Nazarbayev, Rouhani and Berdimuhamedow open 'new Silk Road'The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have participated in the opening ceremony of the Uzen-Beket-Goran railroad.
05 December 2014
US diplomats to argue against new Iran sanctionsTop US diplomats will this week make a "strong case" to lawmakers to hold off on fresh Iran sanctions, hoping to avoid an ugly political showdown.
Iran's Internet police warn govt of Instagram banA body tasked with policing the Internet laid down a two-month deadline for Iran's government to regularise the use of Instagram or access to the site would be blocked.
Iran denies claim nuclear deal is 'finalised'Iran's government was forced to deny it had already struck a nuclear deal with the West, after a lawmaker accused its negotiators of secretly selling the country short.
Kerry seeks elusive breakthough in Iran nuclear talksUS Secretary of State John Kerry was due back in Vienna for a fresh push with his Iranian counterpart to jumpstart stalled talks over Tehran's nuclear programme.
15 October 2014
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to boost bilateral trade with new railway link in placeThe railway link Uzen (Kazakhstan) – Kyzylkaya – Bereket – Etrek (Turkmenistan) – Gorgan (Iran) totals 934.5 km, with the longest part (722.5 km) running across Turkmenistan. The Kazakhstan’s section makes up 130 km, with the other 82 km running across Iran.