Iran dismissed the possibility of a US military strike against the country Monday and said Tehran was ready to consider a new round of talks with Washington on security in Iraq.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Tuesday that Iranian nation are well-prepared to safeguard their faith and virtues, which are the key to their prosperity. 

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Monday strongly condemned the increasing violence and terrorist activity by the Taliban, al-Qaida and other extremist groups in Afghanistan and called for stepped up efforts to help the nation build a stable future after two decades of war.