Iran

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Wednesday described beliefs of the Islamic Ummah (nation) as the main element underlying the strong relations between Iran and Pakistan.

 The South Asian regional grouping SAARC approved observer status for Iran alongside the United States and the European Union, an Indian minister said.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Wednesday issued the required orders for the release of the 15 British troops arrested on March 23rd after trespassing on Iran’s territorial waters.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Wednesday said if Washington revises its attitude, resumption of ties between Iran and the US will be possible, stressing that his country seeks friendly and extensive ties with all the world nations, except for Israel.

The 15 British troops, who were arrested by Iran’s border guards on March 23rd for illegal entry into Iranian waters, appreciated Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for pardoning them.

Today, man’s honor and value are ignored, people’s rights are trampled, their lands are usurped and their progress is impeded while there exists no world authority to stand up to the bullying states and defend the rights of the oppressed, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Wednesday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad awarded a third degree medal of courage to the commander of Iran’s southwest coast guards, Captain Abol-Ghassem Amangah.

Iran’s foreign ministry, in reaction to the Friday statement of the EU’s ministerial meeting in Bremen, Germany, warned the European Union against interference in Iran-Britain bilateral issues.

Chief of Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces, Major General Seyed Hassan Firooz Abadi warned Muslim leaders of Palestine’s neighboring countries about implementation of a suicidal plan by the Zionist regime of Israel.

Iran’s embassy in Athens in a statement released on Saturday condemned trespassing of Iran’s territorial waters by the British troops, reiterating that the responsibility of the measure lies on the British government.