An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Bam in Iran’s southeastern province of Kerman on Wednesday.

The 12 Iranian divers who had been arrested by the coast guard of the United Arab Emirates were released on Wednesday, Iran’s ambassador to the UAE Hamid Reza Asefi said.

Iran has the last word in the region and the world, Iranian parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said here on Wednesday addressing a meeting of Baseej (mobilized troops) commanders.