Iran’s Oil Ministry will provide funds to import up to 15 million liters of gasoline a day, an Iranian oil official said on Sunday, less than half the amount the OPEC state shipped in before fuel rationing began in June.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel called on Muslim nations and governments to play a more powerful international role through enhancing unity and solidarity.

Vice-Speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad Reza Bahonar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to take a deeper approach when dealing with Iran’s issue.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to pay a visit to Tehran on Monday to attend a summit of the Caspian Sea littoral states.

An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Mehr in Iran’s southern province of Fars on Sunday.

The son of one of Iraq’s most senior statesmen on Saturday called for more dialogue between the United States and Iran as Shiites took their turn celebrating the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Russia opposes unilateral sanctions against Iran and favors resolving a nuclear dispute through multi-national negotiations.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When asked about her engagement party this summer, little Sunam glanced blankly at her family, then fiddled with her gold-sequined engagement outfit — a speechless response not out of shyness, but because she does not yet talk much. Sunam is 3.

A suicide bomber killed one policeman and six civilians in southeastern Afghanistan close to the border with Pakistan on Saturday, a police commander said.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fateh faction ruled out talks with Hamas on Thursday as Israel warned any such dialogue with the Islamists could “torpedo” a peace deal with the Jewish state.