Iran Border Security forces Tuesday arrested 22 Pakistanis for illegally entering into Iran and handed them over to Taftan police, Taftan police sources said.

Iran will hike actual oil output to just over four million barrels per day (bpd) from November 1 in line with a deal at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a senior official said yesterday.

Iran has inaugurated a new air base near its eastern border with Afghanistan to protect against a possible strike by enemy forces operating in the neighboring country.