The 9th meeting of the Senior Officials Committee and the 7th meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Indian Ocean Littoral States’ Regional Cooperation Union kicked off work here in Tehran on Tuesday.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro Moros underlined Iran’s right to access civilian nuclear technology, stressing that the Iranian nation seeks peace.

Visiting Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Hashemi Shahroudi met with Malaysian Senate Speaker Seri Pavanteh in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

Taliban claim taking third Helmand district (Nawzad) Helmand province has been rocked by recent waves of Taliban attacks and counterattacks from patrolling British forces. Two British soldiers were killed Saturday in Sangin, the beginning of three days worth of clashes, by a Taliban rocket. Known Taliban commander Qari Hazarat is …

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel in a message addressed to his Venezuelan counterpart, appreciated the legislative body in Caracas for condemning US threats against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Chadian Foreign Minister Ahmad Allam-mi noted Iran’s significant role in the world and the region, and called for the expansion of all-out ties with the Islamic Republic.

Chadian Foreign Minister Ahmad Allam-mi said that his country counts on Tehran’s mediatory power to resolve the N’djamena-Khartoum crisis, given Iran’s special ties with Chad and Sudan.

Visiting Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi met with Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi on Monday.

Lebanese Parliament Speaker in Beirut on Monday said that Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s talks in Riyadh speak of the settlement of the political crisis in Lebanon within the next 48 hours.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the United States lacks the required level of honesty to establish security in Iraq or support that country’s government and people.