Irans Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said Persian Gulf is fully safe, recommending the US to escort its ships and vessels in the Gulf of Aden.
Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Affairs Sorena Sattari and President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Bai Chunli in a meeting explored avenues for promotion of cooperation between the two countries in the area of science and technology.
An Iranian diplomat said that talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany would probably continue until Monday.
Following years of dawdling over development of Irans Farzad B gas field by Indian companies, Iran has rejected the latest package proposed by an Indian delegation for the development of the field.