Tehran, Nov 24, IRNA -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mihmanparast on Monday berated the United Arab Emirates for its unfounded claims over the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran left here for Brazil on the second leg of his five-nation tour of African and Latin American countries which started on Sunday.

Iran and Gambia, in a joint communiqué, underscored the need for further expansion of all-out relations.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh here on Sunday called for expansion of all-out ties with Iran.

– Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed expansion of ties with Gambia.

Air forces of the Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps jointly launched the first phase of a nationwide aerial war game code-named “Defenders of Velayat 2” on Sunday.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that the Islamic countries, especially those in the Persian Gulf should further deepen cooperation to influence

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast reacted to the recent remarks made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding Iran’s domestic issues.

Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah said his country was already planning to further expand ties with Iran.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Iran's relations with African and Latin American states are to gain new momentum.