Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday that Iran would preserve the right to pursue the case of five released Iranian diplomats who had been taken hostage by US troops in Iraq in 2007 a

Five Iranian diplomats taken hostage by US in Iraq, for almost two years, came back home on Sunday.

They were welcomed by Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at Mehrabad Airport.

Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Basit, here on Sunday said that there is absolutely no pressure on Pakistan to cancel the gas pipeline deal with Iran.

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said further promotion and expansion of cooperation among the regional countries was to the interest of the nations and Islamic world at large.

Spokesman for Saudi Arabian Coastal Guards Muhammad bin Saad Al-Ghamdi said on Saturday that they have confiscated three Iranian boats in Saudi territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.

Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign AffairsYusuf bin Alawi here on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the Tehran-Muscat amicable ties.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that Tehran was preparing another package of proposals on major political, security and international issues.

German ambassador to Tehran, Herbert Honsowitz, was summoned to Foreign Ministry on Friday to be informed of Iran’s protest at the killing of Egyptian Muslim woman Marwa Sheribin in Germany last we

Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa stressed that Iran’s stability is crucial for all regional states.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that Moscow supports US Administration's plan to hold direct talks with Iran.