The decision to impose sanctions against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps was adopted by the US when it was in a state of deep paralysis, an IRGC statement said here on Friday.

Iranian officials and the UN’s nuclear watchdog ended four days of talks here aimed at resolving questions related to the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will discuss imposing a third round of sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear program on Friday.

Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said Iran has reached self-sufficiency in manufacturing military tools, equipment and weapons, adding that the Islamic Republic’s success in manufacturing hi-tech weapons has surprised enemies.

In case arrogant powers invade the Islamic Iran, we will bury the remainder of their reputation, commander of the Iranian air force said on Thursday.

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Thailand, in a press release on Tuesday, condemned US unilateral sanctions against Iran.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said European nations risk damaging their ties with Iran by supporting the US in the dispute over the country’s nuclear program.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message to Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday extended his congratulations to the Algerian president, government and nation on the country’s national day.

Iran, Malaysia, Venezuela have signed a deal with Syria on Wednesday to build a 2.6-bln-dollar oil refinery in the centre of the Arab country.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei here Wednesday strongly rejected the recent claims made by the US about Iran’s involvement in military nuclear activities and the killing of US soldiers in Iraq.