TEHRAN – Iran is studying a plan to connect the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Mehdi Safari said.

The Assembly of Experts Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani here on Wednesday called unity between religious, tribal, and political groups as the most important way to stand against foreign imperialism.

Interior Minster Mostafa Purmohammadi here on Wednesday stated that Iran has asked Ankara to consider all issues regarding the recent clashes between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Turkish army so to prevent future crisis in the region.