TEHRAN (FNA)- Production manager of the National Iranian South Oil Company put the daily production of his company at 3.2 million barrels of crude oil on average since the beginning of this year.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami announced that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming presidential election.

BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (UPI) — Russian warships will stay on patrol in the Black Sea until all U.S. vessels leave the coastal area off the Republic of Abkhazia, a Russian official said.