Report: Russia completes delivery of missile defense systems to Iran

    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. Full Story

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 has made the decision not to allow 38 inspectors from the IAEA to enter the country, this has been officially communicated to the IAEA," ISNA quoted chief of parliamentary national security and foreign affairs Aladdin Broujerdi as saying. Full Story

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.