Beirut, May 31, IRNA -- Iran on Monday welcomed restructuring political balance of the Middle East, a reference to the Islamic awakening movements in the regional states.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mihman-parast said that the US new move to impose sanctions against Venezuelan State Oil Company for having ties with Iran is another failed experience.

Iran's Ambassador to IAEA, in a conference here on Friday, underlined continuation of cooperation of Iran with IAEA in the framework of Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Renowned Iranian photographer Bahman Jalali on Friday was honored posthumously with this year's 'Spectrum' photography prize awarded by the German-based Lower Saxony Foundation.

Ali Larijani was re-elected for the fourth time as the Speaker of Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Wednesday winning the majority of votes in Majlis open session.

A local official in this southern province said Tuesday that the fire at the provincial city of Abadan’s oil refinery was not intentional.

A delegation of technicians from IRI Agricultural Jihad Ministry and a team of Algerian Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry here Monday surveyed ground for bilateral cooperation in plantatio

Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that Chinese experts can inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities and installations.

China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi referred to Iran as a friendly country and stressed the need for further expansion of Tehran-Beijing ties in different areas.

The first meeting of heads of anti-corruption bodies of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) opened in Tehran on Saturday.