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Iran team hopes to reach divers trapped underwater

Last Updated: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 15:40

The divers — seven Indians, five Iranians and one Ukrainian — were part of a team installing an underwater oil pipeline.

Ancient Persian cairn wall belonging to the Parthian Empire found in Iran

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 08:42

A cairn wall belonging to the Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD) in ancient Persia was discovered in northern Iran.

Designer mixes Persian prints with punk look at LFW

Last Updated: Saturday, August 20, 2011, 20:25

Pria Kataaria Puri offered ‘Queen of Prints’ at the Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2011.

Rohit Bal showcases ash-inspired collection

Last Updated: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 16:22

Rohit Bal showcased his new collection inspired by the Persian work `Khakastari`, which means colours of ash, in the city.

Iran growing `suicide fleet` to patrol Persian Gulf: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 16:19

Iran is secretly growing a fleet of "suicide ships", with deadly explosives engineered into their hulls, to patrol the Persian Gulf, a media report said, quoting an Iranian defector.

Japanese tanker attacked in Persian Gulf: UAE

Last Updated: Friday, August 6, 2010, 15:15

The M Star supertanker was damaged on July 28 in the Strait of Hormuz.

`Israel to deploy submarines with N-missiles in Persian Gulf`

Last Updated: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 18:41

Israel is to deploy three submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles in the Persian Gulf.

Iran to hold drill in Persian Gulf

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 18:11

In the second military show in less than a month, Iran will hold a new set of manoeuvres in the strategic waters of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, Iranian media has reported.

Russia swaps Siberian tigers for Iran`s Persian leopards

Last Updated: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 23:49

Russia has delivered two wild Siberian tigers to Iran in a swap deal in which Moscow has procured two Persian leopards, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Iran tests speed boats in `major` Gulf war games

Last Updated: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 15:17

Iran`s Revolutionary Guards successfully deployed a new speed boat capable of destroying enemy ships as war games began on Thursday in a waterway crucial for global oil supplies, Iranian media reported.

Iran will `cut hands` of foes: Ahmadinejad

Last Updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 09:48

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a Persian New Year message on Saturday that Iran will "cut the hands" of anyone who tries to harm the Islamic republic.

Iranians to shun Persian fire festival: Khamenei

Last Updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 19:55

Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday urged Iranians to shun next week`s Persian fire festival as an un-Islamic event which causes "a lot of harm."