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.

Iran will not give up its principled stances and is fully ready to confront any kind of aggression, the country’s ambassador to Mexico said.

 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to attend a meeting in New York this week with the critics of the US administration’s hawkish policies.

Iran on Saturday exhibited new home-made warfare equipment at a military parade in Tehran marking the Iraqi invasion in 1980, which led to an eight-year war (1980-1988).

Iran’s energy minister will pay a visit to Turkey next month to finalize a preliminary natural gas deal, the Turkish energy minister said yesterday.