A prominent Iranian lawmaker, noting the United States’ recent military build-up in the region, warned Arab countries to be watchful of colorful revolutions.

Iranian oil ministry caretaker Gholam-Hossein Nozari is expected to pay a visit to Turkey next month to sign energy agreements with the Ankara officials, a Turkish official said.

Governor General of Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan said that the criminals who were arrested by the Pakistani police after abducting several Iranians and escaping to Pakistan on Sunday would be handed over to Iran in the near future.