Israel seeking to destroy al-Qods: cleric
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN - Tehran Friday prayer leader Ahmad Khatami said the recent measures by Israel shows that this regime is seeking to Judaize East Beit-ul-Moqadds by destroying Al-Qods.

Glory of Persia now shining in homeland
Tehran Times Art Desk

TEHRAN -- 7,000 years of Persian civilization and history is currently on display in the Glory of Persia exhibition at the National Museum of Iran.

Pakistan accused of derailing UN talks with Taliban

Kai Eide has admitted for the first time that there had been face-to-face talks with insurgent leaders in Dubai and elsewhere.

If U.S., Europe not talking to Syria, Iran we will do it: Lula

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, even before completing his five-day trip to the Middle East, while still in Amman, Jordan, asked his Foreign Minister Celso Amorim to travel to Syria on Friday to discuss the peace process in the region with local authorities.

Powell: New sanctions won’t stop Iran nuclear program

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said new sanctions on Iran to persuade it to stop enriching uranium won’t work because the Islamic republic is “determined to have a nuclear program.”

Putin says Iran’s Bushehr plant should be on line by summer

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which Russia is building in southern Iran, should come online this summer, Russian news agencies reported.

Geneva atom smasher sets record for beam energy

GENEVA (AP) – Operators of the world's largest atom smasher on Friday ramped up their massive machine to three times the energy ever previously achieved, in the run-up to experiments probing the secrets of the universe.

Iraq’s Nouri Maliki in tight race with rival Allawi

Latest results from Iraq’s election show a tight race emerging between incumbent PM Nouri Maliki and main rival Iyad Allawi.

Iran, Pakistan sign $7.6b gas pipeline deal

Iran and Pakistan have signed a deal paving the way for the construction of a much-delayed pipeline pumping Iranian natural gas to the energy-starved South Asian country, officials said on Wednesday.

EU’s Ashton inspects humanitarian situation in Gaza

GAZA (WAFA) - The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton, inspected the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Iran and Pakistan: Six decades of brotherly relations
By staff writer

Pakistan won its independence from the British Empire on August 14, 1947. Iran was the first country to extend diplomatic recognition to the newborn Islamic state. Since that time Pakistan and Iran enjoyed close brotherly relations.