Iran

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Chairmen of Iranian and Afghan parliaments’ Judicial Commission Sunday explored avenues for developing the two countries’ judicial and legal cooperation.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stressed that defending Palestinians’ rights sets a permanent and stable policy for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mohammadi stressed on Sunday that western countries do not at all reserve the right to desecrate Islamic values and sanctities under the pretext of the freedom of speech.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyed Mohammad Hosseini said that the issue of bilateral negotiations with the United States is not on Tehran’s agenda.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Bahraini Crown Prince viewed talks as the most appropriate way to solve Iran’s nuclear issue.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Head of Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency Sergey Krienko is due to arrive here in Tehran on Monday to attend a meeting of Iran-Russia joint economic commission.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Ismayil Haniyah here on Sunday paid tribute to the Father of the Islamic Revolution, the late Imam Khomeini.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran could play a crucial role in curbing Iraq’s Shiite militias if the U.S. opens a dialogue with Tehran as recommended by the Iraq Study Group, many in the Mideast say.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Just days after the Iraq Study Group recommended opening a dialogue with Tehran, Iranian foreign minister said his country would enter discussions on stabilizing Iraq only if the United States commits to a troop withdrawal.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismayil Haniyah here on Saturday, called on the Palestinians to keep up their guard against the US and Israelis’ plots and conspiracies.