Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro Moros, in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki in Caracas on Friday, described Iran as a trustworthy partner and friend, and voiced preparedness of Latin American states to develop ties with Iran.

3,000 centrifuges have started operation in the last few days and the number of Iran’s operative centrifuges will increase to 50,000 in the next two years, an Iranian MP said on Thursday.

Iran’s former President Seyed Mohammad Khatami Friday blasted western countries for politicizing Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.

Iranian foreign ministry here on Friday voiced its strong protest at a recent court ruling issued by a British judge for the extradition of a former Iranian diplomat to the US on charges of the purchase of a number of night-vision binoculars.

Military attaché of the Saudi embassy in Tehran said his country welcomes holding of joint military maneuvers with Iran, describing Tehran as a strategic friend of Riyadh.

Statele Unite si Marea Britanie se afla deja intr-un razboi nedeclarat cu Iranul” – avertizeaza Scott Ritter, fostul inspector ONU devenit celebru pentru ca, inainte de invazia americana din Irak, a dezmintit teoriile Administratiei Bush cu privire la arsenalul neconventional al Bagdadului.

Conceptia primara care a fundamentat interventiile militare din Afganistan si mai ales din Irak, respectiv distrugerea regimurilor totalitare din cele doua state, ca premisa a eradicarii terorismului international, s-a dovedit gresita.

A senior Iranian commander said his country enjoys such a high missile capability that it can target enemy positions with an unlimited number of home-made missiles.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hossein rejected the recent claim by the US officials about dispatch of Iranian military equipment to Afghanistan, describing it as a frequently used and redundant scenario lacking credit.

Croatian Parliament Vice-Speaker stressed Iran’s right to access and use civilian nuclear technology, and further rejected discriminatory approaches towards single issues.