TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki recommended the UN Security Council to act from a powerful, realistic and brave stance and thwart unilateral pressures exerted by certain states on Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini described deployment of a US warship in Lebanese water as “a fully suspicious and provocative measure”.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described his today visit to Iraq as a long stride towards further deepening of ties between the two Muslim nations.