Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has reaffirmed the country’s right to enrich uranium to 20 percent purity, stressing that the legitimate activity is a matter of necessity that has nothing to do with building an atomic bomb.

Iran has offered aid to Italy for the recent earthquakes that killed a number of people and left thousands of Italians homeless in the north of the country.

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has arrived in the Indian capital of New Delhi on an two-day official visit to hold talks with the country’s senior officials.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the Western powers are trying to create division among the regional nations and block their popular movements.

A top Iranian commander says the United States is losing its geopolitical bases in the region as a consequence of the wave of the Islamic Awakening in Muslim countries.

Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says the country will step up the production of missile-launcher vessels for its naval fleet.

A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says anti-Islamic measures taken by the government of Azerbaijan cannot continue for long.

Head of the Iran Space Agency (ISA) Hamid Fazeli says the country plans to send a living organism into space on board the country’s indigenous Kavoshgar 5 (Explorer 5) satellite carrier soon.

Acting Speaker of Iran’s ninth Majlis Ali Larijani has warned against warmongering measures by the West regarding Syria, saying they seek a new crisis in the Arab country.

Iran has called on United Nations-Arab League envoy to Syria Kofi Annan to help with the immediate release of Iranian nationals kidnapped by armed rebels in the crisis-stricken country.

The new Syrian parliament speaker has condemned the United States for supporting the fabrication of unrest and crises in the regional countries including Syria.

Iran's mission to the United Nations has rejected recent claims by an American daily about plots by Iran-linked operatives to assassinate different diplomats overseas.

Iran's Vice President for International Affairs Ali Saeedlou has expressed Tehran’s readiness to transfer the country’s scientific and economic expertise to Latin American states.

Iran's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says many of the world countries seek to acquire the operational expertise of the Islamic Republic’s naval forces.

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi says Tehran supports reforms in Syria and believes the country’s crisis should be resolved by its own people.

Iran has successfully overhauled and launched its super-heavy Tareq submarine, becoming one of the few countries in the world to develop the know-how, Press TV reports.

Israel has for long been engaged in acts of terrorism and sabotage against Iran to halt Tehran’s breakthroughs in nuclear energy technology, a German broadcaster reports.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces says while Tehran supports Syria as the anti-Israel resistance front, it does not interfere in Damascus internal affairs.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has hit out at Israel for seeking to create tension between Iran and Azerbaijan, calling on the Azeri government to exercise vigilance against Tel Aviv’s 'seditious acts.'

Iran has censured the recently sealed US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement, warning that the pact poses serious hazards to security both in Afghanistan and the Mideast region.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says some countries are fueling the unrest in Syria to protect the interests of the Israeli regime.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Tajikistan have underlined the importance of expanding bilateral cooperation in economic, trade, industry and energy sectors.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the Pentagon has readied plans to carry out a military strike on Iran if diplomacy fails in the dispute over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the recent bomb attacks in Syria aim to undermine peace efforts which are spearheaded by the UN envoy, Kofi Annan.

The new Iranian Majlis (parliament) has strongly condemned the ruthless massacre of defenseless Syrians in Houla, saying the US is responsible for the attack.

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi says the Islamic Republic’s strategy is based on closer relations with African countries, particularly Kenya.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has advised Bahrain’s officials to heed their people’s demands instead of accusing other countries of attempting to topple the Manama regime.

Iran has condemned a US-led airstrike that killed eight members of a family, including six children, in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia Province.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has condemned the recent terrorist attack in the Syrian village of Houla.

An Iranian official has announced the country's plans to add at least 30 indigenous passenger ships to its maritime fleet in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2012).

A senior Iranian naval commander says hidden hands are behind the rampant pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia and in the Indian Ocean.

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi is to start an official visit to two East African countries, Kenya and Tanzania, to discuss regional and international issues.

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has hailed Iran's key role in supporting the resistance movement in Lebanon and called for vigilance against enemy conspiracies.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad describes the Iranian nation as the best in history and the world, insisting that he and Majlis lawmakers have no special status other than serving the people.

An Iranian official says soft warfare is the most important strategy of the United States to counter the Islamic Republic, calling on the youth to maintain vigilance to defeat the enemies.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has assured Afghanistan’s neighbors that a recently signed security pact between Kabul and Washington will pose no threat to the neighboring states, vowing to maintain friendly ties with Iran.

Iran has extended an invitation to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to take part in an upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed the opening of Iran’s ninth Majlis, describing it as the Islamic Republic’s “powerful message” to the world.

The families of several Iranian engineers abducted in Syria five months ago are still calling for their release.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the world needs a new order based on justice, brotherhood, progress and welfare.