Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said European nations risk damaging their ties with Iran by supporting the US in the dispute over the country’s nuclear program.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message to Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday extended his congratulations to the Algerian president, government and nation on the country’s national day.

Iran, Malaysia, Venezuela have signed a deal with Syria on Wednesday to build a 2.6-bln-dollar oil refinery in the centre of the Arab country.