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Iran hosts Islamic resistance festival
Special guest appearance was made by Sheik Ali Jaber, a white-turbaned, snowy-bearded member of Hezbollah’s central council, who read a message from the group’s leader, Hasan Nasrallah.

Iran has ‘problems’ selling oil: Ahmadinejad
Iran has “problems” exporting its oil, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted on Tuesday, but he said his government was determined to overcome that and other challenges posed by Western economic sanctions. “There are some problems in selling oil and we are trying to manage it.”

Oil minister: Iran mulls building small refineries in some African states
On the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran, Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi had negotiated with oil buyers, mainly India, African and Central Asian states, on oil export conditions in the future.

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Accused Of Planning Putin-Style Power Grab
If the Iranian president is indeed planning some sort of power grab, former Iranian lawmaker Ali Mazrouei says, it is highly unlikely that the former protege of Supreme Leader Khamenei will succeed. “Under the current conditions, the [ultimate decision-maker] is Ayatollah Khamenei. If things change then neither Khamenei nor Ahmadinejad can do anything.”