Iran

Head of the Muslim Scholars’ International Union Sheikh Yusef Gharzawi said that defending Iran against enemies is a religious duty for all world Muslims.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Iran this week despite a warning by his secret service that an alleged plot to assassinate him has been in the works, the Kremlin press service said Monday.

The second summit of the heads of the Caspian Sea littoral states is scheduled to kick off work here in Tehran tomorrow.

Iranian and Romanian parliamentary friendship groups in a meeting here in Tehran on Sunday reviewed possible ways to expand all-out ties between the two countries.

Iran’s Oil Ministry will provide funds to import up to 15 million liters of gasoline a day, an Iranian oil official said on Sunday, less than half the amount the OPEC state shipped in before fuel rationing began in June.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel called on Muslim nations and governments to play a more powerful international role through enhancing unity and solidarity.

Vice-Speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad Reza Bahonar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a deeper approach when dealing with Iran’s issue.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to pay a visit to Tehran on Monday to attend a summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states.

An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Mehr in Iran’s southern province of Fars on Sunday.

The son of one of Iraq’s most senior statesmen on Saturday called for more dialogue between the United States and Iran as Shiites took their turn celebrating the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.