Canada imposes more sanctions on Iran

OTTAWA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As part of an American and European- led effort to force Iran to drop its nuclear（原子能的） development program, Canada has imposed more sanctions on the Islamic republic, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon

Bush Pleased About US Relief Efforts in Iran

Bush Pleased About US Relief Efforts in Iran Paula Wolfson President Bush says helping the survivors of the earthquake in Iran is the right thing to do. But he stresses his willingness to ease restric

Iran Rejects US Warning Against Closing Strait of Hormuz

Iran has rejected a U.S. warning against blocking oil shipments through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, as a war of words between the two countries continues. Iran's semi-official Fars news agency Thursday quoted Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein

VOA常速英语2008年-US Military Says Iran Continues to Help Iraqi I

By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 March 2008 The U.S. command in Baghdad says Iranian operatives are continuing to provide money, weapons and training to Shiite insurgents in Iraq, in spite of promises by Iran's leaders that the activity would stop. VOA's Al

Iran Sends Envoy to Iraq to Help Defuse Tensions

David Gollust Senior U.S. officials say that Britain, and not the United States, invited an Iranian team to visit Iraq. But they say the Bush administration did not oppose the gesture and believes Ira

Turkey, Iran aim to boost trade, political ties

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and Iran aim to boost trade and political ties, the two countries' leaders said Monday during Turkish President Abdullah Gul's visit to Iran. Accompanied by(连同) a large delegation of ministers and businessmen, G

Iran says US woman arrested for spying

TEHRAN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iranian border police said Saturday that they have arrested an American woman suspected of spying, local media reported, contradicting earlier reports. Deputy(副的) commander of state border police Ahmad Geravand said at

VOA常速英语2007-Bush Says Iran Must Be Prevented From Getting Nu

By VOA News 18 October 2007 President Bush says world leaders risk bringing about World War Three if they do not do more to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons. Mr. Bush said at a White House news conference Wednesday that he takes the threat o

Iran, Pakistan border reopened after 6 months' closure

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Wednesday reopened its border with Pakistan, which was closed after two suicide attacks in an Iranian border city, blamed on Pakistan-based anti-Iran group, officials said. Iran closed the border with Pakistan a

VOA常速英语2007-EU, Iran Hold Nuclear Talks

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 24 October 2007 European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said a meeting in Rome with Iran's new top negotiator on Tehran's nuclear program was constructive. A new round of talks is expected to be held by the end o

Iran to Test Long-Range Missiles in Weekend Drill

Iran says it will fire long-range missiles on Saturday as part of military exercises in the Gulf. The announcement on Friday was made on the heels of heightened tensions between Iran and Western powers over Tehran's threat to block oil shipments thro

Iran eyes qualification for 2014 World Cup: coach

Iran eyes qualification for 2014 World Cup: coach TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's soccer coach Carlos Queiroz has said that the national team's goal is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Tehran Times daily reported on Saturday. We have a

VOA标准英语2008年-Israel says Diplomacy with Iran Does Not Work

Israel says Iran's refusal to stop enriching uranium shows the futility of diplomacy to prevent Tehran from building a nuclear weapon. VOA's Michael Bowman reports, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni spoke on U.S. television. Iran's president cont

Iran test-fires more missiles during navy drill

TEHRAN, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Iran successfully test-fired long- and short-range missiles during its military drill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media reported. The launch of the missiles came one day after the Islamic republic test-fired an

VOA标准英语2008年-US, EU Back Further Pressure on Iran

By Paula Wolfson Ljubljana, Slovenia 10 June 2008 The United States and the European Union have agreed to step up pressure on Iran. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from Ljubljana, Slovenia, Iran's nuclear program was one of many issues discussed during

Iran wraps up missile drill, warns against military aggression on country

TEHRAN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) concluded the three-day missile drill on Wednesday with Iranian military officials warning against any military aggression on the country. On the third and last day of the

Iran to launch research satellite into space: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran is going to launch domestically- built Navid satellite by Safir satellite launcher by the end of March 2012, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Navid (promise) is a research satellite and is current

Iran Considers Release of US Hikers

The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran says he needs the signature of one more judge on bail papers before his clients can be released. Masoud Shafiei said Saturday he hopes Iran's judiciary will clear the way for the payment of $1 million bail

Iran puts "Rasad" satellite in orbit: report

TEHRAN, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Iran puts the Rasad (surveillance) satellite in the orbit on Wednesday, the state IRIB TV website reported. The Rasad satellite will render images to the country, said the report. All the procedure of designing, constructi

72 killed in Iran air crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Seventy-two people, including 12 crew members, were killed when a passenger plane with 105 people on board crashed Sunday evening in northwest Iran, the semi-official（半官方的） Fars news agency reported early Monda