TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran and Venezuela called on the other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to slash their production in a bid to prevent any further drop in the world oil prices.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A senior Iranian lawmaker, assessing the new Iraq strategy of the US President George W. Bush, said that the United States’ new moves in Iraq and the region are all destined to failure.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said all the world countries should assist those nations which have been kept behind, describing it as a humane duty for all.