TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said if the West continues posing threats and sanctions against Tehran, that would mean that the nuclear issue is just an excuse for the US and some other powers to exert pressure on Iran.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The Japanese government acknowledged Friday that Inpex Corp. has agreed to reduce its interests in the development of Iran’s Azadegan oil field to 10 percent from the current 75 percent after days of talks over the stalled $2 billion deal.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Angola’s accredited ambassador to Tehran Pedro Hendrik Vall Neto met with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Saturday and submitted his credentials to him.