President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Tuesday assessed as “excellent” bilateral ties between the Iranian and Iraqi governments and nations. Ahmadinejad made the remark at a joint press conference with the visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after the two sides held private talks.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his accompanying delegation here on Wednesday that withdrawal of the occupying troops would solve many problems of that country.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said his ground troops form a defensive force, but meantime warned that in case any foreign threats are posed to Iran, IRGC adopts an aggressive strategy and hits enemy targets in strategic depth.