Iran

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Former Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami said in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday that violence and terror have roots outside Iraq

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Russia’s National Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov arrived in Tehran Sunday morning.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Reza Tahmasbi, in a meeting with Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov here on Saturday, reiterated the need for the expansion of the two countries’ economic relations and cooperation.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The Lebanese army arrested a sniper affiliated to the al-Mostaqbal party – led by Saad Harriri – on charges of opening fire on the protesting students of al-Arabiah University.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the Islamic Republic is not a part of Iraq’s problem, but a part of solution to the problem.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An Iranian lawmaker said here on Saturday that US President’s recent order for the US army to arrest and kill Iranians in Iraq illustrates that Bush is fearful of the development of Tehran-Baghdad relations.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergey Martynov here on Saturday underlined the need for the settlement of Iran’s nuclear case through talks.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said here on Saturday that the US is seeking to foment and intensify ethnic and religious conflicts in the region in a bid to make up for the failures it has experienced so far.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Secretary of the Islamic Republic’s Expediency Council Mohsen Reza’ee said that the Untied States and Europe have desperately asked Iran to assist them with the issues of Iraq and Lebanon.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Russia’s National Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov is due to arrive in Tehran on Sunday.