Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday he wanted the annual volume of Iran-China trade to grow to 100 billion dollars, state media reported.
After NATO conceded not to single out Iran as a target in its missile plan, Turkey has accepted the alliances decision to deploy a missile system on its so
Iranian Ambassador to Bahrain Hossein Amirabdolahian has blasted Israels threats of waging a war against Iran, saying such remarks stem from fear of annihilation.
A conservative website reported Wednesday that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejads motorcade came under grenade attack in western Iran, but an official said a firecracker caused the blast.
The Obama administration rebuffed a call for a US-Iranian summit, but saw signs that growing international sanctions may force Iran into holding big-power talks about its nuclear aims.
European Union foreign ministers arrived in Brussels on Monday to approve a new round of sanctions on Iran, but showed little optimism that the measures would be enough to end the Islamic republics disputed nuclear programme.
Chinese President Hu Jintao will discuss the Iranian nuclear standoff with Russian leaders during a weekend visit to Moscow, a Chinese official said Wednesday, noting the two sides had "similar views".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Moscow early Monday on a two-day working visit with Russia on the verge of backing tough international sanctions against Iran, the Jewish states arch-foe.
Irans Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Saturday rejected European Union demands for a halt to the execution of opposition demonstrators in his country, saying that the condemned people were criminals.
Iran hailed the successful launch of a home-produced satellite rocket on Wednesday amid Western concerns it is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.