Member of the presiding board of the Iranian parliament stressed the necessity for Muslim unity, and said that Islamic solidarity causes failure of the United States and the bullying powers.  

Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a phone conversation Saturday night with his Iranian counterpart, praised Ahmadinejad for pardoning the 15 British military troops.

Iran says it will send some 1 mln Afghan refugees back to their embattled homeland this month.