A radiant Unidentified Flying Object was observed in the sky of the town of Yasouj in western Iran from 20:00 to 20:30 hours local time (16:30 to 17:00 GMT) Wednesday night.

Iran’s First Vice-President Parviz Dawoodi extended his congratulations to Serge Sarkisian on his appointment as Armenia’s Prime Minister.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki extended his condolences to the Algerian government and nation on the recent terrorist attack, which claimed the lives of a number of citizens in that country.