No diplomat detained from British Embassy: Qashqavi
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said on Monday that no diplomat has been detained from the British Embassy in Tehran.
Iranian Navy thwarts hijack of oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
Iran's Naval Force has prevented the hijack of an oil tanker by pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
40 Iranian passengers injured as bus veered off road in Iraq
A bus carring Iranian pilgrims veered off the road in Iraq near the city of Khanaqin injuring 40 passengers 15 of them critically.
Russian FM urges political approaches for Iran's nuclear problem
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran’s nuclear program should be settled through political approaches and peaceful means.
Italian FM: Severing ties with Iran "ineffective"
Russia’s daily “ Rossiyskaya Gazetta” quoted Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as saying that severing ties with Tehran would be “useless and ineffective”.
Foreign Ministry condemns G-8 statement on Iran election
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Saturday strongly condemned the recent statement issued by G-8 states on Iran's presidential elections describing the move as meddlesome and hasty.
IRNA honored as active media in drug fighting
Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) was honored in National Seminar on Fighting Drugs as an active media in the field.
President blasts Western states’ interfering remarks on election
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that the June 12 presidential election in Iran which has promoted and strengthened the government was the end of liberal democracy and liberal thought
US refuses visa to Iran 1st vice-president to attend UN conference
US refused visa to Iran’s first Vice-President Parviz Davoudi to attend a UN conference on global financial crisis, Iran’s ambassador to the UN Mohammad Khazaee said on Friday.
Mottaki, Yemeni President confer
Iran's Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, held talks with Yemeni President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Thursday.
