Spokesman: Iran Ready to Buy or Swap N. Fuel
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is prepared to purchase or swap nuclear fuel for its research reactor in Tehran on the basis of a phased plan, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast announced on Tuesday. ( 16:05:53 - 2010/01/12)

DM: Iran Experiencing Best Defense Conditions
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi on Tuesday voiced pleasure with the top conditions of Iran's military tools and equipment, saying that the country's troops are in the best possible defensive conditions as well. ( 15:34:22 - 2010/01/12)

Spokesman: Iran to Try 3 US Nationals Soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast announced on Tuesday that the country plans to hold a trial for the three American nationals who were arrested by Iranian security forces in July after crossing Iran-Iraq borders illegally. ( 15:20:54 - 2010/01/12)

Iranian Envoy Urges Further Efforts to Expand Ties with Turkey
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Bahman Hosseinpour called for enhanced efforts to bolster relations between Iran and Turkey. ( 15:06:56 - 2010/01/12)

Freed Diplomat Stresses US Wild Behavior towards Iranian Inmates
TEHRAN (FNA)- One of the five Iranian diplomats released from the US military jails in Iraq in July 2009 said they had been tortured by the US forces, adding that all Iranian prisoners are mistreated in US jails. ( 14:55:20 - 2010/01/12)

Iranian, Syrian Ministers Confer on Energy Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Masoud Mir-Kazzemi and visiting Syrian Economy and Trade Minster Amir Husni Lutfi discussed ways to improve the two strategic partners' cooperation in energy fields. ( 14:50:11 - 2010/01/12)

Nano-Nickel Coating Lessens Health Hazards in Electroplating Workplaces
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers at Shiraz University managed to synthesize nano-structural nickel coatings to minimize the health hazards concerning people involved in electroplating industries, particularly the workers who are in contact with chromium electroplating bathes. ( 14:48:19 - 2010/01/12)

Scientists Develop New Technique to Produce Vaccines for Swine Flu
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists in Vienna developed a new technique to produce vaccines for H1N1- so-called swine flu- based on insect cells. ( 14:19:14 - 2010/01/12)

Mottaki Urges Yemeni Government to Settle Internal Crisis
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called on the government in Sanaa and other regional countries to help to the settlement of the internal conflicts in Yemen. ( 13:34:22 - 2010/01/12)

Iranian, Syrian FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties in Damascus
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Syrian counterpart Walid al-Muallem on Monday discussed ways to further expand the two countries' ties. ( 12:47:51 - 2010/01/12)

President Stresses Iran, Qatar's Determination to Promote Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday underlined that Tehran and Doha are resolved to bolster bilateral ties to the highest level. ( 11:56:01 - 2010/01/12)

Tehran, Damascus Universities to Cooperate
TEHRAN (FNA)- Officials of Tehran University in Iran and Damascus University in Syria held a meeting in Damascus to discuss different aspects of mutual cooperation. ( 11:33:59 - 2010/01/12)

Iran Denies Israeli Paper's Report on N. Suspension
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast on Monday dismissed an Israeli newspaper report on the suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment activities as "unfounded" and "baseless", stressing that Tehran will continue its unabated nuclear activities. ( 20:13:18 - 2010/01/11)

AEOI Spokesman Rejects Report on Iran's N. Suspension
TEHRAN (FNA)- Spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Shirzadian rejected a report by an Israeli newspaper alleging that Iran has suspended its uranium enrichment activities for the last two months. ( 19:29:43 - 2010/01/11)