant residual congenital heart disease (defect in the heart’s structure and great vessels present at birth).
“This is a very interesting observation,” said Kathryn Taubert, chief science officer, World Heart Federation. “The chromosomes in a man’s sperm are responsible for the sex of a baby but this study suggests that there may be a relationship between the health status of the mother and the sex of the babies she is able to carry to full-term. As the number of women with heart disease is increasing around the world, this could prove to be an interesting area for further research.”
The findings were presented at the World Heart Federation’s World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai recently.
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Written by admin on 18 April 2012
Tehran, April 18 (IANS) Iranian authorities have arrested 15 Israel-linked “spies” in the country, the official media reported Wednesday.
The interior ministry said the accused, both Iranians and foreigners, were linked to an Israeli spy cell based in a neighbouring country and their mission was to “identify and assassinate” Iranian scientists, Xinhua reported quoting the Press TV.
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Written by admin on 12 April 2012
Tehran, April 12 (IANS) Iran is plannig to cut imports from 100 European companies in response to Western sanctions against its oil exports, a media report said Wednesday.
Tehran has cut oil exports to Germany Wednesday a day after it halted crude sales to Spain as a part of the preemptive measures to counter sanctions, Xinhua reported quoting the state-run Press TV.
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Written by admin on 12 April 2012
Tehran, April 12 (IANS) Iran has said it will attend the planned nuclear talks in Istanbul later this week but will not compromise on its right to atomic energy.
Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said Tehran will offer “new initiatives” at the talks Saturday with UN Security Council’s five permanent members plus Germany.
“We hope the G5+1 countries will also enter talks with constructive approaches,” Xinhua quoted him as saying Wednesday.
Jalili lauded Iran’s accomplishments, particularly the production of fuel rods for its nuclear reactor and said the country will defend its rights, implying it will not yield to Western pressure over its controversial nuclear programme at the talks.
On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the US and its Western allies will set demands for the upcoming talks. They include immediate closure of the underground Fordo nuclear facility in central Iran and a freeze on 20-percent uranium enrichment.
Western nations believe Iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons through its nuclear porgramme, but Tehran says it is meant for producing electricity.
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