TEHRAN (FNA) – Presidents of Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Zimbabwe and Namibia as well as prime minister of Lesotho voiced support for Iran’s right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s top military commander said his forces will retaliate against American military bases in the Persian Gulf if they are involved in any possible future attack on Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA) – The absence of UK and European business with Iran will see the country’s trade orientation shift toward the East, with western products being increasingly replaced by Chinese imports, an Iranian official said.