AFP - Direct peace talks which Israel and the Palestinians relaunched in Washington on Thursday are "stillborn and doomed", hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told an annual Palestinian solidarity rally in Tehran.
AFP - Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that the people of the Middle East are "capable of removing the Zionist regime from the world scene" in an annual Palestinian solidarity day address in Tehran.
Reuters - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday.
AP - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said.
AFP - The son of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded Friday for sustained international pressure to save her life.
AFP - Japan imposed new sanctions Friday against Iran, including an assets freeze on people and entities linked to its contentious nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions.
AFP - Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported.
AFP - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged China Thursday to create a better investment environment for European businesses and maintain a joint stand on the Iranian nuclear issue.
AFP - The son of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded Thursday for Brazil to keep up its campaign to try to save his mother's life.