Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) here in Tehran on Tuesday dismissed the recent claims made by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director General Mohammed ElBaradei about suspension of Iran’s uranium enrichment activities.

In clear reference to the statements made by the IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei about the likely halt of Iran’s nuclear activities, Islamic Republic’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stressed that Iran’s legal nuclear activities have not changed.

Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi said that his country’s western borders enjoy an acceptable level of security.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that his country shares views with the Latin American states, specially Venezuela.

Iranian researchers designed and manufactured a wale-class submarine.

The 9th meeting of the Senior Officials Committee and the 7th meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Indian Ocean Littoral States’ Regional Cooperation Union kicked off work here in Tehran on Tuesday.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro Moros underlined Iran’s right to access civilian nuclear technology, stressing that the Iranian nation seeks peace.

Visiting Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi met with Malaysian Senate Speaker Seri Pavanteh in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel in a message addressed to his Venezuelan counterpart, appreciated the legislative body in Caracas for condemning US threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Chadian Foreign Minister Ahmad Allam-mi noted Iran’s significant role in the world and the region, and called for the expansion of all-out ties with the Islamic Republic.