Middle Orient

Iranian First Vice-President Parviz Dawoodi called on the world bodies to adopt stronger stances in support of Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is scheduled to mark April 9 as the ‘National Day of Nuclear Technology’ during a ceremony due to be held in Natanz nuclear facility, where President Ahmadinejad will announce the good news about nuclear progress.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini said in a letter submitted to the Iranian embassy Britain mentioned that its marines did not pursue any hostile intentions when trespassing Iran’s waters and pledged to avoid repetition of such measures in future.

Member of the presiding board of the Iranian parliament stressed the necessity for Muslim unity, and said that Islamic solidarity causes failure of the United States and the bullying powers.  

Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a phone conversation Saturday night with his Iranian counterpart, praised Ahmadinejad for pardoning the 15 British military troops.

Iran says it will send some 1 mln Afghan refugees back to their embattled homeland this month.

Iran’s Expediency Council is seeking to impose a ban on politically-motivated administrative changes in Iran.

Iranian Diplomat Jalal Sharafi who was released after being kidnapped in front of Iran’s embassy in Baghdad around two months ago said that CIA agents and their Iraqi affiliates had tortured him severely during interrogation.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Saturday called on the British government to show respect for the national sovereignty of the world countries and international rules and avoid distortion of realities.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that the development of ties with independent European countries sets a principle of his country’s foreign policy.