THE man who devised the Bush administration’s Iraq troop surge has urged the US to consider sending elite troops to Pakistan to seize its nuclear weapons if the country descends into chaos.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An explosion rocked the city of Sanandaj in Iran’s western province of Kurdistan on Saturday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the replacement of the unfriendly atmosphere prevailing in the region with affinity and cordial ties among different states in a bid to establish peace and tranquility in the region.