Iran’s nuclear crisis is heating up

Iran’s nuclear crisis is heating up

(VOVworld) – Iran’s nuclear crisis is causing an intense headache for the world community. The tiniest spark is likely to ignite a conflagration, perhaps the World War III. VOV’s...

Iran's Ahmadinejad heads to New York for UN meet

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Tehran yesterday/ on Saturday for New York and the UN General Assembly, where he will deliver his final speech to the world gathering. His speech this year is keenly awaited...
US Senate approves resolution on Iran

US Senate approves resolution on Iran

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that reaffirms US efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. By a vote of 90-1 early Saturday, the Senate backed the...
16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit opens

16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit opens

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is attending the two-day 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which opened in Tehran, Iran on Thursday. Themed “Lasting Peace through Joint...
Opportunities and challenges intertwined

Opportunities and challenges intertwined

(VOVworld) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and representatives from more than 100 countries and territories have gathered in Iran’s capital city of Tehran for the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). As host...
Iran may grant access to nuclear site

Iran may grant access to nuclear site

(VOVworld) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mahdi Akhounzadeh said on Tuesday that Tehran may allow representatives of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries to visit the Parchin military base suspected of...
Ramadan ends on unpeaceful note

Ramadan ends on unpeaceful note

(VOVworld)- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is over. According Ramadan tradition, people were supposed to pray and do good deeds during this month, but conflicts and bloody clashes in...
Two earthquakes in Iran kill 250

Two earthquakes in Iran kill 250

(VOVworld)- Two powerful earthquakes killed 250 people and injured around 1,800 in northwest Iran, where rescue workers frantically combed the rubble of dozens of villages throughout the night and...
US calls for more sanctions against Iran

US calls for more sanctions against Iran

(VOVworld) - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who is visiting Tunisia, told reporters on Monday that international sanctions have yet to compel Tehran to give up its nuclear ambitions. These sanctions...
Syria’s Foreign Minister visits Iran

Syria’s Foreign Minister visits Iran

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Moualem and his Iranian counterpart Ali- Akbar Salehi said in Tehran that the idea of a managed transition of power in Syria is an illusion. Moualem arrived in...
Iran activates more uranium enrichment centrifuges

Iran activates more uranium enrichment centrifuges

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Iran is moving up with its nuclear activities by activating more hundreds of nuclear enrichment centrifuges. Speaking at a meeting with Iran’
Talks between Iran and IAEA fail

Talks between Iran and IAEA fail

The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran failed at talks on Friday to reach a deal on Iranian disputed nuclear program, a setback dimming any chances for success in higher-level...