[02 Jan 2014] Militants bomb major oil pipeline in northern Iraq - English
Armed men have bombed a major oil pipeline in northern Iraq.
Officials say the blasts caused a fire and stopped the oil pumping from Salaheddin...
Armed men have bombed a major oil pipeline in northern Iraq.
Officials say the blasts caused a fire and stopped the oil pumping from Salaheddin province to the Turkish port of Jeyhan. They also say that the fire is contained and repairing is underway. Pipelines in Iraq frequently come under attack by militants. The Arab country is heavily dependent on oil export and it aims to increase its production capacity.
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[29 Dec 2013] Tribesmen have blown up a major oil pipeline in southern...
Tribesmen have blown up a major oil pipeline in southern Yemen.
Officials say the flow of crude has been halted due to the explosion in...
Tribesmen have blown up a major oil pipeline in southern Yemen.
Officials say the flow of crude has been halted due to the explosion in Ash-Shihr town of Hadramawt province. This is the second such attack in the past three days. On Thursday, the country\\\'s main oil pipeline was bombed in the central province of Ma\\\'arib. Over the past two years, oil and gas pipelines in Yemen have come under repeated attacks, causing fuel shortages and slashing export earnings in the impoverished country. Yemen depends on oil exports for some 70 percent of government spending.
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Iran dismantles US-linked spy network - 21 May 2011 - From IRIB - Farsi
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The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has identified and dismantled an espionage ring affiliated to the US Central Intelligence...
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The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has identified and dismantled an espionage ring affiliated to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
According to Iran's Intelligence Ministry statement, 30 individual suspected of spying for the US were arrested and 42 CIA operatives were identified in connection with the network.
The network, which was set up by a considerable number of seasoned CIA operatives in several countries, attempted to trick citizens into spying for them under the guise of issuing visa, helping with permanent residency, and making job and study offers.
According to the statement, the CIA operatives had gathered information from "universities and scientific research centers, and in the field of nuclear energy, aerospace, defense and biotechnology industries."
The spies had also gathered detailed information about the "oil and gas pipelines, telecommunication and electricity networks, airports and customs, the security of the banking and communication systems," by using "US embassies and consulates in several countries particularly "the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Malaysia."
In January Iran's Intelligence Ministry dismantled an Israeli spy ring and arrested the main perpetrators in connection with the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Dr. Massoud Ali-Mohammadi
In 2010, Iran arrested seven individuals affiliated with Israeli intelligence services, who were involved in counterrevolutionary activities and supplied the enemy with information on the country's judiciary, military and space agencies.
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Islamic Iran begins producing oil from the Hengam oil field Persian Gulf...
Islamic Republic of Iran has officially begun producing crude oil from the hengam oil field shared with oman in the persian gulf.
Discovered in...
Islamic Republic of Iran has officially begun producing crude oil from the hengam oil field shared with oman in the persian gulf.
Discovered in 1975 the field has around 600,000,000 barrels of proven oil reserves.
Press tv reports that all aspects of the [$400 million] project, including field studies, design, construction and installment of machinery and pipelines have been carried out by Iranian contractors without any foreign aid.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/139991.html
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What A Shame for CIA - Obama attested Tehran Operations - 22May11 - English
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The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says a dismantled espionage ring affiliated to the US Central Intelligence Agency...
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The Iranian Intelligence Ministry says a dismantled espionage ring affiliated to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had not achieved its goals in Iran.
Heidar Moslehi told Press TV on Sunday that the ministry managed to bust the CIA espionage network with the cooperation of the Iranian people, IRNA reported.
He said that the ministry's proper planning prevented the spy network to achieve its goals, adding, “The most important outcome of our operation was that the United States did not accomplish its objectives in the Islamic Republic.”
The Islamic Republic announced on Saturday that 30 individual have been arrested on charges of sabotage and spying for the US and 42 CIA operatives were identified in connection with the network.
The Iranian intelligence minister stated that the spy-ring was directly taking orders from the CIA, saying that it was headed and operated by top field agents working for the US spy agency.
According to a statement issued by Iran's Intelligence Ministry on Saturday, the network, which was set up by a considerable number of seasoned CIA operatives in several countries, attempted to trick citizens into spying for them under the guise of issuing visa, helping with permanent residency, and making job and study offers.
The CIA operatives had gathered information from "universities and scientific research centers, and in the field of nuclear energy, aerospace, defense and biotechnology industries," part of the statement read.
The spies had also gathered detailed information about the "oil and gas pipelines, telecommunication and electricity networks, airports and customs, the security of the banking and communication systems," by using "US embassies and consulates in several countries particularly "the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Malaysia."
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/181247.html
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