"An exercise will be carried out for the aerial defence system installed around the Isfahan nuclear site today (Tuesday) from 10 am (0630 GMT) until 1 pm (0930 GMT)."
Iran is to test an air defence system around a key nuclear plant on Tuesday amid mounting international pressure over its atomic program, the state news agency IRNA reported. No reason was given for the decision to hold the exercise at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility in central Iran, which is surrounded by anti-aircraft guns to ward off enemy attacks.
"It's true that Chinese officials will be in Baghdad to discuss the exploration of the Ahdab oil field."
A Chinese delegation has arrived in Iraq to discuss the resumption of an agreement signed when Saddam Hussein was in power on the development of the Ahdab oil field in the south of the country, Chinese state media Oriental Morning Post reported Tuesday. The official also said Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and other high-ranking officials would visit China, with the specific date yet to be decided.
Updated: 03/06/07
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