The Islamic Republic of Iran has taken positive steps for expanding ties with members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC), a senior Bahraini official said.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, discussed issues of mutual interest with his Indonesian counterpart Hassan Wirajuda on Tuesday.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received Iraq's visiting Parliament Speaker Iad al-Sameri here Tuesday.

Iran and Turkey here on Monday evening expressed satisfaction with the growing trend of Tehran-Ankara bilateral cooperation.

Iranian athletes ranked first in Asian Junior Powerlifting Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with a number of his counterparts in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran and Russia, Manouchehr Mottaki and Sergei Lavrov, met and conferred in New York on Monday 3 days ahead of resuming negotiations between representatives of Iran a

Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on Tuesday that Iran is to broaden the scope of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA).

Iran national karate team ranked second in the Free Cup Karate Competitions in Lodz, Poland, on late Tuesday.

Iranian disabled athletes winning 69 different medals ranked second in the Tokyo 2009 Asian Youth Paralympics Games held from September 8 to 15.