TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s deputy oil minister said on Thursday that his country will boost its oil output to 4.3 million barrels per day by the end of the current Iranian year.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang reaffirmed Thursday that Beijing advocates a peaceful solution to Iran nuclear issue through diplomatic means.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The deputy head of Iran’s National Security Council says Tehran’s proposal package provides solutions on the country’s nuclear dispute.

TEHRAN (FNA)- US presidential hopeful Barrack Obama backed off from his earlier pledge to talk with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

TEHRAN (FNA)- There is no need for OPEC to raise oil output as supply is already above demand, Iran’s new OPEC governor said on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Top Shiite cleric Seyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah said Iran has played a “positive” role to help resolve Lebanon’s political crisis.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian government proposed the creation of an international consortium to enrich uranium on its own soil as a way of defusing the tense standoff with the West over its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Judiciary chief said Iran’s armed forces are the exemplary model of Islamic resistance in the face of hostile acts by hegemonic powers.

TBILISI (Reuters) – A leader of Georgia’s main opposition coalition said on Friday it was close to declaring a boycott of parliament in protest at an election it said was rigged to hand victory to President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party.

GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed five Palestinian militants on Friday during raids into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, medical workers and a militant group said.