In his outward persona at least, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to this country to lessen hostility toward himself and to defend Iran, not to rabble-rouse and provoke hatred. Whether he succeeded remains an open question.

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Eighteen countries meet here Sunday to review six years of efforts to spur reconstruction and good governance in Afghanistan at a time when the restive country is beset by a resurgent Taliban insurgency and soaring opium output.Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN chief Ban Ki-moon are …

Iranian defense industries succeeded in building a Radar-evading drone with the speed of 700 km per hour, a senior Iranian army official said Saturday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay a visit to Brazil next week.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit are likely to meet each other on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York this week, a senior Egyptian official said Saturday.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday felicitated Guinea-Bissau’s president, government and nation on the country’s Independence Day.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message on Saturday extended his congratulations to Saudi king, government and nation on the country’s national day.

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar here Saturday said Iranian armed forces will give the most crushing response to any kind of threat.

Commander of the Iranian army’s naval force here Saturday warned that his troops will target the worldwide interests of any country which dares to invade Iran.

Any country allowing enemies to use its airspace for invasion of Iran is considered as an ally of the enemy and will receive its response from Iran, said commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) here on Saturday.