Iran and Russia will expand cooperation in the field book fairs, said deputy head of Tehran International Book Fair, Hamid Qobadi.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday evening that minor differences should not influence Tehran-Cairo relations.

– Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman criticized the US double-standard approach to illegal captivity of Iranian diplomats in Iraq and legal detention of Americans in Iran.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that the era is over when a few countries made decisions for the rest of the world. He said now is the time for changing bases of international relations.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki discussed the regional issues and ways to strengthen bilateral ties with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday that Iran and Venezuela should spare no effort to bolster the newly established “independence front’.

Head of Malaysia Development and Trade Center referred to Iran’s distinct role in the region and said that Iran and Malaysia have higher capacities for broadening commercial and economic cooperatio

Iran criticized the United States for feeding "forged" intelligence to the U.N. nuclear watchdog alleging Iran had studied ways to make atomic bombs.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in the fourth leg of his tour to six countries arrived in Tehran on Saturday morning.

Swedish Foreign Minister, whose country is currently rotating chairman of the EU, said that the EU is ready for dialogue with Iran on nuclear issue.