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.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to develop diplomatic exchanges with other states, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.

Lebanon appointed prime minister said that the next government will take steps toward developing ties with Iran.

– Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stressed on Saturday that the Zionist regime is the main culprit in the abduction of Iranian nationals in Lebanon in 1982.

Head of Japanese Parliament’s foreign commission Taro Kono said his country favored closer cooperation with Iran on Afghanistan and Pakistan.