Iran

Tehran condemns ICC warrant against al-Bashir

Tehran condemns ICC warrant against al-Bashir Tehran - Tehran on Thursday condemned the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, ISNA news agency reported.

"The warrant is unfair, a violation of the 1961 Vienna convention and based on political resentment by imperialistic world powers," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said.

The ICC On Wednesday issued a warrant for al-Bashir's arrest on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Iran has enough fissile material to produce up to 50 nuclear weapons: Report

Washington, Mar 5 : Iran has ready access to enough fissile material to produce up to 50 nuclear weapons and can develop a nuclear bomb within a year, according to a panel of experts advising the Obama Administration officials.

William Schneider, Jr., chairman of the Defense Science Board and a former under secretary of state in the Reagan administration, offered those estimates on Wednesday announcing the release of a new "Presidential Task Force" report on Iran by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Iranian parliamentarians visit Berlin

Iranian parliamentarians visit BerlinBerlin - A high-level delegation of Iranian parliamentarians arrived in Berlin on Wednesday for talks with their German counterparts and government officials.

The six-member delegation is led by influential conservative politician Alaeddin Boroujerdi, chairman of the Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security of the Islamic Consultative Assembly.

It is due to meet German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and the coordinator for Germany's intelligence services at the federal chancellery, Klaus-Dieter Fritsche.

Iran's leader demands war crimes tribunal against Israeli leaders

Iran's leader demands war crimes tribunal against Israeli leaders Tehran  - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday demanded than an international war crimes tribunal be held against Israeli leaders who ordered military operations in the Gaza Strip in December and January.

"The first step is breaking the immunity of this criminal regime (Israel) and holding a war crime tribunal against its leaders over the crimes and massacre in Gaza," the Ayatollah said at the

inauguration ceremony of a conference on Palestine.

ROUNDUP: Nuclear powers, Germany offer direct dialogue to Iran

Nuclear powers, Germany offer direct dialogue to IranVienna - The five nuclear weapons states and Germany on Tuesday offered Iran direct dialogue to solve the nuclear spat, while also calling on leaders in Tehran to obey the demands of the United Nations Security Council.

Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - the permanent members on the Security Council - issued their statement together with Germany to the 35-country board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

Nuclear powers, Germany offer direct dialogue with Iran

Nuclear powers, Germany offer direct dialogue with Iran Vienna  - The five nuclear weapons states and Germany on Tuesday offered Iran direct dialogue to solve the nuclear spat, while also calling on leaders in Tehran to obey the demands of the United Nations Security Council.

Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States - the permanent members on the Security Council - issued their statement together with Germany to the 35-country board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna.

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