Tehran quoted head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) Abdel Aziz Hakim as saying that three of its diplomats still kept in US captivity will be released in the near future.

Advisor to the head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) said Baghdad and Ankara have settled their recent border problems caused by a series of attacks launched against Turkey by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from inside its bases in northern Iraq.

Three foreign banks have received the permit to have banking activities in Iran, announced the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) governor here on Monday.