Special report: Iran Nuclear Crisis
MOSCOW, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Russia has completed the
delivery of Tor-M1 missile systems to Iran, Itar-Tass news agency reported on
Tuesday, citing the head of the state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
Russia has fulfilled its contract and "fully
completed deliveries of Tor-M1 air defense systems to Iran at the end of
December 2006," Rosoboronexport chief Sergei Chemezov was quoted as saying.
Moscow cut a 1-billion-U.S.-dollar deal with Tehran
in November 2005 to supply it with the short-range Tor-M1 missiles. Russian
officials described the missiles as air defense systems that are used only to
bring down aircraft and guided missiles at low altitudes but cannot strike
ground targets.
Tor-M1 is capable of simultaneously tracing up to 48
targets and firing at two targets 20 to 6,000 meters high.
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Iran denies IAEA inspectors' entry
TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran has decided to deny the entry of 38 inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Monday.
Iran invites IAEA members to visit its nuclear facilities
VIENNA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Some representatives of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) members have been invited to visit Iranian nuclear sites from Feb 2 to Feb 6, a senior envoy at IAEA told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Iran rejects UN chief's remarks over nuke issue
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian official on Thursday rejected UN chief Ban Ki-moon's recent remarks over the country's nuclear program, saying Ban's position "should be in line with the UN charter".
Iranian president says ready for threat over nuclear program
TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that his country was ready to face "anything" over the disputed nuclear program, showing his intransigence to the UN sanction resolution and rumors of possible U.S. military strike.
U.S. says it not planning to invade Iran
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Tuesday that it is not planning to invade Iran and stressed diplomacy in trying to resolve Iran's nuclear issue.
IAEA suspends technical nuclear aids to Iran
VIENNA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency has temporarily suspended some technical nuclear aid projects to Iran in comply with the a UN Security Council resolution, Austria News Agency reported on Wednesday.
